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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…
The Latest: Trump makes surprise RNC appearance on Night 3
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has made a surprise appearance at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry following Vice President Mike Pence’s speech at the Republican National Convention.
Hallmark police reform bill faces tough road in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — One of the hallmark bills of California lawmakers’ policing reform efforts cleared a hurdle Wednesday but faces tough going as the Legislature races to adjourn for the year on Monday.
Nevada to expand, speed up coronavirus testing
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Health officials announced plans on Wednesday to expand coronavirus testing capacity in both northern and southern Nevada after the number of residents taking tests daily fell over the cour…
Hawaii's most populous island ramps up virus testing
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's most populous island is returning to a stay-at-home order while officials strive to conduct 70,000 COVID-19 tests in two weeks amid a surge in cases.
Correction: Virus Outbreak-Hawaii story
HONOLULU (AP) — In a story August 25, 2020, about the coronavirus outbreak on Oahu, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the first inmate at the Oahu Correctional Center who tested positive was not immedi…
Chief justice says ethics board sent him 'letter of inquiry'
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court received an “informal letter of inquiry” on Wednesday from the board that investigates allegations of wrongdoing by judges, his office conf…
Trump's big night: Expect talk of GOP progress, Dem anarchy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four years ago, Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for president with a dark convention speech that painted a dystopian portrait of America in decline and offered a singular s…
US moves against Chinese officials over South China Sea
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Wednesday it is imposing sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for Beijing’s military build-up in the South China Sea. The move is the latest salvo in the U.S. p…
Gyms aim to open in Phoenix, Tucson as virus cases ebb
PHOENIX (AP) — Gyms across metro Phoenix and Tucson are expected to reopen Thursday as coronavirus transmission numbers in three major Arizona counties are likely to drop to moderate levels that allow them to resta…
Plea agreement of ex-NC state Rep. David Lewis accepted
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday accepted the guilty plea of a longtime North Carolina state lawmaker who acknowledged conducting a scheme to funnel campaign dollars to his ailing farm.
AP source: Arson suspected cause of last month's huge fire on Navy ship docked in San Diego, sailor being questioned
SAN DIEGO (AP) — AP source: Arson suspected cause of last month's huge fire on Navy ship docked in San Diego, sailor being questioned.
New Mexico high court upholds health orders over businesses
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld the authority of the state health secretary to restrict or close businesses because of the coronavirus pandemic, in a unanimous 4-0 decision Wednesday spurr…
AP Q&A: Who cares about the Hatch Act?
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's an arcane law that people in Washington alternately regard with love, hate or indifference.
Charleston church massacre looms over SC hate crime debate
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina can both honor nine Black worshippers killed five years ago in a racist attack and send a message that it loves and protects all its neighbors by becoming the 48th state to pass…
Cold case units focus on missing, murdered Indigenous women
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Ida Rose Jacomet, 37, was last seen Oct. 2, 1975, at the Circle M Bar on an old highway near Fairbanks, Alaska. The only clue left behind was that her purse was found in the parking lot. If…