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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…
Indiana alters student count to maintain school funding
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana State Board of Education approved a method to maintain funding for schools reopening virtually this fall after warnings of possible cuts from lawmakers last month.
New casino could be built near Penn State's flagship campus
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A casino could be built near Penn State University’s flagship campus after Pennsylvania found another taker Wednesday for a mini-casino license, auctioning it for $10 million to a Philadelphi…
A recount and a tie and a drawing: election finally settled
HOLTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A drawing settled a tie in a small-town election in western Michigan.
Biden raises over $360 million in August, shattering record
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden raised $364 million in August, a record sum that will give him ample resources to compete in the final two months of the campaign against President Donald…
Progressive party says NY making it harder to stay on ballot
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The head of a progressive political party in New York is urging voters to cast votes on the party's line at a time when a new state law is jeopardizing the future of minor parties.
Lebanese PM-designate wants reform-minded Cabinet
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's prime minister-designate said Wednesday he wants to swiftly form a government of specialists committed to enacting urgent reforms in the crisis-stricken country that can regain the trust of …
Ex-NC Rep. Goodwin, who made history with childbirth, dies
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former North Carolina Rep. Melanie Wade Goodwin, who was the state's first lawmaker to give birth while holding office, has died at age 50, her husband announced Wednesday.
New US sanctions on international tribunal prosecutor, aide
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday imposed sanctions on the chief prosecutor of the
Democrats seek to flip suburban St. Louis seat in Congress
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Democratic groups are hoping to flip a Republican-held suburban St. Louis congressional district, with two of them spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on new TV ads to support the challen…
NC governor's race sets pace for Democrats in the South
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Joe Biden may have one of his best chances for a Southern victory in North Carolina, where he stands to benefit from a mild-mannered Democratic governor praised for his balanced approach to con…
NC legislature back to spend more federal virus relief aid
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly is making a brief return trip to Raleigh to distribute federal COVID-19 relief funds that otherwise disappear at the end of the year.
N Macedonia party leader appears in Kosovo war crimes probe
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The leader of a junior party in North Macedonia’s governing coalition was questioned Wednesday by prosecutors from a special international court who are investigating possible war crimes com…
Confusion over eviction ban led to selective enforcement
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Yochebed Israel was the kind of person Congress had in mind when it voted in March to impose a temporary moratorium on many evictions as the coronavirus spread.
Health officials worry nation not ready for COVID-19 vaccine
Public health departments, which have struggled for months to test and trace everyone exposed to the novel coronavirus, are now being told to prepare to distribute COVID-19 vaccines as early as Nov. 1.
Russian charged over Berlin slaying to go on trial Oct. 7
BERLIN (AP) — A Russian man charged with the brazen daylight murder in Berlin last year of a Georgian, which prosecutors say was ordered by the Russian state, will go on trial in the German capital next month.