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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…
Police, protesters clash as London eyes tighter virus rules
LONDON (AP) — Police in London clashed with protesters Saturday at a rally against coronavirus restrictions, even as the mayor warned that it was “increasingly likely” that the British capital would soon need to in…
Massachusetts congressional members mourn Ginsburg's passing
BOSTON (AP) — Some members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation and the Republican governor are mourning the loss of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and urging the Senate to wait to vote on a rep…
House races feature party-switcher Van Drew, Dems on defense
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The presidential contest in New Jersey doesn't look competitive, with Joe Biden leading Donald Trump by double digits, but a handful of the state's dozen House districts are shaping up as compe…
Trump says Republicans have 'obligation' to move forward with selection of new Supreme Court justice 'without delay'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says Republicans have 'obligation' to move forward with selection of new Supreme Court justice 'without delay.'
Maine nonprofits get aid assisting domestic violence victims
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Three nonprofit groups that provide services for victims of domestic violence are among the recipients of more than $2.3 million in federal aid in Maine.
Indiana plans to borrow $300 million for jobless benefits
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A flood of unemployment claims related to the coronavirus pandemic has caused Indiana officials to seek as much as $300 million in loans from the federal government.
Wanted: Bilingual poll workers who reflect U.S. diversity
PHOENIX (AP) — The national Mi Familia Vota organization has long been involved in voting rights issues and other matters of civic engagement, but this year it's added a new initiative: Recruiting bilingual poll wo…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's virus revisionism; Biden on the hoax
WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of mass death and sickness, what could possibly count as a success story against the pandemic?
Evangelicals at base of Trump hopes for Pennsylvania repeat
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s homestretch push to repeat his razor thin victory in Pennsylvania four years ago won't happen without white evangelicals, and there are signs that critical component …
Court's decisions didn't end Pennsylvania voting law fight
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Nov. 3 presidential contest will test Pennsylvania’s ability to handle a massive mail-in vote and, while its high court settled several partisan points of dispute over how to update the s…
Flowers, homemade signs by high court in Ginsburg tribute
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mourners dropped off bouquets and gathered outside the Supreme Court early Saturday in quiet tribute to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Homemade cardboard signs and a collection of flowers b…
Russia's Navalny says he's now more than 'technically alive'
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said he is recovering his verbal and physical abilities at the German hospital where he is being treated for suspected nerve agent poisoning but that he at fir…
Iran vows 'hit' on all involved in US killing of top general
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The chief of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard threatened Saturday to go after everyone who had a role in a top general's January killing during a U.S. drone strike in Iraq.
UK official's bodyguard suspended after leaving gun on plane
LONDON (AP) — A bodyguard who was traveling with Britain’s foreign secretary has been suspended from duties after he reportedly left a loaded gun on a plane.
Collins mum on Supreme Court nomination in wake of RBG death
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine on Friday called the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg “one of the most prominent legal luminaries of our time.” But she didn’t address whe…