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4 Republicans pitch different approaches to growth, spending and agriculture in Grant County Commissioner race
MOSES LAKE — With ballots due Aug. 4, voters in Grant County Commissioner District 3 have four Republican candidat…
Albuquerque eyes spike in drag racing during pandemic
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Officials in New Mexico’s largest city are planning a crackdown on illegal street racing and other disruptive driving that has accompanied the coronavirus pandemic and say they’ll seek new …
Newby still up after machine recount in N.C. justice race
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican Paul Newby's narrow lead over Democratic incumbent Cheri Beasley changed little overall as a statewide machine recount of North Carolina's very close race for Supreme Court chief jus…
Politicians eat own words after dining out, taking trips
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Their messaging has been clear: wear a mask, stay 6 feet apart, and most importantly: stay home!
Ceremony marks anniversary of fatal California terror attack
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Survivors of a terrorist attack that killed 14 people at a holiday party east of Los Angeles observed the fifth anniversary of the assault on Wednesday, and officials unveiled plans fo…
State halts vaccine plan that put retail before care homes
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada officials said they plan to revise their coronavirus vaccine distribution plan to align with interim recommendations that a U.S. Centers for Disease Control committee issued Tuesday.
Search persists for parents of 628 kids separated at border
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A court-appointed committee has yet to find the parents of 628 children separated at the border early in the Trump administration, according to a court filing Wednesday that also said the governmen…
Recount set in Anchorage House race decided by 13 votes
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A recount of a state House race lost by House Minority Leader Lance Pruitt is set for Friday. It was requested by a group of voters, a Division of Elections spokesperson said.
Arizona governor silences Trump's call, certifies election
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said Wednesday that it was President Donald Trump on the phone when he silenced a call from the White House while in the middle of signing papers certifying election results s…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's claims of vote rigging are all wrong
Clinging to notions of widespread vote rigging that his
Feinstein picks Padilla in jockeying for Harris' Senate seat
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein has picked a favorite in the fight to replace Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as California's junior senator: Secretary of State Alex Padilla.
In video, Trump recycles unsubstantiated voter fraud claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — Increasingly detached from reality, President Donald Trump stood before a White House lectern and delivered a 46-minute diatribe against the election results that produced a win for Democrat Joe B…
Kentucky sets virus death record for second straight day
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's death toll from the coronavirus surged Wednesday after another daily record, and some hospitals are being stretched “to the brink” as virus cases escalate, Gov. Andy Beshear said.
Congress swats back Trump's veto threat of defense bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is closing out his relationship with Congress with one more power jab, threatening to veto a hugely popular defense bill unless lawmakers clamp down on big tech companies he…
As Kansas awaits vaccine, it reports jump in COVID-19 deaths
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas on Wednesday reported spikes in COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations as dozens of nursing homes experienced outbreaks and the state prepared to see that health care workers received the f…
Louisiana expects 1st coronavirus vaccine doses this month
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana should receive its first doses of a