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US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene wins GOP primary in Georgia

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defeated five fellow Republicans in a Georgia primary that tested conservative voters' tolerance of the first-term congresswoman's divisive politics. Greene, a celebri...

May 24, 2022

Biden says 'we have to act' after Texas school shooting

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden delivered an emotional call for new restrictions on firearms after a gunman opened fire at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday. "When in God's name are we going ...

May 24, 2022

US Sen. Raphael Warnock wins Georgia Democratic primary

ATLANTA (AP) - U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock won Georgia's Democratic primary as he seeks to hold on to his Senate seat in the upcoming midterm elections. Warnock defeated beauty industry professional Tam...

May 24, 2022

Georgia Democrats again nominate Stacey Abrams for governor

ATLANTA (AP) - Stacey Abrams has won the Democratic nomination for Georgia governor after narrowly losing the 2018 race to current Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. Abrams became a star in the Democratic Pa...

May 24, 2022

Dems pick Abrams, GOP governor candidates battle in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) - Democrat Stacey Abrams secured a place on the November ballot in Georgia's high-stakes governor's race on Tuesday as polls closed across the state, while a more competitive fight was pl...

May 24, 2022

Seoul: North Korea launches 3 ballistic missiles toward sea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched three ballistic missiles toward the sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, the Norths' first weapons firings in about two weeks as the country ma...

May 24, 2022

Hospital: 2 dead after shooting at Uvalde, Texas, school

UVALDE, Texas (AP) - Two people were dead after a shooting at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday, and more than two dozen children were injured, hospital officials said. Police have said the suspect...

May 24, 2022

Suspect surrenders in fatal New York City subway shooting

NEW YORK (AP) - A man wanted in an apparently unprovoked fatal shooting aboard a New York City subway train surrendered to police on Tuesday, hours after authorities posted his name and photo on socia...

May 24, 2022

AP sources: Biden to sign policing executive order

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order on policing on Wednesday, the second anniversary of George Floyd's death, according to three people familiar with the matter. The...

May 24, 2022

Florida lawmakers take up condo bill in wake of Surfside

Florida would require statewide recertification of condominiums higher than three-stories tall as a response to the Surfside building collapse that killed 98 people. The issue was added to a special L...

May 24, 2022