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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…
Pitt and Drexel change plans for in-person classes
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Two big universities in Pennsylvania, the University of Pittsburgh and Drexel University, changed plans for in-person instruction this fall, as a top Pitt official on Wednesday admonished stu…
Trump: Closing colleges amid outbreaks 'could cost lives'
President Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted universities that have canceled in-person classes amid coronavirus outbreaks, saying the move could ultimately cost lives rather than saving them.
Cuomo brushes back AP report of care home death undercount
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo responded Wednesday to an Associated Press
US defense chief Esper to visit Palau, Guam and Hawaii
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper will travel to the tiny North Pacific island nation of Palau next week, as well as to Hawaii and the U.S. territory of Guam, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
Prominent Alaska GOP lawmakers trail in their primaries
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's Republican Senate president lost her primary and other Republican lawmakers, some leaders in the bipartisan House majority, trailed in races too close to call with absentee ballots ye…
Arizona Supreme Court revives education tax initiative
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a lower court ruling and restored a citizen’s initiative that would raise taxes on the wealthy to help boost education funding to the ballot.
Trump praises QAnon conspiracists, appreciates support
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised the supporters of QAnon, a convoluted, pro-Trump conspiracy theory, and suggested he appreciates their support of his candidacy.
Iowa tries to fix data error that backdated COVID-19 results
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa tried to correct
Senate, House races with all women a first in Equality State
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Women are all but guaranteed to claim a majority of Wyoming’s congressional delegation for the first time after voters picked four — two Republicans and two Democrats — to compete for U.S. Sen…
Pitt delays in-person classes, warns students about partying
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The University of Pittsburgh adjusted its coronavirus strategy Wednesday, and delayed the start of in-person instruction into September as a top university official admonished students in a s…
Former Ohio House speaker needs more time to find lawyer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The former speaker of the Ohio House still can't find a permanent lawyer to defend him against a charge related to an alleged $60 million bribery scheme and needs more time to hire one, accord…
2 Mississippi universities find COVID-19 as students return
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Outbreaks of the new
Arizona attorney general rejects complaint over USPS
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s attorney general on Wednesday dismissed a criminal complaint filed by the state’s top election official accusing President Donald Trump of breaking election law by interfering with the U.S.…
Walz's commerce commissioner could become casualty of Line 3
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Senate's top leader warned Wednesday that Republican anger over the Walz administration's continued opposition to the Line 3 oil pipeline project could spill over into a confirmatio…
Indiana joining federal program for $300 jobless aid boost
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana will join a federal coronavirus program providing an additional $300 a week in unemployment benefits, although officials said Wednesday it could take up to a month for those payments to …