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Kemp and Walker look to victory in Georgia as primaries near

WATKINSVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Two Republican frontrunners are hoping to clinch primary majorities as candidates make their final pitches to Georgia voters on Saturday ahead of Tuesday's election. Gov. Bria...

May 21, 2022

Police report 2nd death from tornado in northern Michigan

GAYLORD, Mich. (AP) - A second person died in a rare tornado that hit a small community in northern Michigan, state police said Saturday. The person was in their 70s and lived in a mobile home park, L...

May 21, 2022

U.S., Canada, other APEC delegates walk out on Russian speaker

BANGKOK (AP) - Delegates from the United States, Canada, and three other nations staged a walkout Saturday when a representative from Russia began his opening remarks at a meeting of trade ministers o...

May 21, 2022

Australian prime minister concedes election defeat

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia's prime minister has conceded defeat after an election that could deliver a minority government. Prime Minister Scott Morrison acted quickly after Saturday's elect...

May 21, 2022

Herschel Walker's ties to veterans program face scrutiny

WASHINGTON (AP) - Herschel Walker, the football legend and leading Republican Senate candidate in Georgia, often boasts of his work helping service members and veterans struggling with mental health. ...

May 20, 2022

Former Ohio prisons chief top contender to run US prisons

WASHINGTON (AP) - The former director of the Ohio state prison system has emerged as a leading contender to run the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons, three people familiar with the matter told...

May 20, 2022

Lee wins Democratic primary in historic bid for Congress

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Summer Lee has won a five-way Democratic primary for a Pittsburgh-based U.S. House seat, making her the favorite in the heavily Democratic district to win the fall general elect...

May 20, 2022

Tornado wreaks havoc in northern Michigan community

GAYLORD, Mich. (AP) - A tornado tore through a small community in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula on Friday, flipping vehicles, tearing the roofs off buildings and causing other damage. There were...

May 20, 2022

Judge: COVID asylum restrictions must continue on border

EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) - A federal judge in Louisiana is refusing to end pandemic-related restrictions on migrants seeking asylum on the southern border. The judge on Friday blocked a plan by Presiden...

May 20, 2022

Ginni Thomas' emails deepen her involvement in 2020 election

WASHINGTON (AP) - Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and a conservative political activist, urged Republican lawmakers in Arizona after the 2020 presidential electi...

May 20, 2022