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Southern Baptist Convention faces push from the right

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Southern Baptist Convention is electing a new president Tuesday amid a push to wrest control of the denomination by ultraconservatives...

Ballot drop box investigation for 2020 begins in Georgia

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ATLANTA — Georgia's secretary of state says his office is reviewing the handling of paperwork related to ballot drop boxes in the state's most...

US military guns keep vanishing, some used in street crimes

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Pulling a pistol from his waistband, the young man spun his human shield toward police. ...

5 Georgia officers fired after death in interrogation room

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SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Savannah Police Department said Monday that it has fired five officers in connection with the death of a man who...

Rep. Greene apologizes for comparing safety masks, Holocaust

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WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene apologized Monday for affronting people with recent comments comparing the required wearing of safety masks in the House...

Southern Baptists meet amid controversy over leaked letters

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As Southern Baptists prepare for their biggest annual meeting in more than a quarter-century, accusations that leaders have shielded churches from...

Exodus of election officials raises concerns of partisanship

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There is no shortage of job openings for local election officials in Michigan. It's the same in Pennsylvania. Wisconsin, too. ...

GOP governors tie economy to relaxed approach to coronavirus

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JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. — Republican governors running for reelection have begun trumpeting the party’s more hands-off approach to the coronavirus pandemic, trying to flip...

Law enforcement struggles to recruit since killing of Floyd

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Law enforcement agencies across the country experienced a wave of retirements and departures and are struggling to recruit the next generation of police officers...

Democrats seizing growing power to run for statewide offices

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ATLANTA — For more than a decade, Georgia Democrats struggled to lure highly qualified, big-name candidates to run for statewide office. With Republicans firmly...