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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…
2 seek recounts of losses in Georgia legislative runoffs
ATLANTA (AP) — Candidates in two Georgia legislative runoffs say they want recounts of their apparent narrow defeats.
House ethics: Gaetz broke rules, not law, with Cohen tweet
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee on Friday said Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., broke House rules but not the law when he tweeted a warning last year to President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen.
Ex-President George W. Bush backs Maine's Sen. Susan Collins
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) — Former President George W. Bush on Friday backed Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine in his first public endorsement of
N.C. unemployment rate higher even as employed number grows
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's unemployment rate rose in July, the state announced on Friday, even as the overall number of people working grew compared to the previous month.
Judge rebuffs Trump again on tax records; appeals underway
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge turned down President Donald Trump's newest move Friday to keep New York City prosecutors from getting his tax records, but Trump's lawyers have already asked higher courts to step i…
Postmaster: No pre-election return of mail boxes, equipment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressed by senators, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Friday he was unaware of recent mail operation changes until they sparked a public uproar. But he also said he has no plans to restore mail…
Fixing Pennsylvania mail-in vote glitches goes down to wire
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With barely three weeks to go before counties can begin mailing out ballots, lawsuits are filling the vacuum of action to fix problems or ambiguities with Pennsylvania's mail-in voting laws a…
Pennsylvania board to consider fate of fall school sports
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The governing body for Pennsylvania interscholastic sports was expected to decide Friday whether to move forward with the fall season against the governor’s recommendation that all youth spor…
Trump says Democrats' convention was 'gloomiest' in history
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump sought to cast a more positive light on his presidency Friday after four days of bashing at the Democratic National Convention, saying that where Democratic presidential…
After Hagia Sophia, Turkey turns another museum into mosque
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish government formally converted a former Byzantine church into a mosque Friday, a move that came a month after it drew praise from the faithful and international opposition for simil…
Louisiana health dept. asks to redo Medicaid contract search
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's health department wants to seek new bids for multibillion-dollar Medicaid contracts managing the health care of 1.5 million people, trying to end a legal dispute that has dragged…
Homeowner accused in killing of code enforcement officer
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man is accused of shooting and killing a city code enforcement officer.
Panel grills commerce chief over Line 3 oil pipeline appeal
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A member of Gov. Tim Walz's cabinet faced sharp questioning at a confirmation hearing Friday for approving an appeal over a controversial pipeline project in a dispute that could cost him his job.
Kanye West fails to qualify on Ohio ballot in November
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kanye West won't appear on Ohio's ballot as an unaffiliated presidential candidate this November because of mismatched information on the rapper's signature-gathering documents, Ohio's electio…
AP Exclusive: Barr 'vehemently opposed' to pardoning Snowden
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr said he would be “vehemently opposed” to any attempt to pardon former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, after the president suggested he might consi…