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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…
Colorado governor will not quarantine after OK by agency
DENVER (AP) — A health agency told Colorado Gov. Jared Polis that he does not need to quarantine himself after meeting with Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman, who has tested positive for the coronavirus, the governor's off…
Trump aide: 'We're not going to control the pandemic'
LONDONDERRY, N.H. (AP) — The coronavirus has reached the upper echelons of the White House again, with an outbreak among aides to Vice President Mike Pence just over a week from Election Day. A top White House offi…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump and his oh-so-familiar falsehoods
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Mexico is paying for the wall (it isn’t), health care choice for veterans came from him (it didn’t) and his tax cut stands as the biggest in American history (nowhere c…
6th Arkansas GOP lawmaker tests positive for virus
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas state lawmaker running for reelection is quarantining after testing positive for the coronavirus, she said, becoming the sixth Republican in the Legislature to become infected.
GOP slowly gaining as early vote total surpasses 2016
With nine days before Election Day, more people already have cast ballots in this year's presidential election than voted early or absentee in the 2016 race as the start of in-person early voting in big states led …
Poles protest abortion ban in churches and on streets
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Women's rights activists furious over a tightening of Poland's already restrictive abortion law staged protests outside and inside churches Sunday, disrupting Masses and finding themselves con…
Colorado governor quarantines after mayor tests positive
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is quarantining himself after learning that Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman tested positive for the coronavirus over a week after they appeared with other officials at a press conf…
Nine days before Election Day, votes cast in US exceed total for all early vote in 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine days before Election Day, votes cast in US exceed total for all early vote in 2016.
Temporary hospital to be set up in El Paso convention center
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A part of the El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center will be turned into a makeshift hospital to help with the ongoing surge of coronavirus cases, Texas officials announced Sunday.
The Latest: Pence to be in Minnesota on Monday after all
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Turkish president dares U.S. to impose economic sanctions
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan challenged the United States to impose sanctions against his country while also launching a second personal attack Sunday on French President Emmanuel Ma…
AP Explains: Trump pushes questions about Joe Biden's son
WASHINGTON (AP) — Looking to undermine Democratic rival Joe Biden, President Donald Trump’s campaign is pushing a familiar line of attack: unverified allegations about Biden's son and his foreign business ties. But…
France says stop boycott calls; Erdogan ups Macron insults
PARIS (AP) — French authorities denounced Turkish “propaganda” against France that they said was aimed at fanning hate at home and abroad, and asked Sunday that calls to boycott French products cease immediately, s…
New Yorkers line up for hours in 2nd day of early voting
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Voters across New York waited in long lines for hours to cast their ballots in the second day of early voting in the presidential election on Sunday.
Officer suspended for blaring 'Trump 2020' from NYPD vehicle
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department said Sunday it has suspended an officer without pay a day after he was seen on video saying “Trump 2020” over a patrol vehicle's loudspeaker, a violation of department…