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Updated 1 day 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
Police help defeat California bill on removing problem cops

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Police unions and other law enforcement organizations went into overdrive to thwart a measure that would have added California to the majority of states that can end the careers of officer…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Appeals court overturns ban on immigrant courthouse arrests

A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a ruling that barred immigration authorities from arresting people suspected of living in the U.S. illegally if they show up at Massachusetts courthouses.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Edward Markey wins Democratic Senate primary in Massachusetts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Edward Markey wins Democratic Senate primary in Massachusetts.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Mrs. Trump's ex-adviser says she taped calls for protection

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former friend and adviser of Melania Trump said Tuesday that she made recordings of her conversations with the first lady because she needed evidence to protect herself amid questions about the …

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Book: Pence told 'to be on standby' for Trump hospital visit

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new book is reviving questions about President Donald Trump's

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Court shields Trump tax returns, likely until after election

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court Tuesday granted President Donald Trump a temporary reprieve in the long-running fight over his tax returns, barring Manhattan's top prosecutor from getting the records while …

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Legislators pushing agenda that includes police reform

CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus on Tuesday announced an agenda that calls for action on several areas it identifies as important to its members and their constituents.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
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Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
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Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Trump spins baseless tale of ‘thugs’ flying to protests

CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump is recycling a baseless conspiracy theory to claim that recent protests have been orchestrated by powerful people in “dark shadows” intent on undermining his reelection prospec…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
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Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
SEC complaint filed over mine that could threaten rare plant

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists have filed a complaint with the Securities Exchange Commission accusing an Australian mining company of misleading investors about how soon it might start building a Nevada lithiu…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Veteran Massachusetts congressman Richard Neal has defeated Democratic challenger Alex Morse in Massachusetts’ primary

BOSTON (AP) — Veteran Massachusetts congressman Richard Neal has defeated Democratic challenger Alex Morse in Massachusetts’ primary.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Task force makes 28 nursing home recommendations to Whitmer

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan should modify a system in which nursing home residents infected with the coronavirus can be treated and isolated in those facilities and take steps to improve life for all long-term c…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
US Rep. Joe Kennedy III concedes defeat to incumbent US Sen. Edward Markey in Massachusetts’ Democratic Senate primary

BOSTON (AP) — US Rep. Joe Kennedy III concedes defeat to incumbent US Sen. Edward Markey in Massachusetts’ Democratic Senate primary.