By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer Conservative leaders within the United Methodist Church unveiled plans Monday to form a new denomination, the Global Methodist Church, with a doctrine that does not r…
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Minimum wage hike all but dead in big COVID relief bill
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats’ hopes of including a minimum wage increase in their $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill seemed all but dead Monday as the Senate prepare…
States easing virus restrictions despite experts’ warnings
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — With the U.S. vaccination drive picking up speed and a third formula on the way, states eager to reopen for business are…
‘Nomadland,’ ‘Borat’ win at a socially distant Golden Globes
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With homebound nominees appearing by remote video and hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on different sides of the country, a very socially distanced 78th Gold…
Biden team readies wider economic package after virus relief
By KEVIN FREKING, HOPE YEN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Looking beyond the $1.9 trillion COVID reliefbill, President Joe Biden and lawmakers are laying the groundwork for another t…
J&J’s 1-dose shot cleared, giving US 3rd COVID-19 vaccine
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday cleared a Johnson &a…
Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press When President Joe Biden made environmental protection a key element of his campaign, he promised to overhaul the federal office that investigates complaints from peo…
Republicans test history in vote against pandemic relief
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With the nation’s financial system on the brink of collapse, all but three Republicans voted against the massive stimulus package de…
Supreme Court could put new limits on voting rights lawsuits
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark voting rights law, the Supreme Court is looking at putting new limits on efforts to combat raci…
AP sources: Feds pinpoint suspect in officer’s riot death
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators probing the death of a U.S. Capitol Police officer killed in the Jan. 6 riot have zeroed in on a suspect seen on video appea…