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Biden could announce Cabinet picks as soon as next week

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden is moving quickly to fill out his administration and could name top leaders for his Cabinet as early as next week.

Nov 21, 2020 12:38 AM Read more >

Turkish, Saudi leaders speak by phone ahead of G20 summit

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman by phone ahead of the G-20 virtual summit hosted by the kingdom, the president’s office said Saturday.

Nov 21, 2020 12:37 AM Read more >

The show goes on at Madrid´s opera house despite pandemic

MADRID — No one performing onstage in Spain’s Teatro Real opera house is masked, and that alone looks odd these days amid a pandemic.

Nov 21, 2020 12:22 AM Read more >

Police: 8 injured in Wisconsin mall shooting; suspect sought

WAUWATOSA, Wis. — Police searched Friday evening for the suspect in a shooting at a suburban Milwaukee mall that left seven adults and a teenager injured.

Nov 20, 2020 10:16 PM Read more >

Trump tries to leverage power of office to subvert Biden win

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump sought to leverage the power of the Oval Office on Friday in an extraordinary attempt to block President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, but his pleas to Michigan lawmakers to overturn the will of their constituents app

Nov 20, 2020 8:03 PM Read more >

Trump objects to counting thousands of Wisconsin ballots

MADISON, Wis.

Nov 20, 2020 7:50 PM Read more >

Georgia officials certify election results showing Biden win

ATLANTA — Georgia's governor and top elections official on Friday certified results showing Joe Biden won the presidential race over Republican President Donald Trump, bringing the state one step closer to wrapping up an election fraught with unfound

Nov 20, 2020 5:46 PM Read more >

Justice Dept. plans 3 more executions in lame-duck period

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has scheduled three more federal executions during the lame-duck period before President-elect Joe Biden takes office, including two just days before his inauguration.

Nov 20, 2020 5:31 PM Read more >

Feds charge man in armed robbery of Kardashian pal Cheban

NEW YORK — Federal authorities in New York City have brought charges in the armed robbery of Jonathan Cheban, a reality TV pal of Kim Kardashian.

Nov 20, 2020 4:38 PM Read more >

NY's Cuomo to receive International Emmy for virus briefings

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to soon receive an International Emmy award for his once-daily televised briefings on the coronavirus pandemic that killed tens of thousands of New Yorkers this spring.

Nov 20, 2020 3:43 PM Read more >