Nation – Randolph Record

Abortion adds to Biden’s stalled to-do list

May 11, 2022 Associated Press Comments Off

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden’s list of impossible tasks keeps getting longer. Despite lofty promises he’s made, from the campaign trail through his first year in office, he has made limited progress to enact […]

Sen. Rand Paul wants to investigate origins of COVID-19

May 5, 2022 Associated Press Comments Off

SMITHFIELD, Ky. — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul promised Saturday to wage a vigorous review into the origins of the coronavirus if Republicans retake the Senate and he lands a committee chairmanship. Speaking to supporters at […]

Trump’s bid to shape GOP faces test with voters in May races

May 5, 2022 Associated Press Comments Off

NEW YORK — Donald Trump ‘s post-presidency enters a new phase this month as voters across the U.S. begin weighing the candidates he elevated to pursue his vision of the Republican Party. “The month of […]

Biden’s election year challenge: Blame GOP for nation’s woes

April 28, 2022 Will Weissart, The Associated Press Comments Off

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden has an election-year message for frustrated voters: At least he’s trying. For those who think he isn’t doing enough to help Ukraine fend off the Russian invasion, Biden announced […]

White House seeks more power to counter use of drones in US

April 27, 2022 Randolph Record Comments Off

The Biden administration is calling on Congress to expand authority for federal and local governments to take action to counter the nefarious use in the U.S. of drones, which are becoming a growing security concern […]

Abortion ban after 15 weeks signed into law in Florida

April 21, 2022 Associated Press Comments Off

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a 15-week abortion ban into law last week as the state joined a growing conservative push to restrict access to the procedure ahead of a U.S. Supreme […]

GOP states eye voting system upgrades

April 20, 2022 Associated Press Comments Off

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — For years, Tennessee Democratic Senate Minority Leader Jeff Yarbro’s call to require the state’s voting infrastructure to include a paper record of each ballot cast has been batted down in the Republican-dominated […]

South Carolina inmate picks firing squad over electric chair

April 20, 2022 Associated Press Comments Off

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina prisoner scheduled to be the first man executed in the state in more than a decade has decided to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair […]

Gas prices continue to rise

March 9, 2022 Randolph Record Comments Off

Gas prices are advertised at $4.19 per gallon, Monday, March 7, 2022, in downtown Asheboro. (PJ WARD-BROWN/The North State Journal) ASHEBORO — Governors and state lawmakers across the U.S. are scrambling to provide relief from […]

White House soft-launches COVID-19 test request website

January 19, 2022 Associated Press Comments Off

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden administration on Tuesday quietly launched its website for Americans to request free at-home COVID-19 tests, a day before the site was scheduled to officially go online. The website, COVIDTests.gov, now […]