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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…
Delaware GOP gubernatorial primary draws surge of candidates
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Finding Republican candidates to run for office in solid-blue Delaware can sometimes be a challenge, but there’s no shortage of GOP contenders hoping to unseat Democratic Gov. John Carney this ye…
Coming up Tuesday: The other New Hampshire primary
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — It's time for the other New Hampshire primary.
Another new pandemic reality? Election gets shaken up
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Add voting to the list of routines shaken up by the coronavirus pandemic this year.
Ex-FBI agent: Attacks from Trump 'outrageous' and 'cruel'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Peter Strzok spent his FBI career hunting Russian and Chinese spies, but after news broke of derogatory text messages he had sent about President Donald Trump, he came to feel like he was the one …
Indiana officials add 17 coronavirus deaths to state's toll
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana health officials Friday added 17 more coronavirus-related deaths to the state’s toll as the pandemic continues nearly six months after the first confirmed COVID-19 infection in the state.
Germany calls for US to back off from world court sanctions
BERLIN (AP) — Germany on Friday added its voice to criticism of U.S. sanctions against two top officials of the International Criminal Court, appealing to Washington to withdraw the measures and describing them as …
Kamala Harris, Mike Pence to both be in Wisconsin on Monday
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris is scheduled to make her first campaign appearance in battleground Wisconsin on Labor Day in Milwaukee, while Vice President Mike Pence was …
Biden confirms virus test, says he'll be tested regularly
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden said Friday that he's been tested at least once for the COVID-19 virus and promised he will be tested regularly during his
George Washington professor's racial hoax claim stokes anger
WASHINGTON (AP) — George Washington University is investigating the case of a history professor who allegedly admitted to fraudulently pretending to be a Black woman for her entire career, and said Friday that she …
Pandemic politicking: Democrats at laptops. GOP at your door
REEDSBURG, Wisconsin (AP) — At a family dining table in tiny Reedsburg, Wisconsin, Arlene Ketchpaw chatted with a half-dozen Sauk County Democrats about how to win over voters, her fellow volunteers staring out fro…
Trump won't let Pentagon close Stars and Stripes newspaper
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he won't allow the Pentagon to cut funding for the military's independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, effectively halting Defense leaders' plan to shut th…
California aims to phase out state-operated youth prisons
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — After years of fruitless debate, California now is on the verge of phasing out its state-operated juvenile prison system, a move hailed by reform advocates and criticized by counties that …
Trump targets 'white privilege' training as 'anti-American'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has directed the Office of Management and Budget to crack down on federal agencies' anti-racism training sessions, calling them “divisive, anti-American propaganda.”
Alaska Supreme Court rules bonding plan is unconstitutional
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday rejected as unconstitutional former Gov. Bill Walker’s proposal to use bonding to pay Alaska’s oil and gas tax credit obligations.
Dueling versions of reality define 1st week of fall campaign
NEW YORK (AP) — On the campaign trail with President Donald Trump, the pandemic is largely over, the economy is roaring back, and murderous mobs are infiltrating America's suburbs.