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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…
Post Office warns states across US about mail voting
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is warning states coast to coast that it cannot guarantee all ballots cast by mail for the November election will arrive in time to be counted, even if mailed by state dead…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump skews record on Biden-Harris, economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump greeted the
Hawaii top court considers freeing inmates after outbreak
HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Supreme Court heard arguments over whether to allow some inmates in the state's prison and jail systems to be released to prevent further spread of the coronavirus.
Georgia governor allows local mask mandates, with limits
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor, who has opposed local mask mandates and even sued over one in Atlanta, has signed a new executive order that allows local governments to enact mask requirements to help fight the …
Trump motivates Democrats to rally behind Biden, Harris
ATLANTA (AP) — For the second time in four years, the Democratic presidential primary pitted the expanding progressive movement against an eventually victorious establishment. But as the party gathers virtually thi…
WHAT TO WATCH: Democrats open a new kind of convention
ATLANTA (AP) — The Democratic Party will convene, sort of, amid
North Macedonia police find 80 migrants, arrest truck driver
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Police in North Macedonia said Sunday they have found 80 migrants during a routine check in the central part of the country and arrested a truck driver for suspected migrant smuggling…
New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern delays national elections by 4 weeks due to coronavirus outbreak in Auckland
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern delays national elections by 4 weeks due to coronavirus outbreak in Auckland.
US reps eye mental health telemedicine for rural veterans
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A Maine congressman is working across the aisle with a Republican from Indiana on a proposal that would create mental health telemedicine services for veterans in rural parts of the country.
Trump makes call for new White House doctor's virus advice
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has found a new doctor for his coronavirus task force — and this time there's no daylight between them.
Bourbon-scented sanitizer and wary public challenge census
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Out on her first day of knocking on doors in the San Francisco Bay Area, the census taker had limited success getting people to answer the questions on the 2020 census.
Judge: N.C. county can't ban all protests around courthouse
GRAHAM, N.C. (AP) — Officials in a central North Carolina county can't bar all protests around the local courthouse, including near where a Confederate monument stands, a federal judge has ruled.
Democrats tap array of faith leaders to speak at convention
The Episcopal bishop of Washington, D.C., who
Newsweek apologizes for op-ed questioning Harris eligibility
NEW YORK (AP) — Newsweek has apologized for an op-ed that
AP FACT CHECK: Harris meets constitutional requirements
CHICAGO (AP) — False claims that Kamala Harris is not legally eligible to serve as U.S. vice president or president have been circulating in social media posts since 2019, when she first launched her Democratic pri…