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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…
South Carolina lieutenant governor returns after COVID-19
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette has returned to public life after being diagnosed
New Mexico council takes on resources, environmental equity
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas on Tuesday announced the creation of a new council dedicated to finding ways to include minority communities in decisions about access to natural…
India says some progress made in military talks with China
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Senior Indian and Chinese military commanders have agreed to stop the further buildup of troops along their fast-militarizing disputed border in the mountainous Ladakh region where the two As…
Wisconsin state agencies cutting $300 million
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin state agencies are cutting $300 million, including $45 million at the University of Wisconsin System, under the most recent round of reductions Gov. Tony Evers ordered due to losses c…
Court papers: Woman wrote 'give up' in ricin note to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Canadian woman accused of mailing a package containing ricin to the White House included a threatening letter in which she told President Donald Trump to “give up and remove your application for…
Rights group: Dozens in Belarus investigated amid protests
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities in Belarus, that's seen six weeks of protests against the country's authoritarian president after a disputed election, have opened more than 250 criminal cases that target political…
Court, COVID, race are topics for first Trump-Biden debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will face off on the Supreme Court, the coronavirus pandemic and race and violence in the nation's cities next week when they meet for their…
Court papers: Woman who sent ricin to White House told Trump to ‘give up and remove your application for this election’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Court papers: Woman who sent ricin to White House told Trump to ‘give up and remove your application for this election’.
Russia's Putin urges end to sanctions to boost world economy
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin argued Tuesday that ending “illegitimate sanctions” against countries like his could boost the coronavirus-hit global economy and create jobs, using his annual speech …
New Ohio House speaker's sterling narrative has detractors
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — There were some whispers among members of the Republican caucus that Bob Cupp should be the person to lead the Ohio House. It was 2018. The
'Justice Joan' Larsen emerges as finalist for Supreme Court
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — One of the women on Donald Trump’s short list to succeed Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court got her first taste of politics as a college student stuffing envelopes for Democrat Joe…
Nebraska campaign mailer uses photo of wrong person
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska state senator who is running for a new term made an embarrassing error in a recent campaign mail piece attacking his opponent.
Watchdog seeks more scrutiny of utility's spending in scheme
CLEVELAND (AP) — Ohio's consumer watchdog has asked the state's regulator for public utilities to increase its scrutiny of
Trump asks Supreme Court for fast action in census case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court for fast action on its effort, blocked by a lower court, to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from the numbers used to determine how many co…
White House lawyer in running for seat on the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump didn't have to look very far for one of the contenders on his short list to replace