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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…
Biden slams Trump over alleged comments mocking US war dead
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden declared President Donald Trump “unfit” for the presidency on Friday, delivering an impassioned reaction to a report that Trump — who never served in unif…
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 …
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 …
Indiana officials add 18 coronavirus deaths to state's toll
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana health officials on Friday added 18 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 st…
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.
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
Alabama Supreme Court rules PSC hearing not a public meeting
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A two-hour public hearing where members of Alabama's utility-regulating agency heard testimony about solar energy fees wasn't a public meeting under state law, the Alabama Supreme Court rule…
Ducey appoints 4 as Maricopa County Superior Court judges
PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Doug Ducey has appointed four lawyers as Maricopa County Superior Court judges to fill vacancies.
Judge OKs extradition for men accused of aiding Ghosn escape
BOSTON (AP) — Two American men accused of smuggling Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of Japan while he was awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges can be extradited, a federal judge ruled Friday.
Belarus' opposition challenger urges UN action amid protests
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hundreds of students, information technology workers and others rallied again in Belarus' capital Friday to protest the disputed reelection of the nation's authoritarian president, while the ma…
Serbia, Kosovo normalize economic ties, gesture to Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that Serbia and Kosovo have agreed to normalize economic ties as part of U.S.-brokered talks that include Belgrade moving its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem, …
Serbia says it will move Israeli embassy to Jerusalem, Kosovo to recognize Israel as part of US-brokered talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Serbia says it will move Israeli embassy to Jerusalem, Kosovo to recognize Israel as part of US-brokered talks.
Pentagon orders shutdown of Stars and Stripes newspaper
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has ordered the military's independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, to cease publication at the end of the month, despite congressional efforts to continue funding the century-old pu…
Familiar faces, newcomers seek 2nd District's return to GOP
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The race for the Republican primary in New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District includes two familiar faces from 2018 and two newcomers who hope to return the seat to the GOP.
IAEA: Iran continues to expand stockpile of enriched uranium
VIENNA (AP) — Iran continues to increase its stockpile of enriched uranium in violation of limitations set in a landmark deal with world powers, but has begun providing access to sites where it was suspected of hav…