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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…
Trump delivered on some big 2016 promises, but others unmet
WASHINGTON (AP) — He’s broken his pledge never to take a vacation or play golf for pleasure. His plan to update the nation’s infrastructure has become a running punchline and he’s dropped his threat to throw Army d…
Comatose Russian dissident visited by wife, aide in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Alexi Navalny's wife and a top aide visited him Sunday in a Berlin hospital where the comatose Russian dissident is being treated by German doctors after a suspected poisoning.
Israeli lawmakers negotiate ahead of looming budget deadline
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli lawmakers were trying to negotiate a last minute deal on Sunday to push back a looming budget deadline and avoid sending the country to its fourth parliamentary elections in less than two y…
US envoy joins Taiwan president at military memorial
KINMEN, Taiwan (AP) — The U.S. envoy to Taiwan joined President Tsai Ing-wen at a military memorial service Sunday in a fresh show of warming relations that threatened to add to irritants in Washington’s relations …
Plane carrying sickened dissident Alexei Navalny leaves Russia for German hospital
OMSK, Russia (AP) — Plane carrying sickened dissident Alexei Navalny leaves Russia for German hospital.
Pompeo, Kushner to Mideast as US presses Arab-Israeli peace
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will send two top officials to the Middle East this week in a bid to capitalize on momentum from the historic agreement between Israeli and the United Arab Emirates to est…
Trumps floats sending the law to polls, but lacks the power
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Comatose Russian dissident stable upon arrival in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, in a coma after a suspected poisoning, was flown from Siberia on Saturday to Berlin for treatment by specialists at the German capital’s main hospital.
Senator to supporters: How about skipping a meal to donate?
PHOENIX (AP) — Sen. Martha McSally has suggested that supporters could “fast a meal" to donate to the Arizona Republican's campaign as she fights to fend off a tough challenge from Democrat Mark Kelly.
Top West Africa envoys meet in Mali with junta after coup
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Top West African officials met with the junta leaders and Mali’s deposed president Saturday in the capital trying to negotiate a return to civilian rule after a coup this week.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's distortion on Dems and the pledge
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is accusing the Democrats of taking God out of the Pledge of Allegiance at their national convention. He’s distorting what happened.
Wisconsin’s postal woes predate Trump administration shakeup
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — When the packages Susan Brown sent from her business in Fitchburg, Wisconsin took longer than usual to reach customers in New York City and parts of Michigan in late April, Brown figured the pa…
Moderate Tulsa mayor faces fierce political crosscurrents
By all accounts, Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum has been a fast-rising political star in Oklahoma.
Nuclear agency's new facility to be named after 1st leader
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The federal agency that oversees the nation’s nuclear weapons cache and key deterrence initiatives around the globe will name its new facility in Albuquerque after a retired Air Force gener…
Some VOA journalists forced to leave US soon as visas expire
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a dozen journalists with the U.S. government’s premier international broadcaster may soon be forced to leave the United States as their visas expire with no action from the agency’s new …