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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…
California Senate OKs state reviews for police shootings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is close to requiring independent investigations any time police kill an unarmed civilian, a move that would strip authority from local prosecutors at a time of heightened distr…
Voting groups scramble to reach college students in pandemic
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Chase Gaines wishes he could get more young people in North Carolina to answer their front doors and take his GOP flyer.
Trump's intel chief ends election security briefings to Hill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s top intelligence official has informed Congress that his office will no longer give in-person election security briefings on Capitol Hill, a move that raised concern among lawmakers S…
Huge protest on Belarus leader's birthday demands he resign
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied Sunday in the Belarusian capital of Minsk to begin the fourth week of daily protests demanding that the country's authoritarian president resign.
Uncertainty dominates presidential campaign's final stretch
NEW YORK (AP) — Within President Donald Trump’s campaign, some privately feared the worst heading into the national conventions.
When Trump talks law and order, some Wisconsin voters listen
DE PERE, Wis. (AP) — Alexis Arnold says she's sympathetic toward protesters who have peacefully fought racial injustice this summer. But as some demonstrations spiral into violence, her anxiety is building.
Trump seizes on protests as Dems blame him for tensions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats accused President Donald Trump of trying to inflame racial tensions and incite violence to benefit his campaign after he praised supporters who clashed with protesters during a deadly ni…
Nurses on NY's front lines call for minimum staffing ratios
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Nurses on the front lines of New York’s COVID-19 pandemic are calling for the state to enact minimum staffing standards ahead of another wave of infections.
Montenegro opposition claims election victory in tight vote
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro's pro-Serb and Russian opposition groups claimed victory against the ruling pro-Western party in a tense parliamentary election that could see a change in the course of the s…
Biden, aiming at Trump, says he won't use military as 'prop'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden said on Saturday that as president, he would never use the military “as a prop or private militia” and accused President Donald Trump of employing U.S. forces to settle “personal vendett…
Texas reports 4,732 new coronavirus cases, 154 new deaths
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas reported 4,732 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Saturday and 154 new deaths from the disease it causes, COVID-19.
Candidate's arrest highlights Connecticut GOP's challenges
A Republican congressional candidate's arrest on domestic violence charges on the eve of this month's primary election has prompted some prominent members of the Connecticut GOP to advocate for change so the party …
Police investigate possible shot fired at LA Trump caravan
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police searched apartment buildings for three men following reports that someone may have fired a shot at a car caravan of supporters of President Donald Trump that rolled through Los Angeles on …
NY congressman calls for doubling community policing grant
WASHINGTON (AP) — A New York congressman is seeking to double the amount of funding for a Justice Department community policing grant program used to hire officers across the U.S.
Kansas candidate admitting abuse had liberal message, base
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 19-year-old Kansas House candidate who admitted to