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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…
Northern Arizona military site eyed for economic development
BELLEMONT, Ariz. (AP) — A low-profile military base first established during World War II is being eyed as a potential site for future economic development projects in northern Arizona.
Ketamine that's injected during arrests draws new scrutiny
DENVER (AP) — Police stopped Elijah McClain on the street in suburban Denver last year after deeming the young Black man suspicious. He was thrown into a chokehold, threatened with a dog and stun gun, then subjecte…
Northeast Georgia hospital becomes second to set closing
COMMERCE, Ga. (AP) — A second rural Georgia hospital has announced its closure, citing financial losses.
Louisiana parishes to keep getting positive virus test lists
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Sixty percent of Louisiana's parishes will continue to receive information about residents who have tested positive for
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.
The bully pulpit: Trump pushes Washington, but virus resists
WASHINGTON (AP) — His face framed by the golden Oval Office curtains behind him, President Donald Trump stared straight into the camera aimed at the Resolute Desk.
NY gov OKs clerical fixes on mail-in ballots, with a twist
NEW YORK (AP) — Anticipating a wave of mail-in voting this fall, New York state will now give voters a chance to correct missing signatures and other clerical errors so their absentee ballots can be counted — but t…
Boozy strolls OK each night for rest of 2020 in Georgia city
MACON, Ga. (AP) — Strolling through downtown Macon with a cocktail is no longer limited to Fridays.
Convention silence from Democrats with high court at stake
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Moderate Tulsa mayor faces fierce political crosscurrents
By all accounts, Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum has been a fast-rising political star in Oklahoma.
AP FACT CHECK: What the Dems didn't say, and what Trump did
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden and fellow Democrats spun an assortment of facts to their benefit in their national convention, omitting inconvenient truths such as Barack Obama's record of aggressive deportations and …
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.
AP PHOTOS: In Belarus, protesters show pride, worry, empathy
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Behind each protester in Belarus is a surprising story of awakening.
Schools, colleges debate course as Georgia virus cases fall
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia school district that had switched to all-online classes abruptly reversed course on Friday for most of its schools, while officials at one state university nervously eyed rising numbers of …
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.