• President Trump sees few legal wins as loyalist hunts for proof of fraud

    President Trump sees few legal wins as loyalist hunts for proof of fraud
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Loyalists of President Donald Trump have filed at least 15 legal challenges in Pennsylvania alone in an effort to reclaim the state’s 20 electoral votes.
    There's action, too, on the legal front in Georgia, Arizona, Nevada and Michigan as the president insists without evidence that the election was stolen from him.
    Yet election officials nationwide from both parties say there's been no conspiracy. In court, his lawyers must walk a precarious line between advoc
  • Police: Man claims he was headed to kill former U.S. senator

    Police: Man claims he was headed to kill former U.S. senator
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say a man who claimed he was headed to Missouri to kill former U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill was arrested in Utah. According to court documents, George William Stahl of Cottonwood Heights, Utah, made several threats against McCaskill and told authorities that he was going to kill her. Utah Highway Patrol officers saw Stahl speeding in Summit County around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday and arrested him. Stahl was medically evaluated at a fire station and then taken to the S
  • US voters have spoken: What’s next to make it official?

    US voters have spoken: What’s next to make it official?
    WASHINGTON (AP) — This year’s presidential election wasn’t the last step in selecting Joe Biden as the next American president. Under a system that’s been tweaked over two centuries, there is still a weeks-long timeline during which the 538-member Electoral College picks the president. When American citizens voted for a presidential candidate, they really were voting for electors in their state — one for each of the state’s electoral votes. The electors don&rs
  • As Supreme Court Weighs Healthcare Law, Advocates Say ACA Is Vitally Important to Americans

    As Supreme Court Weighs Healthcare Law, Advocates Say ACA Is Vitally Important to Americans
    As the nation’s highest court heard oral arguments in the Trump administration-led lawsuit to dismantle the Affordable Care Act (ACA), proponents of the Obama-era health care reform law are spreading awareness about what repealing the act could mean for a country overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic. …
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  • The Latest: NY orders restaurants, bars to close at 10 pm

    The Latest: NY orders restaurants, bars to close at 10 pm
    NEW YORK — Restaurants, bars and gyms will have to close at 10 p.m. across New York state in the latest effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
    Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that people will also be barred from hosting private gatherings with more than 10 people.
    Cuomo says the new restrictions going into effect Friday are necessary because new coronavirus infections have been traced to those types of activities. Businesses can reopen each morning.
    Cuomo spoke as rates of coronavi
  • Lawsuit: Former Louisville officer sexually assaulted woman

    Lawsuit: Former Louisville officer sexually assaulted woman
    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former Louisville police officer who faces criminal charges in the Breonna Taylor raid is being sued by a woman who claims he sexually assaulted her. The lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges former officer Brett Hankison was working as a security officer in 2018 at a Louisville bar when he gave a woman a ride home and sexually assaulted her. Hankison was the only officer charged in September for firing shots that went into an apartment adjacent to Taylor’s unit. An
  • New Yorker fires writer Jeffrey Toobin after Zoom incident

    New Yorker fires writer Jeffrey Toobin after Zoom incident
    NEW YORK (AP) — The New Yorker has fired staff writer Jeffrey Toobin after he reportedly exposed himself during a Zoom conference last month. He had already been on suspension and is also on leave from CNN, where he has been a legal commentator. The magazine announced Wednesday that “as a result of our investigation, Jeffrey Toobin is no longer affiliated with the company.” Toobin confirmed his firing in a tweet. Toobin had been with the New Yorker for more than 20 years. He wr
  • Michigan’s Juwan Howard lands top-rated recruiting class

    Michigan’s Juwan Howard lands top-rated recruiting class
    Juwan Howard’s coaching acumen was never in doubt when he took over as Michigan’s coach in 2019. He played 19 NBA seasons, winning two titles with Miami, and spent six seasons as a Heat assistant under Erik Spoelstra, so he knows the game. The biggest question in Howard’s return to his alma mater was whether he would be able to recruit at a high level to keep up in the Big Ten and nationally. Howard’s 2021 class leaves no doubt. It’s rated No. 1 in the 247Sports com
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  • New Yorker parts ways with Jeffrey Toobin after Zoom snafu

