Flooding closes interstate as heavy rains soak southeast Georgia
STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Officials say a portion of Interstate 16 in southeast Georgia has been closed by flooding as heavy rains have left many…
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Wife of southern Illinois judge charged in his fatal shooting, police say
ALBION, Ill. (AP) — The wife of a southern Illinois judge fatally shot earlier this week has been charged in connection with his death. State…
Continue ReadingMexican man gets 39 years in Michigan prison for a killing that became campaign issue
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A man from Mexico has been sentenced to 39 years in a Michigan prison for killing his girlfriend and leaving her body…
Continue ReadingGOP picks up more key House seats while Democrats insist they still have a path to a majority
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders projected confidence Thursday that they will keep control of the U.S. House as…
Continue ReadingNYC police search for a gunman who wounded a man before fleeing into the subway system
NEW YORK (AP) — Police in New York City are searching for a man who they say shot another man on a Manhattan street and then fled into the city’s…
Continue ReadingSpain’s catastrophic floods by the numbers: At least 219 dead, 93 missing and billions in damage
Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s catastrophic floods have left behind staggering devastation and despair. But the numbers associated with…
Continue ReadingPentagon chief presses military to carry out a smooth transition and obey all lawful orders
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has directed the military to carry out a smooth transition to President-elect…
Continue ReadingWhy AP called the Pennsylvania Senate race for David McCormick
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican David McCormick cut into Democratic Sen. Bob Casey’s support in Philadelphia and its populous…
Continue ReadingUnion official says a Philadelphia mass transit strike could be imminent without a new contract
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Thousands of Philadelphia mass transit system workers could go on strike soon if an agreement is not reached through ongoing…
Continue ReadingReport finds Church of England covered up ‘horrific’ abuse at summer camps decades ago
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An independent review has found the Church of England covered up “horrific’ abuse by a lawyer who volunteered at…
Continue ReadingRepublican David McCormick flips pivotal Pennsylvania Senate seat, ousts Bob Casey
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican David McCormick has won Pennsylvania’s pivotal U.S. Senate seat, beating three-term Democratic…
Continue ReadingNew details emerge in deadly Catalina Island plane crash off the Southern California coast
Associated Press A new report from federal officials reveals what happened leading up to a plane crash on a Southern California island earlier this…
Continue ReadingA Texas border county backed Democrats for generations. Trump won it decisively
Associated Press/Report for America RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas (AP) — Jorge Bazán’s family has lived on the U.S.-Mexico border for generations…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Republican Dave McCormick wins election to U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania, beating incumbent Bob Casey
Republican David McCormick won a Senate seat in Pennsylvania on Thursday, defeating Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and padding the GOP’s Senate…
Continue ReadingWyoming moves ahead with selling land in Grand Teton National Park to federal government for $100M
Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming officials voted Thursday to proceed with selling a spectacular, pristine piece of state property…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Susie Lee wins reelection to U.S. House in Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Susie Lee won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Nevada on Thursday. Lee first won this Clark County seat in 2018,…
Continue ReadingGOP flips 2 US House seats in Pennsylvania, as Republican Scott Perry wins again
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans have knocked off Democrats in two perennially contested U.S. House seats in eastern…
Continue ReadingCertain absentee ballots in one Georgia county will be counted if they’re received late
ATLANTA (AP) — Certain voters in Georgia’s third-largest county who received their absentee ballots late will have their votes counted as long as…
Continue ReadingAverage rate on a 30-year mortgage in the US rises for 6th straight week
AP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose for the sixth straight week, returning to its highest level since early…
Continue ReadingPeru arrests the country’s soccer boss as part of a criminal investigation into fraud
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian police have arrested the head of the country’s soccer federation as part of an investigation into fraud, extortion,…
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