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Hartford city council member is charged with embezzling from a church

Oct. 16, 2024 16:39 PM EDT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A member of the city council in Connecticut's capital has been charged with embezzling from a church where he worked. Alexander Thomas, 27, surrendered Tuesday to Hartford police, who were first informed by the church in June of thefts from April 2023 to...

Republicans pour money into Wisconsin Senate race Democrats say will be close

Oct. 14, 2024 15:30 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Sensing an opportunity in swing-state Wisconsin, Republicans are pouring money into the bid to unseat incumbent Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin in that state's closely watched Senate race. Democrats also have dialed up their efforts in the contest, which remains...

How Trump credits an immigration chart for saving his life and what the graphic is missing

Oct. 03, 2024 07:03 AM EDT

Ever since the assassination attempt at his rally in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump has professed a unique fondness for a bar chart he credits for saving his life. Trump was addressing the crowd in Butler about illegal immigration and reviewing a chart that detailed U.S.-Mexico border...

Mayor condemns GOP Senate race ad tying Democrat to Wisconsin Christmas parade killings

Sep. 04, 2024 16:06 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The mayor of Waukesha on Wednesday condemned a campaign ad run by a Republican independent group that links Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin with the killings of six people at a 2021 Christmas parade in that Wisconsin city. Waukesha Mayor Shawn Reilly called...

Democrats and Republicans descend on western Wisconsin with high stakes up and down the ballot

Aug. 09, 2024 07:20 AM EDT

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — For a brief moment this week, the fierce competition for swing voters in swing-state Wisconsin converged on the tarmac of the tiny Chippewa Valley Regional Airport. Minutes after Vice President Kamala Harris landed with her new running mate Tim Walz for...