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Updated 18 hours, 13 minutes ago

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…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
General election match-ups set in New Hampshire

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democrat Dan Feltes started his gubernatorial campaign Wednesday promising to prove the pundits wrong and defeat Republican Gov. Chris Sununu in November.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Indiana officials planning 95 new coronavirus testing sites

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nearly 100 additional coronavirus testing sites are planned across Indiana by the end of this month, state officials announced Wednesday.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
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Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Public vs. private: A timeline of Trump's comments on virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's comments on the threat posed by the coronavirus have varied widely depending on whether he was speaking in public or private.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Montana mayor resigns after claims of bullying staff members

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A Montana mayor resigned his post following allegations he mistreated staff members and interfered with city administration.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Evers won't say whether he'll seek mask mandate extension

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — As coronavirus cases continue to increase across Wisconsin,

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Forecast calls for Hawaii tax revenue to drop 11%

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii tax revenue — severely depleted because of the coronavirus pandemic — will likely decline 11% this fiscal year if tourists begin to return to the islands by mid-November, an advisory panel fo…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Justice Dept. push into Trump case could prompt dismissal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday defended the Justice Department's move to intervene in a defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump, even as experts were skeptical of the federal…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Book: Trump said of virus, 'I wanted to always play it down'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump talked in private about the “deadly” coronavirus last February, even as he was declaring to America it was no worse than the flu and insisting it was under control, accordin…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
New Trump rule ties college funding to speech, faith rights

The Trump administration is moving forward with a policy that expands protections for religious groups on college campuses and threatens to cut federal education funding to colleges that violate free speech rules.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Green Party can stay on Pennsylvania's ballot, judge says

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday night ordered election officials to put the Green Party’s candidate for president on Pennsylvania’s ballot, turning back a court challenge by Democrats just eight weeks b…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Meatpacking plants have highest number of active COVID cases

LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Meatpacking plants and correctional facilities continue to be the main sites of active COVID-19 clusters in Kansas, with each reporting thousands of cases, according to

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
3 join ex-Nevada Gov. Sandoval as UNR president finalists

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Experienced leaders at universities in Arizona, Texas and Ohio have joined ex-Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval as the four finalists who will be interviewed next week in the search for the next presiden…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Whitmer clarifies order: Masks not required for all sports

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer late Wednesday clarified her order requiring masks in organized sports, saying they must be worn in training and competition only when athletes cannot consistently keep 6…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Green Party can stay on Pennsylvania's ballot, judge says

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday night ordered election officials to put the Green Party’s candidate for president on Pennsylvania’s ballot, turning back a court challenge by Democrats just eight weeks b…