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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…
Shooting outside US court in Phoenix wounds federal officer
PHOENIX (AP) — A drive-by shooting wounded a federal security officer outside the U.S. courthouse in downtown Phoenix on Tuesday, and a person was later taken into custody, authorities said.
Pennsylvania: Mail ballots can't be discarded over signature
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With concerns rising in Pennsylvania that tens of thousands of mail-in ballots will be discarded in the presidential election over technicalities, officials in the presidential battleground t…
Trump to take questions in TV 'town hall' as debates warm-up
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was participating in a televised “town hall” with uncommitted voters Tuesday night, a warm up of sorts two weeks before he faces Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the first pr…
Trump ramps up ad spending in bid to counter Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's reelection campaign says it is ramping up advertising spending in battleground states, a move that comes as some of his allies have grown worried because Democrat Joe Bide…
Ohio judge derides restriction of 1 ballot box per county
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A directive that restricted Ohio counties to one ballot drop box in November was arbitrary and unreasonable, a county judge ruled Tuesday, delivering the Republican secretary of state in the p…
California judge orders school to stop in-person classes
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A judge on Tuesday ordered classrooms closed at a private school in California’s Central Valley that has defied state and local health orders aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus.
Georgia State University president to step down
ATLANTA (AP) — The president of Georgia's largest public university is stepping down from the post at the end of June.
CARES Act to come to the aid of Maine's rail line to Boston
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Federal CARES Act money will pay for improvements to the passenger rail system that connects Maine to Boston.
Maine court to expedite ruling on ranked voting referendum
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is expediting a decision on a referendum petition aimed at stopping the use of ranked choice voting in this November’s presidential election, the acting chief…
$1M bail set for Lancaster police shooting demonstrators
Thirteen people who are accused of committing crimes while participating in a civil disturbance in Lancaster on Sunday night sat behind bars Tuesday, with bail for seven of them set at $1 million.
GOP Wisconsin elections commissioner advised Green Party
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission advised a Green Party representative about who to hire as an attorney after its presidential nominee was denied ballot access in the ke…
South Carolina Senate OKs teacher raises, hazard pay
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate passed changes Tuesday to the state budget that would provide a small raise to most teachers and a hazard pay bonus for some lower-paid state workers.
Israel signs agreements with United Arab Emirates and Bahrain formally establishing diplomatic relations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel signs agreements with United Arab Emirates and Bahrain formally establishing diplomatic relations.
House GOP unveils tax cuts, police funds in election agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy rolled out Republicans' priorities of tax breaks and police funding Tuesday, the GOP's calling card to voters as they try to wrest back seats from Democrats in…
Colorado city bans ketamine use amid Elijah McClain probe
DENVER (AP) — City council members in a Denver suburb have voted to ban the use of a powerful sedative by first responders until officials finish a review of its use in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man…