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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…
Whitmer touts Biden for auto rescue, rips Trump on virus
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer — “that woman from Michigan” — touted Joe Biden's work to rescue the auto industry and said he would rally the country to fight the coronavirus and not deny it like Presi…
Five takeaways from first night of the Democratic convention
In another profound way that the coronavirus pandemic has upended American life, the Democratic National Convention started Monday with no convening. Instead, Democrats opted for the first virtual convention as the…
Michelle Obama's speech to the Democratic convention
Former First Lady's Michelle Obama's speech to the Democratic National Convention, as broadcast Aug. 17, 2020:
Trump retweets purported audio of Biden call with Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has retweeted an audio recording that U.S. intelligence officials have described as being part of a Russian campaign to denigrate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden…
Arizona reports zero virus deaths for 1st time in 3 weeks
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona officials reported an additional 468 cases of the coronavirus and zero deaths on Monday, marking the first time in three weeks that the state hasn’t reported a death from the virus.
Ruling barring death penalty against immigrant reversed
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has reversed a lower-court ruling that barred prosecutors from seeking the death penalty against a Mexican immigrant charged with murder in a 2015 killing in metro Phoenix b…
Beshear raises concerns about tighter PPE, testing supplies
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's governor raised concerns Monday that supplies of testing materials and personal protective equipment are become tighter in the fight against COVID-19.
Pennsylvania aims to move election fight to state high court
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is asking the state's highest court to use its extraordinary authority to take over another election-related lawsuit with critical questions that it says must be settled as soon …
Jill Biden's path from reluctant politico to possible FLOTUS
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Jill Biden is a prankster.
Sanders calls for party unity to prevent 'authoritarianism'
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders is imploring his supporters to vote for Joe Biden, suggesting that without a unified Democratic Party, years of gains by the progressive movement could be lost and that t…
Kansas candidate admitting to revenge porn faces write-in
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A veteran Kansas House member said Monday that he'll run a write-in campaign this fall after a narrow primary loss to a 19-year-old candidate who has been disowned by some Democrats for his ince…
States says opioid crisis has cost them $630B since 2007
U.S. state and territorial governments say the opioid epidemic has cost them $630 billion since 2007 and that the cost could balloon to more than $2 trillion over the next 20 years.
Michelle Obama warns at DNC that Trump is 'in over his head'
WASHINGTON (AP) — At the 2016 Democratic National Convention, former first lady Michelle Obama told party members that "when they go low, we go high.”
Hogan's chief of staff resigns over severance payout
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s chief of staff resigned Monday after criticism for accepting a six-figure severance package when he left his job at an independent state agency to work in the gover…
Kansas governor imposes new ban on evictions, foreclosures
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday imposed a new ban on evictions and foreclosures on home mortgages in Kansas because one federal program to aid unemployed workers has expired and she isn't sure that t…