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Thompson leads 13th District race, plans focus on costs, access
EPHRATA — Joshua Thompson led Deanna Martinez by 3,278 votes for the 13th Legislative District’s state representat…
Ex-US Rep from Florida under federal campaign finance probe
MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is investigating a former Florida Congresswoman accused of spending at least $50,000 of campaign money on vacations and restaurant and luxury hotel bills.
GOP Senate report on Biden son alleges conflict of interest
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican-led Senate committees issued a
AP FACT CHECK: Trump exaggerates his gains for veterans
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump claimed to receive a 2016 award from military veterans that didn't exist and falsely denigrated the record of the late Republican Sen. John McCain on veterans affairs, whose…
Japan PM tells South Korea it's time to fix strained ties
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday held his first telephone call with his South Korean counterpart since taking office, telling President Moon Jae-in that the neighbors should work t…
Indiana governor keeps mask order, drops other virus limits
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Most of Indiana’s coronavirus restrictions on businesses and crowd sizes will be lifted this weekend, but people will still be required to wear masks in public for another three weeks, Gov. Eric…
Virginia: Warner, Gade meet in first debate of Senate race
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia and his Republican opponent Daniel Gade sparred over the dangers of the coronavirus, when to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court and other topics Wednesday dur…
The Latest: Trump says he won't meet with Judge Lagoa
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's untruths on court pick, Biden's flubs
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his Senate allies are misrepresenting the facts about Supreme Court nominations as he prepares to push ahead with a replacement for the
World leaders criticize haphazard response to pandemic
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — World leaders gathering remotely Wednesday criticized a haphazard global response to a microscopic virus that has unleashed economic havoc and taken nearly 1 million lives in its march across …
Mississippi gov: Don't let politics hinder virus vaccination
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Wednesday praised the Trump administration's efforts to make a
All federal agents from Operation Legend leave Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — More than 200 federal agents assigned to the anti-crime task force known as Operation Legend have left Kansas City, authorities announced Wednesday.
Trump, social media, right-wing news stir up antifa scares
LEITCHFIELD, Ky. (AP) — The group gathered around the town square, waiting for the arrival of what has become a new American boogeyman: antifa.
The Latest: Venezuela's Guaidó urges nations to decry Maduro
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest from the U.N. General Assembly (all times EDT):
Trump works to win over Catholic voters on abortion issue
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump promised Wednesday to sign an executive order that would require health care providers to provide medical care to all babies born alive as he makes an election-year push to …
State Supreme Court upholds ruling on Green Party candidates
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Supreme Court said in an opinion released Wednesday that it rejected a Republican-backed bid to get Montana Green Party candidates on the November ballot because a petition to quali…