• Orphanage investigation finds no crimes, but abuse occurred

    Orphanage investigation finds no crimes, but abuse occurred
    MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s top law enforcement officer says a two-year investigation into allegations of murder at a closed Burlington orphanage found no evidence of such crimes and the criminal investigation is over. But Attorney General T.J. Donovan said Monday it is clear that children were abused at the St. Joseph’s Orphanage, which closed in 1974, and the Vermont law enforcement community failed to protect those children. The investigation was launched after a 2018 r
  • Mother of 15-year-old killed by Oklahoma police plans to sue

    Mother of 15-year-old killed by Oklahoma police plans to sue
    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The mother of a 15-year-old boy who was shot and killed by Oklahoma City police has filed paperwork indicating she intends to sue the city over the killing. Attorneys for Cameo Holland filed a tort claim notice with the city on Monday. Attorney Rand Eddy says the notice is the first step before a lawsuit is filed. The tort claim seeks $175,000 in compensation for Holland. Her son, Stavian Rodriguez, was shot and killed by police after an attempted armed robbery of a ga
  • Trump eases rules for religious social service providers

    Trump eases rules for religious social service providers
    The Trump administration has moved to loosen Obama-era restrictions on religious organizations that receive federal money to provide social services. In new rules coordinated across nine federal agencies, the administration said it was clearing barriers that make it difficult for religious groups to participate in federal programs. Chief among the changes is the elimination of a rule requiring faith-based groups to refer clients to a different program upon request. Veterans Affairs Secretary Rob
  • Electoral College validates Biden’s victory

    Electoral College validates Biden’s victory
    (AP) — Electors are gathering in 50 states and the District of Columbia on Monday to formally vote for the next president.Most states have laws binding their electors to the winner of the popular vote in their state.Democrat Joe Biden won the Nov. 3 election with 306 Electoral College votes, while President Donald Trump finished with 232.It takes 270 Electoral College votes to win the presidency.
    TALLY OF ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES, AS OF 5:13 P.M. EST
    Democrat Joe Biden: 302
    Republican Dona
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  • The Latest: Nurse becomes 1st in Oklahoma to get vaccine

    The Latest: Nurse becomes 1st in Oklahoma to get vaccine
    OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma City emergency room nurse has become the first person in the state to be vaccinated with Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine.
    Hannah White, 31, laughed before the vaccination and again afterward as she hugged the person who injected her at Integris Baptist Medical Center while showing no reaction as the needle entered her arm.“I don’t have any burning at the site, I have no pain. I didn’t feel it,” White said, and encouraged others to rece
  • Biden clears 270-vote mark as electors affirm his victory

    Biden clears 270-vote mark as electors affirm his victory
    Adam Schultz / Biden for President / (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)President-elect Joe Biden, Photo Date: October 27, 2020
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden has cleared the 270-vote mark needed to win the presidency with California’s 55 electoral votes. The voting milestone came late Monday when California electors affirmed Biden’s massive 5 million-vote win last month in the nation’s largest state. The Electoral College took on added importance this year because of President Donald Trump&
  • The Latest: Electoral College validates Biden’s victory

    The Latest: Electoral College validates Biden’s victory
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Electoral College meeting (all times local):
    Electors are gathering in 50 states and the District of Columbia on Monday to formally vote for the next president. Most states have laws binding their electors to the winner of the popular vote in their state. Democrat Joe Biden won the Nov. 3 election with 306 Electoral College votes, while President Donald Trump finished with 232. It takes 270 Electoral College votes to win the presidency.
    TALLY OF ELECTORA
  • President-elect Joe Biden clears 270-vote threshold in Electoral College count, formalizing his victory

    President-elect Joe Biden clears 270-vote threshold in Electoral College count, formalizing his victory
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden clears 270-vote threshold in Electoral College count, formalizing his victory.The post President-elect Joe Biden clears 270-vote threshold in Electoral College count, formalizing his victory appeared first on KVOA.
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  • Crunch time for COVID-19 relief as bipartisan bills unveiled

