Nation
November 21, 2020
David Andahl, 55, died Oct. 5 after a short battle with coronavirus.

Court hears arguments on dead North Dakota candidate's seat

North Dakota's Constitution gives Gov. Doug Burgum the right to appoint someone to a state House seat won by a Republican candidate who died before the election, his lawyer argued Friday as the state Supreme Court waded into what attorneys called an unprecedented case.
Politics
November 21, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, spoke at the Queen theater, Nov. 16, 2020, in Wilmington, Del.

Biden to work to end executions as government sets 3 more

President-elect Joe Biden is against the death penalty and will work to end its use, his spokesman said Saturday, as the Justice Department scheduled three more federal executions during before the Jan. 20 inauguration, including two shortly before he is set to take office.
Business
November 21, 2020

Retailers brace as virus bears down on consumers and economy

LaTonya Story is every retailer's worst fear.
Business
November 21, 2020
President Donald Trump made an announcement on prescription drug prices Friday at the White House.

Trump makes late-term bid to lower prescription drug costs

Trying to close out major unfinished business, the Trump administration issued regulations Friday that could lower the prices Americans pay for many prescription drugs.
Nation
November 21, 2020

Criminal justice reformers cheer multiple election victories

Almost six months after the death of George Floyd, criminal justice reform advocates are cheering the election of a handful of progressive prosecutors, the passage of ballot initiatives designed to ease mass incarceration and the decriminalization of drugs in several states.
Politics
November 21, 2020

White House Rose Garden adds Japanese American's sculpture

The White House Rose Garden has a new addition, but it isn't a floral variety.
Local
November 21, 2020
Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani spoke to the media at a press conference held in the back parking lot of landscaping company on Nov. 7, 2020, in Philadel

Where Republican election challenges stand in six states

Politics
November 21, 2020
In this Nov. 2, 2020, photo President Donald Trump watches as Donald Trump Jr. speaks at a campaign event at the Kenosha Regional Airport in Kenosha,

Trump tweets Don Jr doing well after coronavirus infection

President Donald Trump said Saturday his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., is doing "very well" in quarantine after becoming infected with the coronavirus.
Nation
November 21, 2020
A protest in Cleveland on Sept. 29. Voters in communities across the country, including Columbus, Pittsburgh, Portland, San Jose and Seattle, approved

In cities across US, voters support more police oversight

Voters in communities across the country approved measures on Election Day toughening civilian oversight of law enforcement agencies, including some that took years to reach the ballot but grew in urgency after global protests over racial injustice and police brutality.
Politics
November 21, 2020
Georgia governor certifies electors for Biden

Georgia governor certifies electors for Biden

Georgia's governor and top elections official on Friday certified results showing Joe Biden won the presidential race over Republican President Donald Trump.
Nation
November 21, 2020

Bulgaria is latest block in North Macedonia's bid to join EU

It's not easy to plan your future in a region like the Balkans, where history often clouds the present.
Nation
November 21, 2020

Biden could announce Cabinet picks as soon as next week

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.
Local
November 21, 2020

Wisconsin's nuclear power plant operator seeks 30 more years

The operator of Wisconsin's only remaining nuclear power plant wants to keep the 50-year-old plant running through 2050.
Local
November 21, 2020

Red Lake Nation uses crowdfunding to bet big on solar energy

The Red Lake Nation is betting big on solar energy.
Local
November 21, 2020

Wisconsin jobless claims rise as state's system woes persist

As Wisconsin businesses shuttered this spring to slow the spread of COVID-19, jobless filings and phone calls flooded the Department of Workforce Development — too quickly for staffers to keep up. But DWD Secretary Caleb Frostman remained optimistic.
Nation
November 20, 2020

The Latest: China starts mass testing 3 million in Tianjin

China is starting mass testing on 3 million people in a section of the northern city of Tianjin and has tested 4,015 others in a hospital in Shanghai after the discovery of a pair of cases there.
Nation
November 20, 2020

'Something very historical': Push for diverse Biden Cabinet

Native Americans are urging President-elect Joe Biden to make history by selecting one of their own to lead the powerful agency that oversees the nation's tribes, setting up one of several looming tests of Biden's pledge to have a Cabinet representative of Americans.
Nation
November 20, 2020
In this May 24, 2019, photo, Republican House Speaker Lee Chatfield, left, and Republican Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey speak with reporters at

Trump dealt twin defeats in effort to overturn Biden's victory

Michigan Republicans said after a White House meeting that they had learned nothing to reverse outcome in their state.
Politics
November 20, 2020

Who needs Russia? Loudest attacks on US vote are from Trump

Russia didn't have to lift a finger.
Nation
November 20, 2020

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