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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…
Tennessee asks fed about more public virus info from schools
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee could release more data on COVID-19 cases in schools after all, as long as Gov. Bill Lee first gets the answer he wants from the federal government.
AG Barr tells AP the Justice Dept. will again seek the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Boston Marathon bombing
WASHINGTON (AP) — AG Barr tells AP the Justice Dept. will again seek the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Boston Marathon bombing.
A growing list: Trump associates ensnared in legal troubles
WASHINGTON (AP) — The arrest Thursday of President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon adds to a growing list of the president’s associates ensnared in legal trouble.
Takeaways from the final night of the Democratic convention
A convention without a roaring crowd, confetti cannons, funny hats — a gathering in name only — delivered the Democratic presidential nomination to Joe Biden, the culmination of a lifelong pursuit that comes at a t…
Alert system for mental health crises advanced by lawmakers
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia Senate committee has approved legislation that would establish an alert system to dispatch mental health providers along with police to help stabilize people in crisis situations, a …
GOP bill on school sports clears state House committee
Republican-sponsored legislation that would give Pennsylvania school districts the final say over whether to hold sports and other activities during the pandemic cleared a House committee Thursday, one day before t…
Police say Muslim man wasn't mocked during fatal arrest
PHOENIX (AP) — An advocacy group released what they say is previously unseen body camera footage Thursday showing Phoenix police mocking the religion of a Black Muslim man who later died in their custody.
Biden vows to defeat Trump, end US 'season of darkness'
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden accepted the Democratic presidential nomination with a vow to be a unifying “ally of the light” who would move
Russian doctors refuse to authorize opposition leader Alexei Navalny's transfer to German hospital, spokeswoman says
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian doctors refuse to authorize opposition leader Alexei Navalny's transfer to German hospital, spokeswoman says.
White House to take rare turn as host of memorial service
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.
Republican who drew lines called gerrymanders faces charges
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Republican who played a prominent role in drawing North Carolina districts that were declared gerrymanders by courts resigned Thursday from the state House after being accused of federal frau…
Former sailor details misconduct by SEALs pulled from Iraq
SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. Navy intelligence specialist Colleen Grace was asleep on a remote air base in Iraq in 2019 when she was woken up by knocking on the door next to her room, and then a voice she recognized.
AP FACT CHECK: Dems on minimum wage and poverty
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans tuned into the Democratic National Convention were told Thursday that the higher minimum wage favored by presidential candidate Joe Biden would lift all full-time workers out of poverty.…
Analysis: Drive to beat Trump unites Democrats behind Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly everything in American life has changed in the 16 months between
Hawaii counties explore modified traveler quarantine
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. David Ige on Thursday said he has authorized the state’s counties to develop agreements with hotels that would allow travelers from out of state to move around resort properties during t…