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10 congressional candidates outline priorities at Moses Lake forum
MOSES LAKE — Ten of the 11 candidates running for Washington's 4th Congressional District appeared at a candidate …
UK sets 'ambitious' emissions target ahead of climate summit
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to announce Friday a new target that he says would reduce the U.K.'s greenhouse gas emissions “faster than any major economy.”
Rep. Robert Reives to lead N.C. House Democrats in 2021
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democrats who won North Carolina House seats last month chose Rep. Robert Reives on Thursday to be their leader for the next two years.
Texas plans for 1.4M vaccine doses as hospitalizations rise
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — How soon Texas nursing home residents will have access to the first coronavirus vaccine shots is under discussion as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott expects an initial round of 1.4 million doses to…
New Mexico sets priority for initial vaccine doses
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's lieutenant governor lobbied on Thursday for educators to be be among the first people to get access to coronavirus vaccines, along with health care workers, as the first doses bec…
Louisiana's coronavirus vaccine plans starting to take shape
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's plans for distributing a coronavirus vaccine prioritize hospital employees and those who live and work in nursing homes, but the broader outline of who's next in line when more d…
Georgia investigating man's possible steps to vote illegally
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Election officials are investigating the actions of a Florida lawyer who they say tried to register to vote in a high-stakes runoff in Georgia that will decide control of the U.S. Senate. They …
Deadline looms for Minnesotans to seek COVID-19 housing aid
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota residents who have fallen behind on their rent, mortgage or utility payments amid the coronavirus pandemic should apply for state aid before a looming deadline of Monday night, Gov. Tim…
Medical officials serving Navajo make urgent plea: Stay home
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Medical professionals serving the Navajo Nation made an urgent plea to residents Thursday to stay home as coronavirus cases rise, testing the limits of health care on the vast reservation.
Ohio House OKs school funding plan; unclear if Senate will
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio House approved a bipartisan proposal to overhaul the state's unconstitutional school funding system on Thursday, though it's uncertain whether the plan will get a vote this month in t…
Wyoming First Lady Jennie Gordon positive for COVID-19
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The wife of Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has tested positive for the coronavirus and has mild symptoms of COVID-19.
Pennsylvania hospital beds filling up amid virus surge
Hospital beds are filling up and medical staffs are being stretched to the limit as Pennsylvania’s health care system copes with a growing number of seriously ill COVID-19 patients.
In some parts of New York, vote count shrouded in secrecy
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Policies favoring secrecy over transparency have meant that New Yorkers will be among the last Americans to learn the final vote tallies in the 2020 election, with results in a few races still u…
New Mexico governor to lead Democratic governors group
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has been selected as the new chair of the Democratic Governors Association for 2021.
As virus spread worsens, NC is reluctant to add restrictions
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — As coronavirus trends continue to worsen, North Carolina’s top public health official reiterated Thursday the same messages of mask wearing, hand washing and physical distancing that have been …
Ex-FBI lawyer who altered Russia probe email seeks probation
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former FBI lawyer who pleaded guilty to altering an email during the Russia investigation “made a grievous mistake” but should be spared prison time and given probation instead, his attorneys sa…