    Crunch time for COVID-19 relief as bipartisan bills unveiled
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers is unveiling a proposal for COVID-19 relief as Congress searches for a final agreement. The proposal that was unveiled Monday includes billions of dollars for businesses, the unemployed and for schools, along with money for vaccine distribution. It also includes $160 billion for state and local governments and provisions shielding businesses from lawsuits related to the virus. But the path forward is unclear. Congressional leaders and Trump
  • The Latest: GOP Michigan congressman becoming an independent

    The Latest: GOP Michigan congressman becoming an independent
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Electoral College meeting (all times local):
    Electors are gathering in 50 states and the District of Columbia on Monday to formally vote for the next president. Most states have laws binding their electors to the winner of the popular vote in their state. Democrat Joe Biden won the Nov. 3 election with 306 Electoral College votes, while President Donald Trump finished with 232. It takes 270 Electoral College votes to win the presidency.
    TALLY OF ELECTORA
  • ‘Democracy prevailed’: Biden aims to unify divided nation

    ‘Democracy prevailed’: Biden aims to unify divided nation
    WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden will tell Americans on Monday that “democracy prevailed” as electors across the country cast votes affirming his victory in last month’s election. In a speech from his longtime home of Wilmington, Delaware, Biden will aim to guide Americans past the tumult of the campaign and President Donald Trump’s refusal to accept defeat. Biden plans to say, “What beats deep in the hearts of the American people is this: Dem
  • The Latest: GOP’s Cornyn says Biden likely to be president

    The Latest: GOP’s Cornyn says Biden likely to be president
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Electoral College meeting (all times local):
    Electors are gathering in 50 states and the District of Columbia on Monday to formally vote for the next president. Most states have laws binding their electors to the winner of the popular vote in their state. Democrat Joe Biden won the Nov. 3 election with 306 Electoral College votes, while President Donald Trump finished with 232. It takes 270 Electoral College votes to win the presidency.
    TALLY OF ELECTORA
  • DC police seeking church vandals after weekend clashes

    DC police seeking church vandals after weekend clashes
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in the nation’s capital are asking for public assistance in identifying people responsible for burning Black Lives Matter banners and damaging local churches during weekend clashes between local activists and supporters of President Donald Trump. The Metropolitan Police Department released several photos on the alleged perpetrators Monday and are offering up to $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest, with the FBI’s Washington field office of
  • Georgia to audit one county’s signatures on ballot envelopes

    Georgia to audit one county’s signatures on ballot envelopes
    ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s secretary of state has announced an audit of signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in one county after receiving a report that officials there may not have properly checked signatures. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said during a news conference that the audit will focus on Cobb County. Absentee ballots cannot be traced to individual voters, and the vote tallies in the presidential election will not change as a result of the audit. President Donald T
  • A night at the ballet, in time for ‘Nutcracker’ season

    A night at the ballet, in time for ‘Nutcracker’ season
    Dancer Melanie Hamrick has spent most of the pandemic in Europe with her partner, Mick Jagger, and their young son. The former ballerina at American Ballet Theatre wanted to find a project that would employ not only dancers but the crews and technical staff that work with them, all of whom are struggling since live performances remain shut down. The result is “A Night at the Ballet,” a free streaming event that premieres on Wednesday. The event, filmed in a small New York theater, wi
  • President-elect Biden: ‘Not even an abuse of power’ can stop peaceful transition of power

    President-elect Biden: ‘Not even an abuse of power’ can stop peaceful transition of power
    WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden is ready to declare that “not even an abuse of power” can stop a peaceful transition of power in the U.S. after last month’s election.
    That's an overt swipe at President Donald Trump’s refusal to accept defeat and at the top Republicans who have continued to stand by him.
    The president-elect is delivering a primetime speech Monday, after the Electoral College formally votes to declare him president. According to excerpts released by
  • Appeals court sends ‘Leaving Neverland’ fight to arbitration

