Jun 20 North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper tests positive for COVID-19 By Associated Press North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says he's tested positive for COVID-19 but is continuing to do work from home while experiencing mild symptoms. Continue reading
Jun 20 Mali government says jihadi rebels killed 132 civilians over the weekend By Baba Ahmed, Associated Press The killings happened when several villages in the Bankass area were attacked on Saturday and Sunday, the government said in a statement Monday. Continue reading
Jun 20 French election emboldens far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, undercuts Macron By Sylvie Corbet, Barbara Surk, Associated Press Le Pen's National Rally party didn't win the two rounds of voting in the parliamentary election that ended Sunday. But it secured more than 10 times the seats it won five years ago. Continue reading
Jun 20 President Biden says he's considering a federal holiday on the gasoline tax By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The administration is increasingly looking for ways to spare the public from higher prices at the pump, which began to climb last year and surged after Russia invaded Ukraine in February. Gas prices nationwide are averaging just under $5 a… Continue reading
Jun 20 WATCH: Jan. 6 committee hearings - Day 4 By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press A House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection is turning to former President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on state and local officials to overturn his 2020 election loss. Continue reading
Jun 20 What to watch in Alabama Senate runoff, D.C. mayor's race By Kimberly Chandler, Associated Press A pair of Republicans face off in Alabama's Senate primary runoff, while the race heats up to be mayor of the nation's capital. Continue reading
Jun 19 Jan. 6 committee's investigation focuses on Pence, Ginni Thomas By Hope Yen, Associated Press Lawmakers indicated they will release more evidence about Donald Trump's alleged effort to defraud supporters by fundraising off false claims of a stolen presidential election. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 3:32 News Wrap: Ethnic mass killing in Ethiopia claims more than 200 lives In our news wrap Sunday, an ethnic mass killing in Ethiopia has claimed the lives of more than 200 Amhara people, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expects an economic slowdown but not necessarily a recession, voters in Colombia head to the… Continue watching
Jun 19 Ex-rebel Gustavo Petro elected Colombia's first leftist president By Regina Garcia Cano, Astrid Suárez, Associated Press Petro’s victory underlined a drastic change in presidential politics for a country that has long marginalized the left for its perceived association with the armed conflict. Continue reading
Jun 19 Supreme Court appears ready to hear election case that could increase state lawmakers' power By Mark Sherman, Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seems poised to take on a new elections case being pressed by Republicans that could increase the power of state lawmakers over races for Congress and the presidency, as well as redistricting, and cut… Continue reading