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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…
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 …
Schools close in California county after virus list issue
UKIAH, Calif. (AP) — Schools in one California county were forced to close this week when state officials said their coronavirus cases had been higher than previously reported, and several hundred students were sen…
Prosecutors won't seek charges in officer-involved shooting
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — State prosecutors will not seek criminal charges against a Juneau police officer in the fatal shooting of a man last year, the Alaska Department of Law said Friday, refuting a claim that the o…
Nevada Wildlife Board of Commission has first chairwoman
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The first female sportsman ever appointed to the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commission has now become its first chairwoman.
Texas surpasses 11,000 coronavirus deaths
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas surpassed 11,000 coronavirus deaths on Friday and reported more than 4,600 confirmed new cases, while the number of patients hospitalized because of the virus continue to fall.
New Mexico officials keep close eye on COVID-19 benchmarks
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico on Friday reported an additional 150 COVID-19 cases, bringing the state’s total to nearly 24,100 since the pandemic began.
Another win for Louisiana governor in COVID-19 bar closures
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A second federal judge in Louisiana has refused to block a bar closure order issued by Gov. John Bel Edwards to fight the spread of
Tennessee gov signs bill upping penalties on some protests
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee protesters will face harsher penalties, including losing the right to vote, for breaking certain laws during demonstrations under a law enacted by Gov. Bill Lee.
Court asked to reconsider ruling on Arkansas abortion laws
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Abortion rights supporters asked a federal appeals court Friday to reconsider a ruling that would allow four restrictions on the procedure in Arkansas to take effect.
Pennsylvania school athletics board greenlights fall season
High school athletes across Pennsylvania will be taking the field this fall, after all.
US dismisses opposition to restoring UN sanctions on Iran
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday dismissed near universal opposition to its demand to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran, declaring that a 30-day countdown for the “snapback” of penalties ea…
White House holds memorial service for president's brother
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sometimes politics gives way to the personal at the White House. It has seen 18 weddings and at least 10 people are known to have died there, including two presidents and three first ladies.
Michigan businesses fined for lax worker virus protections
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state on Friday fined six Michigan businesses thousands of dollars for allegedly not protecting workers from the coronavirus, in what was described as an initial round of citations as regu…
Pittsburgh mayor overhauls how police handle civil protests
Pittsburgh's mayor on Friday put new limits on dispatching police to civil protests, halted the practice of having plainclothes officers in unmarked cars jump out and arrest people and ordered officers to stop wear…
Kansas offers counties drop-off boxes for mail-in ballots
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas secretary of state's office has offered each of the state's 105 counties up to two drop-off boxes where people can deposit their absentee ballots for the November election if th…