    Appeals court sends ‘Leaving Neverland’ fight to arbitration
    PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that a lawsuit filed by the Michael Jackson estate over the HBO documentary about two of the late pop star’s sex abuse accusers can go forward in private arbitration. The 9th Circuit court Monday ruled in favor of the Jackson estate the documentary “Leaving Neverland,” in which two men allege Jackson molested them as boys. The lawsuit says that airing the allegations was a violation of a 1992 contract for the airin
  • The Latest: COVID-19 vaccinations beginning in California

    The Latest: COVID-19 vaccinations beginning in California
    LOS ANGELES — Vaccinations against COVID-19 began Monday in California amid a huge surge in infections and hospitalizations.
    Intensive care unit nurse Helen Cordova received a shot of the Pfizer vaccine at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center.
    Gov. Gavin Newsom, who watched and applauded, tweeted that Cordova was one of the first Californians to be vaccinated.
    The first shipments of the Pfizer vaccine left Michigan early Sunday for 145 distribution centers nationwide.
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  • Man killed, two arrested after stabbing at midtown apartment complex

    Man killed, two arrested after stabbing at midtown apartment complex
    Tucson Police DepartmentLuis Solorzano Villalta and Edgar Giovanny Villalta
    TUCSON (KVOA) - The two individuals who were arrested in connection to Saturday's fatal stabbing in midtown were identified by Tucson Police Department Monday.According to TPD, a 50-year-old man was reportedly stabbed in front of an apartment complex located at the 2800 block of North Stone Avenue near Laguna Street at around 6 p.m. Saturday.Police said the stabbing took place as the result of a verbal confrontation bet
  • Disappointing D-backs aim for bounce back in 2021 season

    Disappointing D-backs aim for bounce back in 2021 season
    PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks had a disappointing season in 2020, going 25-35 and finishing last in the NL West. The team will try to bounce back with several of the same people leading the way. Fifth-year manager Torey Lovullo brings back his entire coaching staff and most of the players return from last season. The D-backs aren’t expected to make any big moves in free agency which means they need veterans like left-handed pitcher Madison Bumgarner to play much better than
  • Morocco’s police disperse protest against ties with Israel

    Morocco’s police disperse protest against ties with Israel
    RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan authorities have dispersed a group of activists who attempted to stage a protest outside the parliament building in Rabat to denounce the country’s recent decision to establish diplomatic relations with Israel. Dozens of police officers in riot gear were mobilized to push protesters away from the building. Demonstrators wanted to show solidarity with the Palestinians and reject the normalization of ties between Rabat and Tel Aviv. The U.S.-brokered deal
  • Supreme Court won’t revive Kansas voter registration ID law

    Supreme Court won’t revive Kansas voter registration ID law
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Kansas that sought to revive a law requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote. A federal appeals court had declared the law unconstitutional. Kansas had been the only state to require people to show a physical document such as a birth certificate or passport when applying to register to vote. The issue is distinct from state laws that call for people to produce driver licenses or other photo IDs to cast a vote in perso
  • U.S. stocks end mostly lower after an early rally evaporates

    U.S. stocks end mostly lower after an early rally evaporates
    Stocks ended mostly lower on Wall Street Monday after an early rally evaporated. In the U.S., investors are waiting to see if Congress can break a logjam on delivering more aid to people, businesses and local governments affected by the coronavirus pandemic, while in Europe talks continue on trying to reach a trade deal between Britain and the European Union. The S&P 500 slipped 0.4%. It was up as much as 0.9% earlier. The index is coming off its worst weekly performance since Halloween, and
  • California subpoenas Amazon over worker safety in pandemic

    California subpoenas Amazon over worker safety in pandemic
    California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is asking a judge to order Amazon to comply with subpoenas his office issued nearly four months ago. It’s part of an investigation into how the company is protecting workers from the coronavirus at its facilities. Becerra said Monday that the online sales giant hasn’t provided enough information on its coronavirus safety steps and the status of infections and deaths at its shipping facilities across California. The company did not immediatel
  • The Latest: Biden to say abuse of power can’t stop democracy

