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Judge weighs bail for woman who used meth before stillbirth

A central California woman charged with murder after delivering a stillborn baby who tested positive for methamphetamine may be released to a treatment center pending trial

1:07AM ( 33 minutes ago )

By The Associated Press

'Bad news': Wave of GOP retirements signals battles ahead

The Republican Party didn't want to begin the new year this way — with a spate of retirements in the evenly divided Senate ahead of the 2022 midterm elections

12:17AM ( 1 hour ago )

By The Associated Press

Biden hopes to boost offshore wind as Mass. project advances

A huge wind farm off the Massachusetts coast is edging closer to federal approval, setting up what the Biden administration hopes will be a model for a sharp increase in offshore wind energy development along the East Coast

12:16AM ( 1 hour ago )

By The Associated Press

COVID bill to deliver big health insurance savings for many

Several million people stand to save hundreds of dollars in health insurance costs, or more, under the Democratic coronavirus relief legislation on track to pass Congress

12:14AM ( 1 hour ago )

By The Associated Press

Biden's big relief package a bet gov't can help cure America

President Joe Biden wants America to know that he’s from the government and he’s here to help

12:11AM ( 1 hour ago )

By The Associated Press

Deadline day arrives to decide fate of Georgia legislation

Georgia lawmakers reached a key deadline on Monday, which was crossover day in the General Assembly

11:22PM ( 2 hours ago )

By The Associated Press

Top Political Stories

Brazil justice annuls Lula's sentences, enabling 2022 run

A justice from Brazil’s top court has annulled all convictions against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

7:44PM ( 5 hours ago )

Senegal opposition leader released as new clashes erupt

Riot police in armed personnel carriers have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at crowds in Senegal’s capital

3:06PM ( 10 hours ago )

Senegal opposition leader to be released pending rape trial

A Senegalese court has cleared the way for opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to be released pending his rape trial

9:52AM ( 15 hours ago )

General Presidential Election News Archive

Election 2020

Iowa governor signs GOP-forced voting changes bill into law

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a Republican-backed bill that makes it harder to vote early, potentially eroding a key aspect of Democratic campaigns

5:24PM ( 8 hours ago )

Push to oust judge over absentee vote ruling sparks outcry

Almost every Tennessee House Republican says hearings should be held for the removal of a judge who expanded absentee voting in the 2020 election due to the COVID-19 pandemic

2:36PM ( 11 hours ago )

Iowa Dems ponder strategies amid GOP-forced voting changes

Iowa Democrats need a new voting game plan since Republicans in the Iowa Legislature dramatically restricted strategies they’ve relied on heavily in recent elections including use of absentee ballots and early voting

12:19PM ( 13 hours ago )

AP Elections Archive

Elections

Billy Powell wins re-election in Hall County District 2 Commission race

District 2 Commissioner Billy Powell is on his way to a fourth term on the Hall County Commission following a strong showing Tuesday over challenger David Gibbs.

11:13PM ( 8 months ago )

Hall County voters give Chairman Higgins a second term

Richard Higgins secured a sufficient number of votes in Tuesday’s contest for Chairman of the Hall County Commission to claim a second term and avoid a run-off.

11:01PM ( 8 months ago )

Senior member of Hall County Commission faces off against political newcomer

District 2 of Hall County is the only district divided into two separate landmasses, isolated from each other by the waters of Lake Lanier.

4:00PM ( 9 months ago )

Hall County Elections Archive

Northeast Georgia Elections