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4th District candidates talk affordability, ag and healthcare
RICHLAND — Rising costs, agricultural challenges and concerns about the future of rural healthcare dominated discu…
Big Indiana teacher protest didn't prompt funding action
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Several thousand teachers at a
NH poses a last chance for some struggling 2020 Democrats
PLYMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Bounding onto a stage at a conference center in New Hampshire, tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang beamed a smile to a cheering crowd and launched into his pitch for votes heading into Tuesday's fir…
'QAnon' conspiracy theory creeps into mainstream politics
MILWAUKEE (AP) — President Donald Trump was more than halfway through his speech at a rally in Milwaukee when one of his hand gestures caught the eye of a supporter standing in the packed arena.
Azerbaijan voters choose new parliament in ex-Soviet nation
MOSCOW (AP) — Voters in Azerbaijan cast ballots for a new parliament Sunday in an early election after a short and low-key campaign.
"Where it begins": Young hungry locusts bulk up in Somalia
GAROWE, Somalia (AP) — At a glance, the desert locusts in this arid patch of northern Somalia look less ominous than the billion-member swarms infesting East Africa in the
Capitol Watch: Public safety, school aid, Medicaid on agenda
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers are heading into a week of hearings on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget proposal, and one of the big issues on the table is how to slash Medicaid costs without hurting patients or…
Key takeaways from Democratic debate in New Hampshire
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Three days before the critical New Hampshire Primary, seven Democratic presidential candidates debated, with many of them fighting to survive in the race to challenge President Donald Trump.
Environmentalists drop lawsuit over federal oil, gas leases
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An agreement to drop a lawsuit over federal oil and gas leases in eastern Arizona won't do much to stop companies from exploring for helium in the region.
Iowa Democrats to undergo independent review of caucus chaos
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Troy Price, under immense pressure following the state's presidential caucus debacle, said Friday that an independent review will determine what caused the pro…
E-Verify legislation could test Republican unity in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republicans have mostly toed the party line during the first weeks of their legislative session. But that unity will certainly be tested when lawmakers begin debating a proposal to …
US says 2 soldiers killed, 6 wounded in Afghanistan attack
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two U.S. soldiers were killed and six wounded in a so-called insider attack in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province late Saturday when an Afghan dressed in an Afghan army uniform opene…
Trump schedules campaign rally in Phoenix on Feb. 19
PHOENIX (AP) — President Donald Trump has scheduled a campaign rally in Arizona on Feb. 19, just under a month before the state's presidential primary election that will have only Democrats going to the polls. Trum…
Trump criticizes West Virginia Democrat on impeachment votes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday criticized Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia for voting guilty on two articles of impeachment, aiming to weaken the senator's political standing in a st…
The Latest: Bloomberg isn't at debate, but he's name-dropped
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The Latest on
Biden tells NH Democrats that Buttigieg 'not a Barack Obama'
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Scrambling to salvage his presidential campaign, Joe Biden escalated his criticism of Pete Buttigieg on Saturday, mocking Buttigieg's experience as a small city mayor and cutting down the co…