GOP convention takeaways: What virus? Fear motivates

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump refused to allow

The Latest: GOP convention wraps up with opera, fireworks

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Convention — the first political convention ever held at the White House — has ended with opera and fireworks.

Australia open to taking gunman back from New Zealand

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister said Friday he was open to allowing an Australian white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques to serve his life sentence in his …

Judge voids 50,000 absentee ballot requests in Iowa county

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A judge ordered an Iowa county Thursday to invalidate 50,000 requests for absentee ballots, agreeing with President Donald Trump's campaign that its elections commissioner overstepped his …

Judge urged to keep Montana political spending rule

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Attorneys for Montana's governor urged a federal judge Thursday to uphold an executive order that requires companies to report political contributions if they want to bid on large state contrac…

Who's in power? Convention lineup has clues to Trump's favor

WASHINGTON (AP) — If speaking time at the Republican convention is a measure of President Donald Trump’s favor, his family wins by a mile. They're followed by a slate of Cabinet members and aides who serve at Trump…

50,000 allowed back home as gains made on California fires

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More than 50,000 people forced to flee their homes were allowed to return by Thursday night as firefighters made progress in their effort to put out massive and deadly wildfires in Northern Cal…

What virus? At GOP's convention, pandemic is largely ignored

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a stunning scene in a country where parents and children have been laid to rest without their loved ones present, schools have gone to online-only learning and businesses have shut their do…

4 sentenced for hurting officer, civilian with chlorine bomb

GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — Four men who set off a chlorine bomb that injured a suburban Denver police officer and a civilian have been sentenced.

AP Analysis: Trump wields fear in pitch for 4 more years

WASHINGTON (AP) — As he laid out his case for reelection, President Donald Trump deployed a powerful, and familiar, political tactic: fear.

Maine governor signs executive order for November election

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills is allowing external drop boxes for absentee ballots and will let clerks begin processing ballots earlier to deal with the anticipated heavy volume, her office said Thur…

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Watchdog groups say convention appearances broke Hatch Act

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two White House officials violated the Hatch Act by participating in choreographed events that were aired during this week's Republican National Convention, according to two separate ethics compla…

Michigan officials decry robocall that dissuades mail voting

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's attorney general and secretary of state on Thursday were investigating what they called a racist robocall that falsely warns residents in majority-Black Detroit who vote by mail tha…

Gyms, some bars in Phoenix, Tucson open as virus cases ebb

PHOENIX (AP) — Gyms and some bars across metro Phoenix and Tucson were allowed to reopen Thursday as coronavirus transmission numbers in several Arizona counties dropped to moderate levels that let the businesses r…