By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The number of people hospitalized in Ohio because of the coronavirus is growing rapidly and raising the possibility that elective procedu…
Ohio governor sees growing criticism from fellow Republicans
By JOHN SEEWER and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — For months, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine steered cleared of second-guessing President Donald Trump, a fellow Republican, despite…
Inequality ‘baked into’ virus testing access as cases surge
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press The day after Amanda Serulneck found out she might have been exposed to COVID-19, she visited a rapid testing center in New Jersey but was t…
Many GOP lawmakers shrug off Statehouse mask-wearing rules
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Many Republican lawmakers in states where coronavirus cases and hospitalizations have surged are not only rejecting statewide mask mandates.…
Trump’s legal team cried vote fraud, but courts found none
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — As they frantically searched for ways to salvage President Donald Trump’s failed reelection bid, his campaign pursued a dizzying game of l…
Trump election challenges sound alarm among voters of color
By AARON MORRISON, KAT STAFFORD and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — When longtime Detroit community advocate Frank McGhee watched two Republican canvassers vote against certifying e…
Virus News: G-20 leaders vow to make vaccines available
By The Associated Press Here’s what’s happening on Sunday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. and around the world: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY —Leaders of the world’s most powerful n…
G-20 summit ends with support for COVID-19 vaccines for all
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Leaders of the world’s most powerful nations wrapped up the Group of 20 summit on Sunday, vowing to spare no effort to protect …
Week offers snapshot of how Trump, Biden approach presidency
By JILL COLVIN, STEVE PEOPLES and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One spent the week at his home in Delaware carefully trying to build a government and preparing to take on a pandem…
In Wisconsin recount, Trump challenges pile up, slow tally
By MICHAEL TARM Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin recount observer Ardis Cerny stretched her neck as far as she could toward a Plexiglas divider separating her from two vote counters, eagle-…