NC Republicans proposing $50 weekly jobless benefit increase

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republicans at the General Assembly said on Friday they're committed to raising state unemployment benefits for all beneficiaries by $50 a week when they reconvene.

McConnell campaign hires student from viral DC encounter

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's campaign has hired a Kentucky teenager known for his viral encounter with a Native American man at the Lincoln Memorial last year.

Murphy signs bill to make November election mostly mail-only

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday signed into law legislation to conduct November's presidential election nearly entirely by mail.

Oklahoma governor extends emergency, ensures new voting rule

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt extended a statewide emergency declaration on Friday, ensuring Oklahoma voters can cast absentee ballots in November without having their ballots notarized or witnesse…

1-year-old boy becomes youngest COVID-19 death in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — A 1-year-old boy is now Georgia's youngest victim to die from COVID-19.

Indiana forecasts 10-fold jump for mail-in voting

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana election officials are bracing for perhaps 10 times more mail-in ballots for this fall’s election than four years ago.

Chicken plant in California to shut down over virus outbreak

LIVINGSTON, Calif. (AP) — A chicken processing plant in central California has been ordered to shut down after it became the site of one of the largest and most severe COVID-19 outbreaks in the state, health offici…

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Kansas primary turnout high; mail ballots show party split

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas had a relatively high turnout in its primary election, and the voting methods most preferred by Republicans and Democrats appeared to reflect a partisan divide across the U.S. over the co…

GOP California senators vote remotely for first time

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — For a few horrifying seconds, Scott Wilk thought everyone had heard him.

233 more virus cases reported at ICE facility in Arizona

ELOY, Ariz. (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement has reported 233 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 at one of its facilities in Arizona.

Army aircraft crashes off California, killing 2 soldiers

SAN DIEGO (AP) — An Army aircraft crashed off Southern California during a routine training exercise, killing two soldiers and injuring three, the military said Friday.

Nevada residents blast Utah's Lake Powell pipeline plan

LAUGHLIN, Nev. (AP) — A group of residents in a southern Nevada town that sits along the Colorado River are organizing a campaign to oppose a proposed pipeline that would divert billions of gallons of river water t…

Trump still faces skepticism in suburbs following convention

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pat Newell backed Donald Trump in 2016.

11th-hour appeal targets ranked voting referendum in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A state judge's ruling allowing a referendum the use of ranked choice voting in presidential elections in Maine isn't going without a challenge.