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FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2020 photo, Baltimore Police Academy cadets listen to an instructor during an on the field class session learning to direct traffic, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Baltimore. As rising murder rates gain attention in U.S. cities, Republicans have ramped up misleading attacks by casting Democrats as anti-police. It's a message they believe helped them stave off greater Democratic gains and one with renewed potency particularly in cities that cut police department budgets amid calls to overhaul policing last year. It's not clear whether the GOP strategy, with roots back to President Nixon's law-and-order message, will be a success for a party that has little support in American cities. But Republicans hope to stem their decline in suburbs with by attacking Democrats' on domestic safety. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
GOP ramps up misleading attack on Democrats' policing policy

By Thomas Beaumont Jun. 13, 2021 08:59 AM EDT

Aaron McGlothin, union president at the Federal Correctional Institution at Mendota, stands in front of the prison during a protest against staffing shortages, near the prison entrance in Mendota, Calif., Monday, May 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian)
Cooks, nurses guard inmates with US prisons down 6K officers

By Michael R. Sisak And Michael Balsamo May. 21, 2021 06:00 AM EDT

Dr. Felicia Ivascu, chief of Surgical Critical Care at the William Beaumont hospital is interviewed, Wednesday, April 21, 2021 in Royal Oak, Mich. Michigan has become the current national hotspot for COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations at a time when more than half the U.S. adult population has been vaccinated and other states have seen the virus diminish substantially. "With this current surge we're seeing much younger patients. It proves this disease continues to change and continues to be deadly. It seems to be unpredictable" says Dr. Ivascu. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Michigan became hotspot as variants rose and vigilance fell

By Corey Williams, David Eggert And Lindsey Tanner Apr. 25, 2021 10:33 AM EDT

Weekend report delays cited for light Texas COVID-19 totals

Apr. 19, 2021 06:38 PM EDT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — State health officials are launching a $1.5 million radio and television ad campaign to promote the next phase of vaccinating Texans...

Pharmacist Brian Meyer holds a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine vial for a photo on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 at Sunflower Pharmacy in Odessa, Texas. Sunflower Pharmacy is the first privately owned pharmacy in Odessa given to permission to distribute the vaccine. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP)
COVID-19 exhausting Texas ICU beds as hospitalizations soar

Jan. 05, 2021 06:27 PM EST

Jasper County Republican Party chairman Thad Nearmyer stands on his farm, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, near Monroe, Iowa. "It's the Trump factor," Nearmyer said about how Democrats lost House seats. "People were super excited to vote for the president." (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
How Democrats came up short in bid to expand House majority

By Will Weissert And Thomas Beaumont Nov. 23, 2020 12:07 AM EST

Get-out-the-vote letter writer Nancy Gehman poses for a photo at her home on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Gehman is one of 182,000 people who have participated in Vote Forward, a 50-state letter-writing campaign to more than 17.5 million homes. In the best of times, it’s a massive logistical challenge to get millions out to vote. In 2020, the difficulty has been dramatically compounded: by fear of the coronavirus, by complications and confusion over mail-in ballots, by palpable anxiety over the bitter divisions in the country. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio)
Letters, texts, caravans, parades: Advocates mobilize voters

By Jocelyn Noveck And Claire Galofaro Oct. 29, 2020 12:41 AM EDT

Buildings and homes are damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
The Latest: Laura weakens inland to a tropical depression

The Associated Press Aug. 27, 2020 02:45 PM EDT

This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, at 2:40 p.m. EDT., and provided by NOAA, shows Hurricane Laura over the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Laura strengthened Wednesday into “an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane," The National Hurricane Center said. Laura is expected to strike Wednesday night into Thursday morning along the Louisiana-Texas border. (NOAA via AP)
The Latest: Louisiana governor closes part of Interstate 10

The Associated Press Aug. 26, 2020 06:15 PM EDT

Tiara Walker holds her dog, Buece, as she waits with her family to board a bus to evacuate Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Galveston, Texas. The evacuees are being taken to Austin, Texas, as Hurricane Laura heads toward the Gulf Coast. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Texas families fleeing coast urged to take virus safeguards

By Paul J. Weber And Jake Bleiberg Aug. 25, 2020 03:53 PM EDT

Evacuees walk to board buses Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Galveston, Texas. The evacuees are being taken to Austin, Texas, as Hurricane Laura heads toward the Gulf Coast. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Hundreds of thousands flee US coast ahead of Hurricane Laura

By John Mone And Stacey Plaisance Aug. 25, 2020 07:13 AM EDT

Vice President Mike Pence nails flooring on an RV as he tours Winnebago Industries, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Forest City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Suddenly competitive Iowa complicates Trump's Midwest quest

By Thomas Beaumont Jun. 17, 2020 02:28 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about the coronavirus in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
2020 Watch: Voters focus on virus, not on Biden running mate

By Thomas Beaumont Apr. 27, 2020 05:18 AM EDT

The White House is visible as a man wearing a mask makes his way across the National Mall, Wednesday, April 22, 2020, in Washington. Amid pockets of attention-grabbing protests, a new survey finds Americans remain overwhelming in favor of stay-at-home orders and other efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
AP-NORC poll: Few Americans support easing virus protections

By Thomas Beaumont And Hannah Fingerhut Apr. 22, 2020 02:01 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2020, file photo Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. Across an arc of vital swing states, the coronavirus has put politics on an uneasy pause. The tension is most pronounced in Michigan, where the outbreak is far worse than in any of the other northern political battlegrounds. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)
Battleground power plays rage as everyday politics go quiet

By Thomas Beaumont Apr. 20, 2020 03:23 PM EDT