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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…
Poland's president appoints daughter as unpaid advisor
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's president, Andrzej Duda, has appointed his 25-year-old daughter, Kinga, to be an unpaid adviser on social issues.
Japan new PM begins 1st full day, vows to push reforms
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga started his first full day in office Thursday with a resolve to push forward popular reforms.
Local lawmaker calls for investigation after Inslee reportedly brings infested apples into pest-free area
A local lawmaker is calling for an investigation and possible penalties after recent reports that Governor Jay Inslee brought apple maggot-infested fruit to Ea…
Local Republicans open golf tournament
The first annual Grant County Republican Party Golf Tournament is planned for Friday, Sept. 25.
Pennsylvania asks judge to retain limits on crowd size
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s top lawyer asked a federal judge Wednesday to retain Gov. Tom Wolf’s limits on crowd size, at least for now, warning that allowing large groups to congregate during a legal bat…
In `law and order' debate, data can be molded to suit moment
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump points to spiking crime and delivers stark statistics on murders and shootings as part of his “law and order” campaign emphasis that suggests cities are overrun with vio…
Ex-wife: Man accused of shooting officer is mentally ill
PHOENIX (AP) — A man accused of opening fire on a federal security officer outside the U.S. courthouse in Phoenix has a long history of mental illness but had never been violent, his ex-wife said Wednesday, a day a…
Kansas Republican's Senate ad relies on out-of-context clips
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican Roger Marshall is using out-of-context clips from Democrat Barbara Bollier's ads in a television spot in which his campaign argues that she's trying to hide liberal views from voters,…
New Mexico GOP wants ethics complaint tossed
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Republican leaders want a newly-formed ethics commission to dismiss a complaint filed against one of their members shortly before the election by her Democratic opponent.
Report: Feds considered using 'heat ray' on DC protesters
WASHINGTON (AP) — A military whistleblower says federal officials sought some unusual crowd control devices — including one that’s been called a “heat ray” — to deal with protesters outside the White House on the J…
Sisolak blasts Trump's Nevada rallies, may alter directives
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Gov. Steve Sisolak asked in a letter Wednesday to Vice President Mike Pence why President Donald Trump’s campaign defied White House guidance on public gatherings by holding two weekend ral…
SC's governor signs into law new COVID-19 election rules
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed into law Wednesday changes in South Carolina voting rules allowing anyone to cast an absentee ballot without a reason in November's general election t…
The Latest: Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccine, masks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):
Trump says he can talk GOP into going for 'larger' virus aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump parachuted into the coronavirus aid debate Wednesday, upbraiding his Republican allies for proposing too small of a relief package and encouraging both parties in Congress t…
Health official on leave amid political interference furor
WASHINGTON (AP) — A