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Dent leads Garcia in 13th District race
MOSES LAKE — Incumbent Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, maintained a commanding lead in the race for Position 1 in Was…
The Latest: Biden picks Deese for National Economic Council
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Ex-presidents would get vaccine publicly to boost confidence
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three former presidents say they'd be willing to take a coronavirus vaccine publicly, once one becomes available, to encourage all Americans to get inoculated against a disease that has already
House Dems pick moderate New Yorker to lead campaign arm
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats elected centrist Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney on Thursday to lead their campaign arm into the 2022 elections, picking a lawmaker who wins in a closely divided district as they dissect…
Pennsylvania Capitol closing to public amid virus surge
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Capitol complex in Harrisburg will close to the public until further notice because of a statewide surge in coronavirus infections, officials said Thursday.
Vaccine rollout barrels on with health disparity in backseat
Getting a COVID-19 vaccine to the right people could change the course of the pandemic in the United States. But who are the right people?
Census Bureau says data irregularities being fixed quickly
The U.S. Census Bureau says the data irregularities that are putting in jeopardy a year-end deadline for turning in numbers used for divvying up congressional seats affect only a tiny percentage of the records and …
Belgium looks to launch limited vaccine campaign in January
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium plans to launch a COVID-19 vaccination campaign on a limited scale starting in early January and initially will use the shots developed by Pfizer and BioNtech, health authorities said Thursd…
Georgia GOP seeks mail-in ballot changes after Biden's win
ATLANTA (AP) — After weathering
Justices order review of California virus rules for churches
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a lower federal court to reexamine California restrictions on indoor religious services in areas hard hit by the coronavirus in light of the justices'
New Mexico lawmakers consider child welfare budgets
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s child welfare agencies on Thursday will jockey with other state departments for slim funding as they present their spending requests to state lawmakers.
Spanish parliament approves left-wing govt's 2021 budget
MADRID (AP) — The lower house of Spain's parliament approved a proposed 2021 budget Thursday in what was seen as a vote of confidence in the left-wing coalition government’s plans for increased spending on infrastr…
2nd body recovered off Greek island after migrant boat sank
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The body of a woman was recovered Thursday on the Greek island of Lesbos and identified as that of a woman reported missing after a migrant boat sank the previous day.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's claims of vote rigging are all wrong
Clinging to notions of widespread vote rigging that his
The Latest: Kamala Harris names Tina Flournoy chief of staff
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VP-elect Harris picks Tina Flournoy to be her chief of staff
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has named Tina Flournoy, a veteran Democratic strategist and aide to the Clintons, as her chief of staff, the transition team announced Thursday.