    New Yorker parts ways with Jeffrey Toobin after Zoom snafu
    NEW YORK (AP) — The New Yorker has parted ways with staff writer Jeffrey Toobin after he reportedly exposed himself during a Zoom conference last month. He had already been on suspension and is also on leave from CNN, where he has been a legal commentator. The magazine announced Wednesday that “as a result of our investigation, Jeffrey Toobin is no longer affiliated with the company.” Toobin confirmed his firing in a tweet. Toobin had been with the New Yorker for more than 20 y
  • Pac-12’s morning starts have some fans, some critics

    Pac-12’s morning starts have some fans, some critics
    There was a lot of talk before the kickoff of the Pac-12 season about early morning starts for football games. Some was positive, some negative. But as it turns out, just one game through the conference’s first three weeks has been scheduled for a morning start and that was USC’s come-from-behind win over Arizona State on the league’s opening weekend. It kicked off at 9 a.m. Pacific. The league’s earliest start this weekend is 12:30 p.m. local time. The Pac-12 After Dark
  • The Latest: Republican Tillis keeps N. Carolina Senate seat

    The Latest: Republican Tillis keeps N. Carolina Senate seat
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):
    5:06 p.m.
    North Carolina Republican Thom Tillis has won reelection to the Senate, defeating Democrat Cal Cunningham after a hard-fought campaign and days of counting ballots.Republicans now have 50 Senate seats in the next Congress, compared with 48 for Democrats. Control of the chamber will be decided by two January runoffs in Georgia, with Republicans needing to win one more seat for a majority. Democrats would
  • North Carolina Sen. Tillis reelected, keeps seat for GOP

    North Carolina Sen. Tillis reelected, keeps seat for GOP
    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican Thom Tillis has won reelection to his Senate seat. Tillis’ win means Democrats must now win both runoff races in Georgia in January if they are to seize Senate control from the GOP. Tillis earned a second term in the U.S. Senate by defeating Democrat Cal Cunningham. Tillis benefited from fallout over a Cunningham sex scandal in the campaign’s final month. Cunningham admitted to a recent extramarital relationship with a public relat
  • Republican Thom Tillis wins reelection to U.S. Senate from North Carolina

    Republican Thom Tillis wins reelection to U.S. Senate from North Carolina
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Thom Tillis wins reelection to U.S. Senate from North Carolina.The post Republican Thom Tillis wins reelection to U.S. Senate from North Carolina appeared first on KVOA.
  • Fever, symptom screening misses many coronavirus cases

    Fever, symptom screening misses many coronavirus cases
    New research confirms that temperature and symptom checks miss many coronavirus infections. A study published Wednesday found that these measures failed to detect infections in new Marine recruits before they started training, even after several weeks of quarantine. Many recruits had no symptoms yet still spread the virus. Genetic testing revealed six separate clusters of cases among the recruits. The work has implications for colleges, prisons, meatpacking plants and and other places that rely
  • Cyprus locks down southwest over surge in coronavirus cases

    Cyprus locks down southwest over surge in coronavirus cases
    NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus has put its entire southwest under a strict 19-day lockdown, banning any non-essential movement of people and shuttering bars and restaurants after a string of escalating restrictions failed to curb a sharp increase in coronavirus infections. Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said Wednesday the lockdown is deemed necessary because infections in the Limassol and Paphos districts jumped from 28% to 70% of the national average in the last six weeks while two-t
  • Biden moves forward without help from Trump’s intel team

    Biden moves forward without help from Trump’s intel team
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden says he’s not worried that President Donald Trump has broken with tradition by not letting him read the ultra-secret daily brief containing the nation’s most sensitive intelligence before inauguration. Biden says he can’t make national security decisions yet anyway so he doesn’t need it. National security and intelligence experts hope Trump eventually decides to share the so-called President’s Daily Brief with Biden.
  • Georgia to hand tally ballots due to tight race for president

