Jan. 20, 2021 3:50 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his final remarks as president, Donald Trump tried to take credit for accomplishments of his predecessor and even those to come under President Joe Biden. Falsehoods suffused his farewell remarks Wednesday morning and the night before, though he was spot on with this: “We were...
Jan. 9, 2021 11:54 AM EST
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Legislature begins its 2021 session on Monday in the midst of a pandemic that is once again enveloping the state and carries the potential to derail action for the second consecutive year. But Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate are already eyeing their top...
Dec. 22, 2020 11:34 PM EST
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has added 1,092 new coronavirus cases in a resurgence that is erasing hard-won epidemiological gains and eroding public confidence in the government’s ability to handle the outbreak. The national caseload has jumped by a quarter in the last two weeks alone, the...
Dec. 4, 2020 1:45 AM EST
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's U.S. senators have joined a bipartisan push for tax relief for craft brewers and distillers. Sens. Susan Collins, a Republican, and Angus King, an independent, said Wednesday they have joined a 55-member group asking for passage of the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax...