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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…
Report faults California prisons for poor coronavirus checks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California prisons were inconsistent in screening employees and visitors for the coronavirus, which may have increased the risk of its spread, the state's inspector general said in a repor…
Trump counters Biden with law-and-order message in Midwest
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Declaring it’s “crunch time” for the upcoming election, President Donald Trump zeroed in on Midwest battleground states on Monday with a law and order message to counter former Vice President …
Agency: First US virus cases in mink found at 2 Utah farms
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials on Monday confirmed the first U.S. cases of mink infected with the coronavirus following outbreaks in Europe.
Members of congressional delegation decry USPS changes
Democratic members of Maryland's congressional delegation, union leaders and others on Monday in Baltimore decried recent measures implemented by the U.S. Postal Service that have slowed down nationwide the deliver…
Kansas sees biggest 7-day jump in reported coronavirus cases
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas on Monday reported its biggest seven-day increase in novel coronavirus cases since the pandemic began as the total number exceeded 35,000.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump hails under-performing China trade deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is giving his trade deal with China false credit for generating the purchases of U.S. goods that Beijing agreed to make. Chinese imports of U.S. products are actually runnin…
Activists: Police killings of Latinos lack attention
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Forty-year-old Antonio Valenzuela’s death didn’t spark widespread protests like George Floyd’s. In fact, the police killing of Valenzuela drew little attention outside the American Southwest…
Missouri judge finds GOP redistricting measure misleading
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — A Missouri judge on Monday rewrote the summary for a legislative redistricting measure that will appear on the November ballot, ruling that the state's Republican-led Legislature tried to …
Lawsuit against Trump, postal chief seeks proper funding
NEW YORK (AP) — Several individuals including candidates for public office sued President Donald Trump and the U.S. Postal Service and its new postmaster general in New York on Monday to ensure adequate funding for…
Lawsuit against President Trump and leader of the U.S. Postal Service seeks to force adequate funding before election
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawsuit against President Trump and leader of the U.S. Postal Service seeks to force adequate funding before election.
Unhealthy air from wildfire smoke postpones Reno schools
RENO, Nev. (AP) — After weeks of debating how best to begin the new school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, school officials in Reno postponed reopening classrooms Monday due to unhealthy air quality and other conc…
SC Senate called back to 'protect the voter and the vote'
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's Senate is coming back into session in two weeks to mull over possible election law updates necessitated by the coronavirus outbreak.
Italy, EU pledge support for Tunisian jobs to slow migration
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — As growing numbers of migrants cross from Tunisia to Europe, top Italian and European Union officials promised Monday to support Tunisian development efforts to create jobs and keep young peop…
Wyoming primary: 2 Republicans dominate Senate, House races
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Two well-known and well-funded candidates dominate a dozen Republicans while a bigger-than-usual field of Democrats seek nomination for the U.S. Senate and House in Wyoming's primary Tuesday.
Belarus chaos brings a poker-faced response from Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — As Belarus experiences spasms of mass protests and a brutal police crackdown, its giant neighbor Russia has been uncharacteristically low key in its response.