    Georgia to hand tally ballots due to tight race for president
    ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s secretary of state on Wednesday announced an audit of presidential election results that he said would be done with a full hand tally of ballots because the margin is so tight.
    Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said at a news conference Wednesday that his office wants the process to begin by the end of the week and he expects it to take until Nov. 20.
    After results are certified, the losing campaign can then request another recount, which will be performe
  • Ivory Coast president meets opposition leader amid tensions

    Ivory Coast president meets opposition leader amid tensions
    ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast opposition leader Henri Konan Bedie met with President Alassane Ouattara Wednesday after contesting his re-election to a third term in an effort to start a dialogue to avoid a crisis in the West African nation.  The two leaders said they had managed to break the ice wall between them and restore confidence. They said the dialogue will continue.  The meeting comes after Bedie boycotted the Oct. 31 vote, and along with the other main oppositi
  • Biden’s agenda at stake, battle for Senate pushes to January

    Biden’s agenda at stake, battle for Senate pushes to January
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Control of the Senate won’t be decided until the new year now that Republicans have won a seat in Alaska. Neither party will be able to lock down the majority until January Senate runoffs in Georgia. Republicans added to their ranks Wednesday when Alaska GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan defeated Al Gross, an independent running as a Democrat. But with Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, Republicans are still short of the 51 seats they need for majority contro
  • 2020 delivers setbacks for long-planned Western water projects

    2020 delivers setbacks for long-planned Western water projects
    2020 has been a tough year for some of the Colorado River basin’s long-planned, most controversial water projects. …
  • Trump administration deports several women who alleged abuse, mistreatment by gynecologist

    Trump administration deports several women who alleged abuse, mistreatment by gynecologist
    HOUSTON (AP) — Attorneys say the Trump administration is deporting several women who have alleged they were abused or mistreated by a Georgia gynecologist at an immigration detention center.
    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has already deported six former patients who complained about Dr. Mahendra Amin.
    He's been accused of operating on women without their consent or performing procedures that were medically unnecessary and potentially endangered their ability to have children.
    Att
  • Few legal wins so far as Trump team hunts for proof of fraud

    Few legal wins so far as Trump team hunts for proof of fraud
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Loyalists of President Donald Trump have filed at least 15 legal challenges in Pennsylvania alone in an effort to reclaim the state’s 20 electoral votes. There’s action, too, on the legal front in Georgia, Arizona, Nevada and Michigan as the president insists without evidence that the election was stolen from him. Yet election officials nationwide from both parties say there’s been no conspiracy. In court, his lawyers must walk a precarious line b
  • US nuclear lab partnering with utility to produce hydrogen

    US nuclear lab partnering with utility to produce hydrogen
    BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded just under $14 million for an attempt to build a hydrogen-energy production facility at a nuclear power plant in Minnesota with the help of a research lab in Idaho. Idaho National Laboratory and Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy will work on devising and building the facility, most likely at Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Station in Red Wing, Minnesota. The project announced this week is part of the Energy Dep
  • USC’s defense has plenty to work on after great escape

    USC’s defense has plenty to work on after great escape
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Big plays were a big problem in Southern California’s first game under defensive coordinator Todd Orlando. Fortunately, the defense was able to clamp down in the fourth quarter and the Trojans escaped with a comeback win over Arizona State. But Orlando understands No. 20 USC needs to improve, and he hopes it begins at Arizona on Saturday. The post USC’s defense has plenty to work on after great escape appeared first on KVOA.
  • Uncontrolled COVID-19 spread in 34 Navajo Nation communities

    Uncontrolled COVID-19 spread in 34 Navajo Nation communities
    WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation health officials on Wednesday warned residents of the “uncontrolled spread” of COVID-19 in 34 communities on the vast reservation that covers parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. In a statement, tribal President Jonathan Nez says the tribe is dealing with “an invisible monster” and the only way t o beat the coronavirus is by doing it together and listening to public health experts,. The Navajo Nation will have a 56-hour week
  • Republicans reprise warnings of leftism in Georgia races

