AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts record; BLM falsely accused

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump claimed accomplishments he didn't earn on the pandemic, energy and veterans Thursday at a Republican convention finale that also heard Black Lives Matter baselessly accused …

Theory on killings suspect barred at freeway shootings trial

PHOENIX (AP) — Lawyers for a landscaper once accused in metro Phoenix’s 2015 freeway shootings are barred from telling jurors at their client’s upcoming false-arrest trial that it's highly likely a car belonging to…

Nevada braces as pandemic-prompted eviction moratorium ends

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Gina Giambra worked as a massage therapist on the Las Vegas Strip until being laid off this spring and doesn't know how she's going to pay her rent in September.

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AP FACT CHECK: BLM takes a distorted hit at GOP convention

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Convention's final night heard Black Lives Matter falsely accused of co-coordinating violent protests, and President Donald Trump's record distorted on multiple fronts.

Report: Hawaii auditors stonewalled in contact tracing probe

HONOLULU (AP) — A report from Hawaii's state auditor’s office says Department of Health officials stonewalled them while attempting to get answers about the government's coronavirus contact tracing program.

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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 …

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…

Eversource defends storm response to skeptical legislators

Top officials from Eversource on Thursday defended the utility's electricity restoration efforts after Tropical Storm Isaias hit Connecticut earlier this month, but some state legislators remained unimpressed, ques…

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.

Court panel allows federal execution of Kansas girl's killer

WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of federal appeals court judges is letting the U.S. government proceed with the planned execution of a man who kidnapped, raped and killed a 10-year-old Kansas girl.

Medical marijuana OK'd for Nebraska ballot, lawsuit expected

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska voters will get the chance to decide whether to legalize medical marijuana in November, the state's top election official announced Thursday, although his decision is certain to face an …

Arizona sending more than 150 Guard troops to Wisconsin

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is sending more than 150 members of the state National Guard to Wisconsin to help after widespread unrest over police shooting Jacob Blake, a Black man, on Sunday.

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…