    The Latest: Biden to say abuse of power can’t stop democracy
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Electoral College meeting (all times local):
    Electors are gathering in 50 states and the District of Columbia on Monday to formally vote for the next president. Most states have laws binding their electors to the winner of the popular vote in their state. Democrat Joe Biden won the Nov. 3 election with 306 Electoral College votes, while President Donald Trump finished with 232. It takes 270 Electoral College votes to win the presidency.
    TALLY OF ELECTORA
  • US agencies, companies secure networks after huge hack

    US agencies, companies secure networks after huge hack
    WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. government agencies and private companies rushed Monday to secure their computer networks following the disclosure of a sophisticated and long-running cyber-espionage intrusion. Experts said the hack was almost certainly was carried out by a foreign state. It was not yet clear who was responsible for the intrusion, though it was reportedly conducted by Russia, and the extent of the damage is not yet known. But the potential threat was significant enough that the Depa
  • Biden to say ‘abuse of power’ can’t stop peaceful transition

    Biden to say ‘abuse of power’ can’t stop peaceful transition
    WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden is ready to declare that “not even an abuse of power” can stop a peaceful transition of power in the U.S. after last month’s election. That’s an overt swipe at President Donald Trump’s refusal to accept defeat and at the top Republicans who have continued to stand by him. The president-elect is delivering a primetime speech Monday, after the Electoral College formally votes to declare him president. According to excerpts relea
  • Another month, another sports bet record in NJ: $931M in Nov

    Another month, another sports bet record in NJ: $931M in Nov
    ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Another month, another sports betting record in New Jersey. The state’s gamblers wagered more than $931 million on sports in November, the latest in a string of monthly records set by a rapidly growing market that’s closing in on the $1 billion-a-month mark. It was the fourth month in a row that New Jersey set such a record. Atlantic City’s casinos, the three horse tracks that offer sports betting, and the state’s robust internet gambling
  • ‘Healing is coming’: US health workers start getting vaccine

    ‘Healing is coming’: US health workers start getting vaccine
    The largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history is underway with health workers getting the first shots on the same day the nation’s COVID-19 death toll hit a staggering 300,000. “Relieved” is the reaction of a nurse who got vaccinated early Monday. Hospitals are rolling out the first small shipments, as boxes of precious frozen vials arrive at locations around the country. How well initial vaccinations go will help reassure a wary public when it’s their turn sometime n
  • The Latest: US health officials vouch for vaccine’s safety

    The Latest: US health officials vouch for vaccine’s safety
    WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Surgeon General Jerome Adams stressed the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness, while raising issues of social equity.The officials spoke Monday at a George Washington University Hospital event Monday to launch the vaccination of health care workers in the nation’s capital.
    Adams, who is Black, said it would be a tragedy if the disparate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color got worse because of hesitancy to get
  • Many African, Asian families marry off daughters amid virus

    Many African, Asian families marry off daughters amid virus
    KOIDU, Sierra Leone (AP) — Marriages of underage girls are on the rise as the coronavirus pandemic deepens poverty around the world, threatening to undo years of work by activists trying to stop the tradition in countries such as Sierra Leone. The United Nations estimates that hardships resulting from COVID-19 will drive 13 million more girls to marry before the age of 18. This year alone, Save the Children estimates nearly half a million more girls underage girls are at risk of being marr
  • At least 28 people killed in extremist attack in Niger

    At least 28 people killed in extremist attack in Niger
    NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s government says an attack by the jihadi group Boko Haram in a village in Niger’s southeast has killed at least 28 people. The governmentsaid Monday that attackers set fire to Toumour’s market and houses and began shooting at anyone who tried to flee during the assault that began Saturday night and ended Sunday. The governor of Diffa visited the site of the attack and said it was an indescribable tragedy with hundreds of homes destroyed and peo
  • Vaccine comes too late for the 300,000 US dead

    Vaccine comes too late for the 300,000 US dead
    The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus has topped 300,000 just as the vaccine that could help conquer the outbreak is being rolled out. The vaccine has come too late for the many health care workers who have died or fallen ill in recent weeks. Among them was Brittany Palomo, who was was hired as a nurse in March and took the job after her parents tried to talk her out of it because of the virus. She died of COVID-19 complications in late November at age 27 at a hospital in Harlingen, Texas.The
  • Freeze Warning issued December 14 at 1:41PM MST until December 15 at 10:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