    Republicans reprise warnings of leftism in Georgia races
    MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Republicans are using caricatures of Democrats as their opening argument to protect Georgia’s two U.S. senators ahead of Jan. 5 runoffs that will determine which party controls the chamber at the start of President-elect Joe Biden’s Democratic administration. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was in suburban Atlanta on Wednesday with Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler warning that if she and her fellow Sen. David Perdue lose in January, the U.S. government will be controll
  • Eta remains a tropical storm as Florida prepares for 2nd hit

    Eta remains a tropical storm as Florida prepares for 2nd hit
    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Eta has remained a tropical storm as it prepares to skirt past the heavily populated Tampa Bay region in Florida. Forecasters said Wednesday that the storm would crash ashore in the coming hours somewhere along the Gulf of Mexico coast to the north. The storm’s maximum sustained winds remained at about 70 mph off Florida’s west coast as it moved northward. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Eta was located Wednesday afternoon about 85 miles
  • The Masters in November gives golf a big sendoff

    The Masters in November gives golf a big sendoff
    AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — No longer the opening act, the Masters is now essentially the final chapter. So ends a year in which the COVID-19 pandemic forced golf’s annual rite of spring to move to November. Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley says there’s no assurance the virus situation will be improved enough that the Masters can have spectators in April. That’s just five months away. He remains hopeful that the next Masters will at least be closer to normal. There isn&rsquo
  • EXPLAINER: Trump’s challenges fail to prove election fraud

    EXPLAINER: Trump’s challenges fail to prove election fraud
    A barrage of lawsuits and investigations led by President Donald Trump’s campaign and allies has not come close to proving a multi-state failure that would call into question his loss to President-elect Joe Biden. The campaign has filed at least 17 lawsuits in various state and federal courts. Most make similar claims that have not been proven to have affected any votes. They include allegations that Trump election observers didn’t have the access they sought or that mail-in ballots
  • Sweden to ban sale of alcohol after 10pm to curb COVID-19

    Sweden to ban sale of alcohol after 10pm to curb COVID-19
    STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s prime minister says his government is planning to present a law proposal that would, effective Nov. 20, ban nationwide the sale of alcohol after 10 p.m. in bars, restaurants and night clubs in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. Stefan Lofven said Wednesday that “we are facing a (COVID-19) situation that risks becoming pitch black” and added that Sweden “currently is risking a situation like the one we had last spring.” Sweden h
  • Nurse charged with murder of 8 babies at UK hospital

    Nurse charged with murder of 8 babies at UK hospital
    LONDON (AP) — A British nurse has been charged with murdering eight babies and trying to kill another 10 at a hospital in northwest England. Cheshire Police said 30-year-olf Lucy Letby was charged following an investigation into deaths at the neonatal unit of the Countess of Chester Hospital. The force said the nurse faces eight charges of murder and 10 charges of attempted murder relating to the period between June 2015 and June 2016. Letby was arrested Tuesday for the third time in conne
  • Car crashes into London police station, no injuries reported

    Car crashes into London police station, no injuries reported
    LONDON (AP) — London police say a car has crashed into a police station in north London, but no injuries have been reported. According to the Metropolitan Police, Edmonton Police Station has been evacuated after the vehicle struck the building shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday. The London Ambulance Service and fire brigade are at the scene. Police said a man has been arrested in connection with the incident. The vehicle remains at the scene and is being examined by specialist officers, polic
  • Texas tops 1 million cases as COVID-19 surge engulfs the US

    Texas tops 1 million cases as COVID-19 surge engulfs the US
    Texas has become the first state with more than 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, and California is nearing that mark as a surge of infections engulfs the country from coast to coast. Across the U.S., over 10.3 million cases have been recorded. Cases per day are now on the rise in 49 states, and deaths per day are climbing in 39. A month ago, the U.S. was experiencing about 730 COVID-19 deaths a day. Now that’s up to 970 deaths a day.The post Texas tops 1 million cases as COVID-19 surge
  • Rally fades on Wall Street, pulling indexes below records

