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Martinez, Thompson advance in tight 13th District State House race
OLYMPIA — Deanna Martinez and Joshua Thompson will advance to the general election for Washington's 13th Legislati…
2nd LA deputy shot in ambush released from hospital
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The second of two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies shot in an ambush attack has been released from the hospital, the department said Monday.
Justice Department sees bias in limits on private schools
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department sided Monday with the father of a seventh grade prep school student in a lawsuit that challenges pandemic-related limits on classroom capacity at private schools in…
CDC changes, then retracts, web posting on how virus spreads
NEW YORK (AP) — The top U.S. public health agency stirred confusion by posting — and then taking down — an apparent change in its position on how easily the coronavirus can spread from person to person through the …
DA seeking Trump's taxes cites 'mountain' of allegations
NEW YORK (AP) — The Manhattan district attorney's office told a federal appeals court Monday that its quest to gain access to President Donald Trump’s tax returns is supported by “a mountainous record" of public al…
Nevada joins federal lawsuit against campus Title IX changes
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada has joined 17 other states and the District of Columbia in a federal lawsuit arguing that U.S. Department of Education changes to university Title IX regulations weaken student prote…
Report: California unemployment agency does less with more
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California unemployment agency’s two call centers to field questions about jobless benefits had two major problems as millions of people sought help due to the pandemic: One had nobody…
Police release footage after officers shoot 13-year-old boy
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 13-year-old Utah boy with autism was shot by police after his mother asked for help getting him hospital mental-health treatment and officers agreed to talk with him, police footage released…
Gunn: Mississippi legislators to return by early October
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators will probably return to the Capitol before Oct. 5 to examine how the state is spending coronavirus relief money it received from the federal government, Republican Hous…
Ginsburg's death raises stakes for Colorado abortion ballot
DENVER (AP) — Groups opposing a proposed abortion ban in Colorado are ratcheting up their efforts following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg for fear that a newly comprised Supreme Court without the liberal icon co…
Louisiana lawmakers call another COVID-19 special session
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers announced Monday that they will convene a special session next week to address the near-bankruptcy of the state unemployment trust fund, to work on Hurricane Laura recove…
Kansas Sen. Roberts backs filling Ginsburg vacancy this year
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas declared Monday that he supports replacing the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on U.S. Supreme Court this year.
Nevada governor won't punish county that held Trump rally
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Gov. Steve Sisolak said Monday that he does not plan to take back the $8.9 million in coronavirus relief that Nevada allocated to Douglas County, despite local officials agreeing to welcome…
Judge extends Wisconsin absentee cutoff 6 days post election
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge ruled Monday that absentee ballots in battleground Wisconsin can be counted up to six days after the Nov. 3 presidential election as long as they are postmarked by Election Day.
Wolf vetoes school sports bill; override attempt planned
Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday vetoed a bill that would give school districts the sole ability to make decisions on sports, including whether and how many spectators to allow, and lawmakers in the GOP-controlled General A…
Absentee ballots sent to city, town clerks for distribution
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 election are on their way to New Hampshire city and town clerks' offices.