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EXPLAINER: Why AP hasn't called Georgia

WHY AP HASN'T CALLED GEORGIA: The Associated Press has not declared a winner in Georgia's presidential contest because the race between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden is too e...

Nov 4, 2020

Victory celebration without a victory as 2020 race dangles

WASHINGTON - It was a victory celebration without a victory. Empty wine glasses littered a table in the East Room of the White House. Pizza boxes and cans of White Claw hard seltzer abounded elsewhere...

Nov 4, 2020

EXPLAINER: Why AP hasn't called North Carolina

WHY AP HASN'T CALLED NORTH CAROLINA: The Associated Press has not declared a winner in North Carolina's presidential contest because the race between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe ...

Nov 4, 2020

Hungary's foreign minister tests positive for coronavirus

BANGKOK - Hungary's minister of foreign affairs and trade tested positive for the coronavirus after arriving in Thailand for an official visit, Thai and Hungarian officials said Wednesday. Thai Health...

Nov 4, 2020

Bice defeats Horn, wins back Oklahoma’s lone Democratic seat

OKLAHOMA CITY - Republican state Sen. Stephanie Bice defeated U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn on Tuesday and won back the only Democratic-held seat in Oklahoma's congressional delegation. Bice, 46, earned a rep...

Nov 4, 2020

Mace flips South Carolina seat in US House back to GOP

Republican Nancy Mace has defeated incumbent U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham, dealing a blow to the gains South Carolina Democrats made two years ago. Mace, a member of the state House, beat Cunningham in a ...

Nov 4, 2020

Michelle Fischbach unseats Rep. Collin Peterson in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS - Republican Michelle Fischbach has upset Democratic U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, who was seeking a 16th term. Fischbach is a conservative fo...

Nov 3, 2020

Aegean quake toll rises, Turkish rescuers make final search

ANKARA, Turkey - The death toll in last week's Aegean Sea earthquake has risen to 116 on Wednesday as rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir focused on the final two collapsed buildings. All but two of...

Nov 3, 2020

EXPLAINER: Where AP stands on calling House races

WASHINGTON - Democrats remained favoured to retain control of the House as votes were being counted Tuesday night, but it may be hours or days before the outcome is certain. Mail-in ballots and absent...

Nov 3, 2020

Mississippi approves flag with magnolia, ‘In God We Trust’

JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi will fly a new state flag with a magnolia and the phrase "In God We Trust," with voters approving the design Tuesday. It replaces a Confederate-themed flag state lawmakers...

Nov 3, 2020