State officials are at the core of 2020 election security
Dec 26, 2019
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) — Inside a hotel ballroom near the nation’s capital, a U.S. Army officer with battlefield experience told 120 state and local election officials that they may have more…
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Trump calls troops ahead of Christmas holiday
Dec 24, 2019
By ZEKE MILLER PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is calling members of the military stationed across the world to share greetings ahead of the Christmas holiday. Trump is speaking by video conference…
Boeing capsule returns to Earth after aborted space mission
Dec 23, 2019
By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing safely landed its crew capsule in the New Mexico desert Sunday after an aborted flight to the International Space Station that could hold up the company’s…
Trump impeached on charges of abuse of power, obstruction
Dec 19, 2019
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming only the third American chief executive to be formally charged under the Constitution’s ultimate…
House starts historic session to impeach Trump; GOP stalls
Dec 18, 2019
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House gaveled in for a historic session Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump on charges that he abused his power and obstructed Congress,…
75 years on, Battle of the Bulge memories bond people
Dec 16, 2019
By RAF CASERT THIMISTER-CLERMONT, Belgium (AP) — As a schoolboy three quarters of a century ago, Marcel Schmetz would regularly see open trucks rumble past to a makeshift American cemetery — filled with bodies, some…
Vaping illness death count surpasses 50 in US
Dec 13, 2019
By MIKE STOBBE NEW YORK (AP) — The death toll in the vaping illness outbreak has topped 50, U.S. health officials said Thursday. The 52 deaths in 26 states are among the 2,409 hospitalized cases…
US long-term mortgage rates rise; 30-year loan at 3.73%
Dec 12, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose this week. Still, rates remain at historically low levels as a lure to prospective homebuyers. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate…
Thunberg ‘a bit surprised’ to be Time ‘Person of the Year’
Dec 11, 2019
By FRANK JORDANS MADRID (AP) — Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg said she was surprised and honored Wednesday to learn she had been named Time’s youngest “Person of the Year,” saying the accolade deserved to…
‘We must act;’ Democrats unveil Trump impeachment charges
Dec 10, 2019
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment Tuesday against President Donald Trump — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress — pushing toward historic votes…