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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…
Homeland Security whistleblower not yet ready to testify
WASHINGTON (AP) — A whistleblower from the Department of Homeland Security who says he was pressured to suppress facts in intelligence reports says he won’t be able to testify before a House panel until the departm…
Ginsburg, a feminist icon memorialized as the Notorious RBG
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice
Texas reports 3,978 new coronavirus cases, 123 more deaths
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — More than 3,978 new cases were reported Friday of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, as well as 123 new COVID-19 deaths, according to Texas health officials.
Majority Leader McConnell says a Trump Supreme Court nominee will receive vote by full Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Majority Leader McConnell says a Trump Supreme Court nominee will receive vote by full Senate.
Manager ordered census layoffs despite judge's ruling
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two weeks after a federal judge
Biden says nomination to replace Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg should happen after voters 'pick the president'
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Biden says nomination to replace Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg should happen after voters 'pick the president.'
More migrant women say they didn’t OK surgery in detention
HOUSTON (AP) — Sitting across from her lawyer at an immigration detention center in rural Georgia, Mileidy Cardentey Fernandez unbuttoned her jail jumpsuit to show the scars on her abdomen. There were three small, …
Princeton faces federal inquiry after acknowledging racism
The Trump administration has opened an investigation into racial bias at Princeton University, saying that the school's recent acknowledgment of racism on campus amounts to a “shocking” and “serious” admission of d…
Biden would push for less US reliance on nukes for defense
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden leaves little doubt that if elected he would try to scale back President Donald Trump's buildup in nuclear weapons spending. And although the former vice president has not fully…
Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87.
Bergdahl lawyers say judge's job application posed conflict
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A new motion filed in the case of former U.S Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is asking the highest appeals court for the U.S. military to overturn his conviction, citing an alleged conflict of intere…
Trump, Biden absorb news of Ginsburg death on the fly
BEMIDJI, Minnesota (AP) — Minutes into the latest Donald Trump campaign rally, the world got word that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died. But no one told the president.
Trump and Biden hit unlikely battleground state of Minnesota
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A solidly blue state for the past half century, Minnesota became an unquestioned presidential battleground on Friday as President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden fought for wor…
Reaction to the death of Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg
Reaction to the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday at her home in Washington at the age of 87.
The Latest: Trump orders flags at half-staff for Ginsburg
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the