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FILE - In this Monday, July 1, 2019, file photo, U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter leaves federal court after a motions hearing in San Diego. On Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, President Donald Trump pardoned 15 people, including Hunter, who was sentenced to 11 months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing campaign funds and spending the money on everything from outings with friends to his daughter’s birthday party. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)
A look at pardons, clemency in waning weeks of Trump tenure

By Michael Balsamo Dec. 23, 2020 01:14 AM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, file photo, U.S. Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., speaks to reporters as he leaves the courthouse after a pretrial hearing in his insider-trading case, in New York. On Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, President Donald Trump pardoned 15 people, including Collins. Collins, the first member of Congress to endorse Trump to be president, was sentenced to two years and two months in federal prison after admitting he helped his son and others dodge $800,000 in stock market losses when he learned that a drug trial by a small pharmaceutical company had failed. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
A look at pardons, clemency in waning weeks of Trump tenure

By Michael Balsamo Dec. 22, 2020 09:04 PM EST

FILE - Former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters, Thursday Nov. 19, 2020, in Washington. President Donald Trump says his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for coronavirus. The president on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020 confirmed in a tweet that Giuliani had tested positive for the virus. Giuliani has traveled extensively to battleground states in effort to help Trump subvert his election loss. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)
Lawmakers who met with Giuliani scramble after COVID news

By Aamer Madhani And David Eggert Dec. 07, 2020 12:36 AM EST

FILE - Former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters, Thursday Nov. 19, 2020, in Washington. President Donald Trump says his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for coronavirus. The president on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020 confirmed in a tweet that Giuliani had tested positive for the virus. Giuliani has traveled extensively to battleground states in effort to help Trump subvert his election loss. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)
Trump lawyer Giuliani in hospital after positive COVID test

By Aamer Madhani And Jonathan Lemire Dec. 06, 2020 04:06 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2020, file photo Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson speaks to reporters after touring the Plymouth Place senior housing facility in Des Moines, Iowa. Carson is crediting unapproved, experimental treatments with saving his life after saying he became “desperately ill” following his infection with the coronavirus. There is no medical evidence that the treatments Carson cites in a statement on his personal Facebook page worked. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Carson says he's 'out of the woods' after battling COVID-19

By Darlene Superville Nov. 21, 2020 01:33 PM EST

A woman, wearing a protective mask against the spread of coronavirus, walks at a central square, in Athens, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. The government imposed a second lockdown nationwide on Nov. 7, expanding regional restrictions, following a dramatic surge in COVID-19 cases. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
The Latest: Japan's virus cases hit record for fourth day

By The Associated Press Nov. 21, 2020 01:04 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Alabama

By The Associated Press Nov. 18, 2020 01:13 PM EST
Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers: ___ Nov. 15 The Decatur Daily and The TimesDaily on the...

Landscapers work on replacing the lawn of the White House, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
GOP backs Trump as he fights election results, transition

By Jonathan Lemire And Zeke Miller Nov. 10, 2020 12:12 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2020, file photoSecretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks before a meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, at the Pentagon in Washington. President Donald Trump has fired Esper. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Refusing to concede, Trump blocks cooperation on transition

By Jonathan Lemire And Zeke Miller Nov. 09, 2020 07:03 PM EST

Here is the latest news from The Associated Press at 1:40 p.m. EST

Nov. 09, 2020 01:49 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he has fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper. It's a stunning move on the heels of Trump’s failed reelection bid. It...

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sen. Kelly Loeffler fist bumps supporters at an election night watch party in Atlanta, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Loeffler will be in a run off against Democratic candidate Raphael Warnock. (AP Photo/Tami Chappell)
The Latest: International observers see no fraud in US vote

Nov. 09, 2020 07:50 AM EST

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson holds notes as he speaks during a campaign event before President Donald Trump at the Cobb Galleria Centre, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Trump election party draws scrutiny as guests test positive

By Jill Colvin Nov. 08, 2020 05:59 PM EST

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speak to reporters after touring the Plymouth Place senior housing facility, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Iowa health officials investigating case surge in northwest

By David Pitt Sep. 22, 2020 04:09 PM EDT

Hurricane Laura evacuees now facing threats of eviction

By Chevel Johnson Sep. 12, 2020 04:35 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nearly 200 families forced hundreds of miles from their homes when Hurricane Laura struck southwest Louisiana are now facing threats of...

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, Democrat Chris Pappas celebrates winning New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District race in Manchester, N.H. Pappas is the incumbent Democrat candidate in New Hampshire's Sept. 8, 2020 primary election. (AP Photo/ Cheryl Senter, File)
Primary Preview: Mowers, Mayberry aim to challenge Pappas

By Michael Casey Sep. 03, 2020 09:23 PM EDT

Critics: Eviction ban may only delay wave of homelessness

By Michael Casey And Regina Garcia Cano Sep. 02, 2020 05:23 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Housing advocates say the Trump administration's surprise national moratorium on evictions only delays a wave of crushing debt and homelessness,...

In this image from video, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, personal attorney to President Donald Trump speaks from New York, during the fourth night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. (Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via AP)
GOP convention takeaways: What virus? Fear motivates

By Jill Colvin And Zeke Miller Aug. 28, 2020 01:18 AM EDT

In this image from video, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, personal attorney to President Donald Trump speaks from New York, during the fourth night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. (Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via AP)
The Latest: GOP convention wraps up with opera, fireworks

Aug. 27, 2020 03:10 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump speak at the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Trump has popped up multiple times during this week's Republican National Convention but his big moment is scheduled for Thursday night when he is to make his case for another four years in the White House. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
WHAT TO WATCH: Trump's moment, Ivanka and Rudy Giuliani

By Michelle L. Price Aug. 27, 2020 12:23 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 17, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden pauses while speaking, in Darby, Pa. Amid a summer of racial unrest and calls for more diversity in leadership, President Donald Trump lags Democratic rival Joe Biden in the percentage of people of color on their campaign staffs, according to data the campaigns provided to The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Trump lags Biden on people of color in top campaign ranks

By Darlene Superville Jul. 11, 2020 12:30 AM EDT