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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…
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!
Ivanka Trump deposed as part of inauguration fund lawsuit
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's daughter and senior White House adviser said Thursday that she was deposed for more than five hours by attorneys alleging that the president's 2017 inauguration committee …
California COVID-19 surge could lead to new stay-home order
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's quarantined governor is considering placing nearly all of the state's 40 million residents under a tough stay-at-home order amid fears that a staggering coronavirus surge coul…
Affordable senior housing planned for New Mexico trust land
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — State officials say a blighted parcel along historic Route 66 in Albuquerque will be the new home of an affordable housing project for seniors.
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.