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FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2020, file photo, pro-Trump and anti-mask demonstrators hold a rally outside the Oregon State Capitol as legislators meet for an emergency session in Salem, Ore. Prosecutors leveled two criminal charges Friday, April 30, 2021, against a Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives who let far-right rioters into the state Capitol that day. Rep. Mike Nearman was charged with official misconduct in the first degree and criminal trespass in the second degree. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)
GOP lawmaker charged in Oregon Capitol protest has COVID

By Andrew Selsky May. 07, 2021 01:19 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 3, 2021 file photo, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Johnson, questioned the need for widespread COVID-19 vaccinations, saying in a radio interview "what do you care if your neighbor has one or not?" Johnson, who has no medical expertise or background, made the comments Thursday, April 22, during an interview with conservative talk radio host Vicki McKenna. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP, File)
Sen. Johnson on others getting shots: 'What do you care?'

By Scott Bauer Apr. 23, 2021 11:35 AM EDT

Omaha radio host slammed for tweet criticized as racist

Apr. 21, 2021 02:46 PM EDT
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A conservative radio host in Omaha is under fire for a social media post criticized as racist that he sent minutes after the conviction of a...

FILE - In this Saturday, April 12, 2003, file photo, talk radio host G. Gordon Liddy speaks at a rally for troops in Washington. In Washington, 10 blocks from an anti-war demonstration, supporters of the war effort drew thousands to their own rally. Liddy, a mastermind of the Watergate burglary and a radio talk show host after emerging from prison, has died at age 90. His son, Thomas Liddy, confirmed the death Tuesday, March 30, 2021, but did not reveal the cause. (AP Photo/Lisa Nipp, File)
G. Gordon Liddy, Watergate mastermind, dead at 90

By Will Lester Mar. 31, 2021 12:07 AM EDT

FILE - This Jan. 16, 2001, file photo shows G. Gordon Liddy, a Watergate conspirator, arriving at Baltimore's federal courthouse. Liddy, a mastermind of the Watergate burglary and a radio talk show host after emerging from prison, has died at age 90. His son, Thomas Liddy, confirmed the death Tuesday, March 30, 2021, but did not reveal the cause. (AP Photo/Roberto Borea, File)
G. Gordon Liddy, Watergate mastermind, dead at 90

By Will Lester Mar. 30, 2021 08:41 PM EDT

Wearing a mask to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, a resident walks on a street in Campohermoso, Colombia, Thursday, March 18, 2021. According to the Health Ministry, Campohermoso is one of two municipalities in Colombia that has not had a single case of COVID-19 since the pandemic started one year ago. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Colombian town uses discipline, speakers to stay virus-free

By Marko Alvárez And Astrid Suaréz Mar. 23, 2021 01:01 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 29, 2018, file photo, then-Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens announces his resignation during a news conference in Jefferson City. Greitens, the former Navy SEAL officer who rose quickly to become Missouri governor before scandal forced him out of office just a year and a half into his tenure, is making a political comeback with a bid for the Senate seat being vacated by fellow Republican Roy Blunt. (Julie Smith/The Jefferson City News-Tribune via AP, File)
Ex-Missouri Gov. Greitens announces 2022 US Senate bid

By Jim Salter Mar. 22, 2021 08:03 PM EDT

The town of Campohermoso is seen from above in Colombia, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. According to the Health Ministry, Campohermoso is one of two municipalities in Colombia that has not had a single case of COVID-19 since the pandemic started one year ago. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Colombian town uses discipline, speakers to stay virus-free

By Marko Alvárez And Astrid Suaréz Mar. 22, 2021 07:56 PM EDT

In this April 27, 2020 image from video provided by KRCG-TV, former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens delivers masks to first responders in Columbia, Mo. Greitens passed out masks across the state in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic last spring. (KRCG-TV via The AP)
Is Blunt's exit an opening for ex-Gov. Greitens to return?

By Jim Salter Mar. 09, 2021 04:56 PM EST

Greg Janacek and Christina Janacek, of the Minneapolis suburb of Blaine, Minnesota, biked to Bridgewood Community Church to vote on Tuesday, Nov, 3, 2020. Greg Janacek said he voted for President Donald Trump, mostly over law and order issues and the economy, but his wife declined to say how she voted. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)
Biden wins Minnesota; Smith keeps Senate seat; Peterson out

By Steve Karnowski Nov. 02, 2020 11:43 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2020 file photo, Minnesota candidate for U.S. Senate Jason Lewis stands after being recognized by Vice President Mike Pence at Minneapolis- St. Paul International Airport. Lewis has been rushed into emergency surgery for a severe internal hernia. The Lewis campaign said in a statement Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, that the condition is life-threatening if not treated quickly. (Evan Frost/Minnesota Public Radio via AP File)
GOP US Senate candidate Jason Lewis rushed into surgery

By Steve Karnowski Oct. 26, 2020 12:53 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 28, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at the William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center in Wilmington, Del. Biden’s campaign is reserving $280 million in digital and television ads through the fall, nearly twice the amount Donald Trump’s team has reserved at this point. The Biden campaign announced in a Aug. 5 memo it’s reserving $220 million on television airtime and $60 million in digital ads, in contrast to the $147 million the Trump campaign has reserved, according to a review of Kantar/CMAG data by the Associated Press.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
The Latest: Omar holds off well-funded primary challenger

Aug. 11, 2020 08:21 PM EDT

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks after Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the reopening of more Texas businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic at a press conference at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Monday, May 18, 2020. Abbott said that childcare facilities, youth camps, some professional sports, and bars may now begin to fully or partially reopen their facilities as outlined by regulations listed on the Open Texas website. (Lynda M. Gonzalez/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick's broadcast company won federal loan

By Acacia Coronado And Paul Weber Jul. 06, 2020 06:36 PM EDT

LePage says Gov. Mills 'ought to resign' over virus response

Apr. 30, 2020 09:07 AM EDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Former Republican Gov. Paul LePage isn't cutting his Democratic successor any slack as she deals with a global pandemic that has killed...

Indian health workers walk inside a containment zone during lockdown to prevent the spread of new coronavirus in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, April 26, 2020. A month long restrictions in this country of 1.3 billion people have been eased somewhat by allowing neighborhood shops to reopen and manufacturing and farming activities to resume in rural areas to help millions of poor daily wage earners. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Asia Today: India's Modi warns against complacency vs virus

Apr. 26, 2020 01:57 AM EDT