    Rally fades on Wall Street, pulling indexes below records
    NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks were mostly higher on Wednesday, helped by big technology companies, but word of new restrictions in New York and California dented an earlier rally. The S&P 500 was up 0.5% but the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.1%. The index was being dragged lower by American Express and Disney, two stocks that shot higher this week after news of a potentially successful vaccine sent travel, entertainment and tourism companies surging. The Dow declined shortly after n
  • Sabino Canyon Tram Service Back in Action

    Sabino Canyon Tram Service Back in Action
    The Coronado National Forest Service is giving Sabino Canyon the green light to relaunch Crawler and shuttle service with new pandemic precautions in place. Passengers are required to wear a mask while riding on the shuttle and in the ticketing area, as well as comply with all local and state health department requirements.…
  • Man becomes unresponsive in Phoenix police vehicle and dies

    Man becomes unresponsive in Phoenix police vehicle and dies
    PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a man after he became unresponsive in the back of a Phoenix police patrol car. Police responded to a call around 9 p.m. Tuesday about a domestic dispute involving 62-year-old Michael Robin and his wife. The two reportedly were arguing over finances, but Robin’s wife says it was all verbal with no physical contact. She also told police her husband had been drinking and he had unspecified underlying medical problems. Police say
  • London police: Car crashes into police station, no injuries

    London police: Car crashes into police station, no injuries
    LONDON (AP) — London police say a car has crashed into a police station in north London, but no injuries have been reported. According to the Metropolitan Police, Edmonton Police Station has been evacuated after the vehicle struck the building shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday. The London Ambulance Service and fire brigade are at the scene. Police said a man has been arrested in connection with the incident. The vehicle remains at the scene and is being examined by specialist officers, polic
  • COVID-19 surges nationwide; Texas tops 1 million cases

    COVID-19 surges nationwide; Texas tops 1 million cases
    Texas has become the first state with more than 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, and California is nearing that mark as new infections beset states from coast to coast.  Texas has become the first state to break the 1-million mark for cases of the coronavirus. That’s according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University. California, which shows California very close to break the 1-million mark as well. Across the U.S., well over about 10.2 million cases have been recorded. Cas
  • Vikings drop plans to seek larger crowds as virus spirals

    Vikings drop plans to seek larger crowds as virus spirals
    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have given up on trying to host larger crowds and will no longer seek permission to sell tickets to fans for their remaining home games. The Vikings said in a statement Wednesday that players, coaches and staff miss the energy and passion that fans bring on game day. But the team says Minnesota’s rising infection and hospitalization rates mean they’re giving up on trying to increase crowds beyond the 250-person limit right now of family
  • Peru ouster throws nation’s anti-corruption drive into doubt

    Peru ouster throws nation’s anti-corruption drive into doubt
    LIMA, Peru (AP) — When Peru’s legislature booted President Martín Vizcarra from office this week, they may have done more than just oust a popular leader — they likely put the country’s best chance at making a dent on endemic corruption on hold. The chief of state had emerged as the country’s most vocal proponent in pushing through measures to end decades of dirty politics. He may not have succeeded in making major change, and is now under scrutiny for his ow
  • Russia says COVID-19 vaccine is 92% effective on early data

    Russia says COVID-19 vaccine is 92% effective on early data
    MOSCOW (AP) — Developers of Sputnik V, Russia’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine, have announced that early, interim data from a large trial suggests the shot appears to be 92% effective. Wednesday’s statement, which did not include detailed information about the trial, comes just two days after a similar one from Pfizer Inc., but is based on a far fewer virus cases. Russia touted Sputnik V as the world’s first vaccine to receive a government go-ahead in early August. The mo
  • Applications open for child care scholarships in Tucson, South Tucson

    Applications open for child care scholarships in Tucson, South Tucson
    TUCSON (KVOA) - Working families can now gain child care scholarships in the cities of Tucson and South Tucson. 
    This program will be available until December 31, 2020, or until all funds are expensed. 
    The scholarships are for children age 12 and younger, but families must be in the cities of Tucson and South Tucson. Families and individuals who haven't received federal or state COVID-19 relief money will be prioritized. Including those who have experienced financial problems tha
  • Applications open for child care scholarship in Tucson, South Tucson