    Freeze Warning issued December 14 at 1:41PM MST until December 15 at 10:00AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
    * WHAT…Temperatures in the lower 30s
    * WHERE…Southeast Valley/Queen Creek and Northwest Pinal Countyincluding Casa Grande, Maricopa, Chandler Heights, and QueenCreek.
    * WHEN…From midnight tonight to 10 AM MST Tuesday.
    * IMPACTS…Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, othersensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoorplumbing.Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To preventfreezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they s
  • Battleground states vote as electors formally choose Biden

    Battleground states vote as electors formally choose Biden
    Adam Schultz / Biden for President / (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)President-elect Joe Biden, Photo Date: October 27, 2020
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential electors in key battleground states have cast the votes that will affirm Joe Biden as the nation’s next president. Monday’s action by the Electoral College is a formality that took on added importance this year because of President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede he lost his race for reelection.  Heightened security was in pl
  • US COVID-19 deaths top 300,000 just as vaccinations begin

    US COVID-19 deaths top 300,000 just as vaccinations begin
    The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus has eclipsed 300,000, just as vaccinations begin across the country. The number of dead tallied by Johns Hopkins University rivals the population of St. Louis or Pittsburgh. It is equivalent to repeating a tragedy on the scale of Hurricane Katrina every day for 5 1/2 months. It is more than five times the number of Americans killed in the Vietnam War. The U.S. crossed the threshold just as the biggest vaccination campaign in American history began Monday
  • US COVID-19 deaths top 300,000 just as vaccinations begin around the country

    US COVID-19 deaths top 300,000 just as vaccinations begin around the country
    NEW YORK (AP) — US COVID-19 deaths top 300,000 just as vaccinations begin around the country.The post US COVID-19 deaths top 300,000 just as vaccinations begin around the country appeared first on KVOA.
  • US, states crack down on scams bilking desperate Americans

    US, states crack down on scams bilking desperate Americans
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal and state authorities say they are cracking down on a wave of illegal schemes that have proliferated during the pandemic and prey upon the desperation of people who have lost jobs in the outbreak’s economic upheaval. The scams have ranged from the work-from-home reselling of luxury products, to pyramid schemes soliciting cash and that play on cultural norms in immigrant communities, to fraudulent investment rackets promising quick profits. Regulators on Mond
  • Volkswagen board issues vote of confidence in CEO Diess

    Volkswagen board issues vote of confidence in CEO Diess
    FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen’s board has given CEO Herbert Diess a vote of confidence for his efforts to push the giant auto company into the new fields of digital services and electric cars. The statement Monday comes after media reports that Diess had clashed with the company’s powerful worker representatives over some of his decisions. On top of the thumbs up for Diess the board named a new chief financial officer to replace Frank Witter, who is stepping down next ye
  • AP Interview: Indians owner says name won’t change in 2021

    AP Interview: Indians owner says name won’t change in 2021
    CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Indians are changing their name. They just don’t know to what or when. After months of discussions with a variety of groups, including Native Americans who have long protested against the team’s use of a moniker and symbols that many deem racist, the American League team is dropping the name it has been known by since 1915. Owner Paul Dolan told the Associated Press in an interview Monday that the team will continue to be called Indians until a ne
  • The Latest: Michigan casts its 16 electoral votes for Biden

    The Latest: Michigan casts its 16 electoral votes for Biden
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Electoral College meeting (all times local):
    Electors are gathering in 50 states and the District of Columbia on Monday to formally vote for the next president. Most states have laws binding their electors to the winner of the popular vote in their state. Democrat Joe Biden won the Nov. 3 election with 306 Electoral College votes, while President Donald Trump finished with 232. It takes 270 Electoral College votes to win the presidency.
    TALLY OF ELECTORA
  • Albanians hold a peaceful protest over police shooting

