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Preliminary primary results set stage for November races across Columbia Basin
EPHRATA — Initial results from Washington's Aug. 5 primary election show several closely watched races beginning t…
Why an abortion law ruling triggered mass protests in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is a largely conservative country compared to much of Europe, a place where churches fill up on Sundays and Roman Catholicism is deeply interwoven with the national identity.
Santa Clara County sues church holding indoor services
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Santa Clara County has filed a lawsuit against a San Jose church to stop it from holding weekly indoor services that violate the county's coronavirus shutdown orders, saying $350,000 in fines h…
As Trump faces uncertain future, so do his signature rallies
LITITZ, Pennsylvania (AP) — They began to arrive more than 40 hours before President Donald Trump took the stage in this stretch of rural Pennsylvania where horse-drawn buggies remain a common sight. By 10 p.m., a …
Tennessee's online-only sports betting to start on Sunday
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sportsbooks are set to accept the first bets in Tennessee's unique online-only sports betting program starting early Sunday, the Tennessee Lottery announced Friday.
State leaders facing 2nd wave resist steps to curb virus
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Even as a new surge of coronavirus infections strains hospitals, officials in many of the hardest-hit states are resisting taking stronger action to slow the spread, with pleas from health e…
Suburban NY county faces suit to expand early voting hours
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Civil Liberties Union is suing to require a suburban county to offer more early voting hours this weekend to reduce wait times and provide additional signs offering accommodations f…
Judge rejects Arizona redistricting panel list injunction
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has rejected an effort by Democratic leaders of the Arizona Legislature to halt choices for a commission that will redraw political district boundaries next year while they seek to disqualify…
San Francisco halts reopenings as virus cases rise
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco will temporarily halt the reopening of additional activities and businesses planned for next week because of an increase in coronavirus case rates and hospitalizations, the city's…
Georgia Democrats need big leap to win state House majority
ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans again find themselves playing defense in Georgia's state House of Representatives, as Democrats try to leap to a majority in a chamber they haven't controlled since 2004.
Montana reports record 1,063 new COVID cases, 27 more deaths
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana reported a record 1,063 new cases of COVID-19 and 27 more deaths on Friday, amid a surge in infections.
Partial lockdown imposed in Belgium, EU's worst-hit country
BUIZINGEN, Belgium (AP) — Belgium has imposed a partial lockdown in a new bid to gain control of the pandemic that has hit the country worse than any other in the European Union.
Correction: Arizona Redistricting story
PHOENIX (AP) — In a story October 29, 2020, about efforts by Democratic leaders of the Arizona Legislature to halt picks for the state redistricting commission, The Associated Press erroneously reported that a judg…
Voting, virus, race are hot topics in state high court races
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court isn't the nation's only judicial battleground.
Georgia officials expect outages won't affect Election Day
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials say they don't expect power outages caused by severe weather that swept through parts of the state to interrupt Election Day voting.
Trump, Biden to campaign in Pennsylvania before Election Day
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is living up to its billing at a premier battleground state.