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HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - A northwestern Indiana mayor acknowledged Friday he smoked marijuana at two recent Grateful Dead concerts in Chicago and pledged he would work to legalize marijuana nationwide if he wins election next year to the U.S. Senate.
Ha...
Updated: Nov 06, 2021 at 09:16 AM
MISSION, Kan. (AP) - Several high-profile school board candidates who fought COVID-19 restrictions and anti-racism classes lost their election bids Tuesday, while the Republican candidate for Virginia governor won after making education a key part o...
Published: Nov 03, 2021 at 08:00 AM
In a stunning victory in Virginia and a strong showing in New Jersey, the Republican Party has fashioned a playbook that could repair the GOP's tarnished image in swing states and suburban districts across the nation.
But it is a formula that may be...
Updated: Nov 04, 2021 at 11:46 AM
GENEVA (AP) - Former FIFA officials Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were charged with fraud and other offenses by Swiss prosecutors on Tuesday after a six-year investigation into a controversial $2 million payment.
The 85-year-old Blatter and 66-yea...
Updated: Nov 02, 2021 at 02:05 PM
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Jury selection starts Monday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, an Illinois man accused of killing two people at a police brutality protest last year.
Rittenhouse's trial is expected to last at least two we...
Updated: Nov 01, 2021 at 09:30 AM
MIAMI (AP) - Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is hoping to easily secure a second term Tuesday, with his reelection campaign showing he can raise millions as he seeks to elevate his profile at a national level.
Suarez, 44, gained name recognition for laun...
Updated: Nov 01, 2021 at 08:37 AM
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Jury selection starts Monday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, an Illinois man accused of killing two people at a police brutality protest last year.
Rittenhouse's trial is expected to last at least two we...
Updated: Oct 29, 2021 at 04:00 PM
BEIRUT (AP) - For eight months, he has quietly investigated one of the world's worst non-nuclear explosions with only four assistants - and a lot of powerful detractors trying to block him.
In that time, Judge Tarek Bitar has become a household nam...
Updated: Oct 26, 2021 at 02:16 PM
RICHMOND, Va (AP) - Former President Barack Obama offered a sharp rebuke of the Republican candidate for Virginia governor, Glenn Youngkin, as he encouraged voters on Saturday to support Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the closely watched race.
Obama a...
Updated: Oct 24, 2021 at 03:06 AM
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta mayoral candidates are talking about affordable housing, hoping to stave off a secession movement in a wealthy neighborhood and trading increasingly pointed jabs. But as in so many places across the country, the election is re...
Updated: Oct 15, 2021 at 03:05 PM