    Albanians hold a peaceful protest over police shooting
    TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The first peaceful protest in Albania’s capital over the fatal shooting of a man by police enforcing a coronavirus curfew has quickly faded away following a strong police warning to avoid illegal gatherings. Only a few hundred demonstrators gathered Monday shouting “Down with the dictatorship” in a peaceful march. Police called for everyone to respect lockdown measures, including a ban on public gatherings of more than 10 people, an overnight curfew
  • U.S. stocks turn choppy following worst week since Halloween

    U.S. stocks turn choppy following worst week since Halloween
    Stocks are moving sideways on Wall Street Monday as the country’s first vaccinations against COVID-19 have the end of the pandemic slowly materializing into hazy sight. Investors are also waiting to see if government officials can deliver any progress on separate negotiations happening in Washington and on the other side of the Atlantic. If successful, the talks could give markets a further boost. The S&P 500 was 0.1% higher in afternoon trading, though the majority of stocks in the in
  • Daytime darkness: Total solar eclipse wows in Latin America

    Daytime darkness: Total solar eclipse wows in Latin America
    CARAHUE, Chile (AP) — Thousands of people gathered in the Chilean region of La Araucanía on Monday to witness a solar eclipse, rejoicing in the rare experience even though visibility was limited because of cloudy skies.  Skies were clear in northern Patagonia in Argentina, where people also watched the moon briefly block out the sun and plunge daytime into darkness. Many people wore masks to curb the spread of COVID-19, though they crowded together in some places in Pucó
  • Police investigate two-vehicle collision on west side

    Police investigate two-vehicle collision on west side
    Sergeant Richard Gradillas @SgtGradillas
    TUCSON (KVOA) - Police are investigating a serious two-vehicle collision on Tucson's west side Monday afternoon.
    Motorists are asked to avoid southbound Frontage Road from West Grant Road to West Speedway Boulevard as Tucson Police Department investigates the scene.No further details have been released at this time.The post Police investigate two-vehicle collision on west side appeared first on KVOA.
  • Lebanese woman gets 3 years hard labor for Israel contacts

    Lebanese woman gets 3 years hard labor for Israel contacts
    BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s state-run news agency says a military court in Lebanon has sentenced a political activist to three years of hard labor for collaborating with Israel. The National News Agency said Kinda El-Khatib was sentenced Monday for allegedly visiting Israel, contacting Israeli agents and providing them with security information. Lebanon and Israel are in a state of war and each bans its citizens from visiting the other country. El-Khatib was detained in June with her bro
  • UAW agrees to monitor, voting changes after corruption probe

    UAW agrees to monitor, voting changes after corruption probe
    DETROIT (AP) — An independent monitor will watch the United Auto Workers’ finances and members will decide how they pick future leaders under a reform agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s office. The deal was announced Monday in the wake of a wide-ranging federal probe into corruption. It holds off a possible federal takeover of the 400,000-member union. The monitor will stay in place for six years. The UAW has been in the throes of the bribery and embezzlement scandal for over f
  • Cuomo denies former aide’s sexual harassment allegations

    Cuomo denies former aide’s sexual harassment allegations
    ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday denied a former aide’s allegations over the weekend that he sexually harassed her by making inappropriate comments about her appearance. Cuomo, a Democrat, told reporters the claims former economic adviser Lindsey Boylan made in a series of tweets Sunday were “not true.” In his first comments on the allegations, he said: “I fought for and I believe, a woman has the right to come forward and express her opinion
  • The Latest: Florida casts its 29 electoral votes for Trump

    The Latest: Florida casts its 29 electoral votes for Trump
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Electoral College meeting (all times local):
    Electors are gathering in 50 states and the District of Columbia on Monday to formally vote for the next president. Most states have laws binding their electors to the winner of the popular vote in their state. Democrat Joe Biden won the Nov. 3 election with 306 Electoral College votes, while President Donald Trump finished with 232. It takes 270 Electoral College votes to win the presidency.
    TALLY OF ELECTORA
  • Pima County to receive first COVID-19 vaccine for healthcare workers Thursday

    Pima County to receive first COVID-19 vaccine for healthcare workers Thursday
    Pima County is expected to receive 11,000 doses of the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine on Thursday that will go to healthcare workers and long-term care facility residents and staff, the Pima County Health Department announced at a press conference this morning.

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