    Applications open for child care scholarship in Tucson, South Tucson
    TUCSON (KVOA) - Working families can now gain child care scholarships in the cities of Tucson and South Tucson. 
    This program will be available until December 31, 2020, or until all funds are expensed. 
    The scholarships are for children age 12 and younger, but families must be in the cities of Tucson and South Tucson. Families and individuals who haven't received federal or state COVID-19 relief money will be prioritized. Including those who have been a part of a financial problem
  • Shots Up: Independent Distillery permanently closes due to impact of COVID-19

    Shots Up: Independent Distillery permanently closes due to impact of COVID-19
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    TUCSON (KVOA) - Whether you want an Old-Fashioned topped with fresh oranges and a three-inch ice ball or a gin cocktail that features local flavors like prickly pear, the Independent Distillery was the place to be.Since 2015, bar-hoppers who took a step inside the bar located at 30 S. Arizona Ave. near Broadway Boulevard knew that it was something special.But after serving up good-times since 2015, the local distillery joined the handful of other bars on Monday and closed the downto
  • Central Florida lands hub for Jetsons-like ‘flying cars’

    Central Florida lands hub for Jetsons-like ‘flying cars’
    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The nation’s first regional hub for “flying cars” is being built in central Florida, and once completed in five years, the vehicles will be able to take passengers from Orlando to Tampa in a half hour. The Tavistock Development Corp. said Wednesday it was constructing a Jetsons-like  aviation facility in Orlando’s Lake Nona area. Tavistock built the mixed-use planned community. Lake Nona already is home to several medical and research facil
  • City of Tucson Accepting Applications for Child Care Scholarship Fund

    City of Tucson Accepting Applications for Child Care Scholarship Fund
    The City of Tucson is now accepting applications for the Somos Uno Child Care Scholarship Fund to help families offset childcare costs as the pandemic continues. Families with children 12 years old and younger may be eligible for scholarships up to $2,275 per child, with no limit to the number of children in the family.…
  • The Latest: NY Gov. Cuomo: Restaurants, bars close at 10 pm

    The Latest: NY Gov. Cuomo: Restaurants, bars close at 10 pm
    NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says all restaurants, bars and gyms will have to close at 10 p.m. across New York state in the latest effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.The governor says people will be barred from hosting private gatherings with more than 10 people. Cuomo says the new restrictions go into effect Friday. He says they are necessary because new coronavirus infections have been traced to those types of activities. Only carry-out service will be allowed after 10 p.m.Cuom
  • Airline alliances urge testing over quarantines

    Airline alliances urge testing over quarantines
    FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Three global airline alliances say it’s time for governments to turn to broader testing of air passengers instead of quarantines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Oneworld, Star Alliance and SkyTeam came together Wednesday to urge adoption of new testing guidelines from the UN civil aviation authority. The three CEOs — Star Alliance’s Jeffrey Goh, oneworld’s Rob Gurney and SkyTeam’s Kristin Colvile — say testing could be
  • Biden’s plea for cooperation confronts a polarized Congress

    Biden’s plea for cooperation confronts a polarized Congress
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden feels at home on Capitol Hill, but the place sure has changed since he left. The clubby atmosphere that Biden knew so well during his 36-year Senate career is gone. Deal-makers are hard to find. The election results haven’t dealt him a strong hand to pursue his legislative agenda, with Democrats’ poor performance in down-ballot races likely leaving them without control of Congress. Biden has little choice but to try to govern from the
  • UN food chief: Yemen faces `looming famine,’ needs millions

    UN food chief: Yemen faces `looming famine,’ needs millions
    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning World Food Program is sounding an alarm that war-torn Yemen faces “looming famine.” David Beasley urged the world’s nations to provide hundreds of millions of dollars immediately, saying money means “the difference between life and death of millions of Yemenis.” He told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that according to the latest internal analysis, the warning lights for famine are flashing

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