Electoral College Makes It Official: Biden Won, Trump Lost
The Electoral College decisively confirmed Joe Biden as the nation’s next president, ratifying his...
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Pandemic Backlash Jeopardizes Public Health Powers, Leaders
Tisha Coleman has lived in close-knit Linn County, Kansas, for 42 years and never felt so alone. As the public health administrator, she’s struggled every day of the coronavirus pandemic to keep her rural county along the...
Read MoreChurch Vandalism Exposes Divisions Over Faith and Politics
Vandalism at four downtown Washington churches after rallies in support of President Donald Trump are exposing rifts among people of faith as the nation confronts bitter post-election political divisions. Among the damaged...
Read MoreNC Racial Justice Task Force Makes Dozens of Recommendations
A task force commissioned by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper in the days following George Floyd’s death on Monday formally recommended far-reaching changes to police, criminal justice and court systems, with a goal of eliminating...
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North Carolina Awards 15 Electoral College Votes To Trump
North Carolina awarded its 15 electoral votes to President Donald Trump on Monday, following the...
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‘Relieved’: U.S. Health Workers Start Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
The largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history got underway Monday as health workers in select...
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Electors Meeting To Formally Choose Biden as Next President
Presidential electors are meeting across the United States on Monday to formally choose Joe Biden...
Read MoreU.S. Agencies Hacked in Monthslong Global Cyberspying Campaign
U.S. government agencies were ordered to scour their networks for malware and disconnect potentially compromised servers after authorities learned that the Treasury and Commerce departments were hacked in a monthslong global...
Read MoreScientists Focus on Bats for Clues To Prevent Next Pandemic
Night began to fall in Rio de Janeiro’s Pedra Branca state park as four Brazilian scientists switched on their flashlights to traipse along a narrow trail of mud through dense rainforest. The researchers were on a mission:...
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Beasley Concedes Defeat in N. Carolina Chief Justice Race
North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley conceded on Saturday to Republican Paul...
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