Seemingly safe GOP incumbents under attack from right wing

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. James Lankford would seem to have all the conservative credentials he'd need to coast to reelection in deep-red Oklahoma.

Big infrastructure bill in peril; GOP threatens filibuster

WASHINGTON (AP) — The

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Biden admin stepping up community grants from COVID bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration is beginning to make $3 billion in economic development grants available to communities — a tenfold increase in the program paid for by this year's COVID-19 relief bill.

The Latest: S Korea has new daily high for 2nd day in a row

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is reporting 1,842 newly confirmed coronavirus cases for the previous 24 hours — setting a new pandemic single-day record for the second straight day.

Washington AG rejects opioids settlement, wants trial

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Wednesday said he has formally rejected the state's proposed part of a $26 billion settlement with the nation's three largest drug distribution companies and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson related to the opioid addiction and overdose crisis.

Biden aims to sell economic agenda in Cincinnati trip

CINCINNATI, Ohio (AP) — President Joe Biden aimed to rev up support for his economic agenda with a visit to Cincinnati Wednesday, where he visited a union training center ahead of a CNN town hall.

The Latest: New Orleans urges, but doesn't mandate mask use

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans officials have issued an advisory “strongly recommending” that people resume wearing masks indoors amid a surge in coronavirus cases to levels not seen in months.

Jill Biden stops in Alaska on her way to Tokyo Olympics

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Jill Biden embarked Wednesday on her first solo international trip as first lady, leading a U.S. delegation to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where the

The Latest: Tear gas fired during vaccine protest in Greece

ATHENS, Greece — Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters who gathered Wednesday in Athens to oppose coronavirus vaccination requirements proposed by the Greek government.

Infrastructure bill fails first vote; Senate to try again

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans rejected an effort to begin debate on the big

The Latest: Coronavirus cases triple in U.S. over 2 weeks

MISSION, Kan. — Coronavirus cases have tripled in the U.S. over two weeks amid an onslaught of vaccine misinformation. The spike in infections is straining hospitals, frustrating doctors and pushing clergy into the fray.

Infrastructure bill expected to fail in first test vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans expected on Wednesday to reject an effort to begin debate on a

Unvaccinated staff eyed in rising nursing home cases, deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lagging vaccination rates among nursing home staff are being linked to a national increase in COVID-19 infections and deaths at senior facilities, and are at the center of a federal investigation in a hard-hit Colorado location where disease detectives found many workers were not inoculated.

The Latest: Russia: 23% of population received 1 virus shot

MOSCOW — A total of 33.6 million Russians, or 23% of the country’s population, have received at least one shot of a coronavirus vaccine.

Infrastructure bill expected to fail first test vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans expected on Wednesday to reject an effort to begin debate on a

The Latest: WHO: 3.4M global virus cases last week, up 12%

GENEVA — The World Health Organization says there were more than 3.4 million new global cases of the coronavirus last week, a 12% increase from the previous week.

The Latest: South African firm to produce Pfizer vaccine

JOHANNESBURG — A South African firm will begin producing the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the first time the shot will be produced in Africa, Pfizer announced Wednesday.

Jill Biden to stop in Alaska on her way to Tokyo Olympics

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden embarked Wednesday on her first solo international trip as first lady, leading a U.S. delegation to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where the

The Latest: Tokyo cases at 6-month high ahead of Olympics

TOKYO — Tokyo’s coronavirus infections have surged to a six-month high with the Olympic host city logging 1,832 new cases just two days before the Games open.