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Independent US Sen. Angus King faces 3 challengers in Maine

Nov. 05, 2024 00:04 AM EST

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Independent U.S. Sen. Angus King is seeking another term that would make him the oldest senator to serve from Maine, but three candidates are vying to end his three-decade political run. King, who was first elected to the Senate in 2012, said he still can...

Former Sen. Tim Johnson, the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota, dies at 77

Oct. 09, 2024 12:12 PM EDT

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Former Sen. Tim Johnson, a centrist who was the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota and who was adept at securing federal funding for projects back home during his nearly three decades in Washington, has died. He was 77. Johnson, who was...

Walmart employees to get expanded cancer treatment options with the Mayo Clinic

Oct. 02, 2024 08:43 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart's employees and their dependents are being offered expanded cancer treatment with doctors at the Mayo Clinic through the retailer's insurance coverage. The nation’s largest private employer said Wednesday that those covered by the insurance and diagnosed...

The Navy's highest-ranking military officer is treated successfully for breast cancer

Sep. 20, 2024 13:41 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the Navy's highest-ranking military officer, was treated successfully for early-stage breast cancer this summer, the service announced Friday. Franchetti’s stage 1 breast cancer was discovered during a routine mammogram in June, and she...