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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…
Pelosi, Meadows to talk virus aid, but outlook dim for deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows were set to discuss a stalled
Thousands may return home as gains made on California fires
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands of people forced to flee their homes were allowed to return Thursday after firefighters made progress in their effort to put out massive and deadly wildfires in Northern California. O…
Philadelphia accepts $10M grant for ambitious election plan
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) —
Trump sends in agents as Albuquerque struggles with crime
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — At the start of another summer weekend of bloodshed, Albuquerque police officers were called after midnight to a park where they found a screaming teenage girl beside her boyfriend's bullet…
California GOP senators to be tested; Senate set to resume
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Senate will meet Thursday without most of its Republican members after a GOP state senator tested positive for the coronavirus.
Group: Georgia teachers should decide early classroom return
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's largest teachers group told Gov. Brian Kemp that teachers should be able to decide whether to return to school without being quarantined for COVID-19 exposure if the Republican governor dec…
The Latest: Pelosi doesn't want any Biden-Trump debates
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Private Wisconsin college cancels Pence commencement speech
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A private Milwaukee college has canceled plans to have Vice President Mike Pence deliver a commencement address this weekend, citing
Allentown police make arrests in street bike, ATV crackdown
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Police in Allentown are vowing to continue efforts to rein in illegal use of dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles on city streets after making arrests last weekend.
Kennedy's legacy hovering over Senate race in Massachusetts
BOSTON (AP) — Perhaps inevitably, the long political shadow of the Kennedy family is hovering over an increasingly acrimonious contest between U.S. Sen. Edward Markey and U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy lll, who's hoping to …
Hawaii schools drop online platform after objections raised
HONOLULU (AP) — Some Hawaii public schools have stopped using an online learning platform after parents and teachers objected to what they considered sexist, racist and unsuitable content.
Russia: No signs of crime in Navalny coma case so far
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities said Thursday they have found no indication so far that opposition leader Alexei Navalny's coma, which his allies and German doctors treating him believe may have been brought abou…
The Latest: 1st death reported from Hurricane Laura
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Christians: Let's unite in pandemic to fight injustices
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two authoritative religious bodies on Thursday called on Christians to band together to fight “sins” laid bare or aggravated by the pandemic, including racism and economic injustice.
Liberia war crimes suspect arrested in London
LONDON (AP) — A man has been arrested in London on suspicion of war crimes relating to the first and second Liberian civil wars between 1989 and 2003, British police said Thursday.