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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…
Arizona district cancels classes after teachers revolt
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona school district that had planned to resume in-person classes against the advice of public health officials is now backing off after teachers refused to show up.
Fresno County to seek court order against reopened school
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Students at a private school in California attended their second day of in-person classes Friday despite state and county orders to close the campus.
Trump gets endorsement of NYC police union
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Seeking to amplify his law-and-order message, President Donald Trump on Friday told hundreds of New York Police Department officers that “no one will be safe in Biden’s America" if the forme…
Hawaii governor seeking details on Trump's unemployment plan
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. David Ige said he is working to find out whether the federal government would fully pay for $300 in weekly supplemental unemployment benefits President Donald Trump announced under an ex…
McGrath changes campaign managers in bid to upset McConnell
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democrat Amy McGrath switched campaign managers Friday in a shakeup heading into the stretch run of her bid to unseat Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky.
Indiana police to stop blocking roads during executions
CHICAGO (AP) — Indiana State Police agreed Friday to stop blocking roads to a prison where federal executions resumed last month and are set to continue, backing down after anti-death penalty activists said in a la…
Arizona elections chief seeks criminal probe of USPS changes
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's top election official on Friday asked the attorney general to investigate whether President Donald Trump’s criticism of the U.S. Postal Service is illegal.
Postal service warning needed action, election official says
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf's top election official said Friday that the administration had to take action after receiving a blunt warning from the U.S. Postal Service that it may be unable to deliver some…
Ponzi king Madoff's brother released from home confinement
WASHINGTON (AP) — The younger brother of Ponzi king Bernard Madoff has been released from home confinement and from federal custody, the Bureau of Prisons said Friday.
Georgia park with Confederate sculpture shuts gates to rally
ATLANTA (AP) — Suburban Atlanta's Stone Mountain Park, home of a giant sculpture of Confederate leaders, says it will close its gates Saturday in the face of a planned right-wing rally.
New Mexico retirement board to study investment policies
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Policies that guide pension investments for New Mexico teachers and other educational retirees would have to change if the Educational Retirement Board wants to divest in private prison com…
Official: Get Missouri mail-in votes in week before election
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A U.S. Postal Service official is warning that Missourians who are using mail-in voting this year should return their ballots at least a week before the Nov. 3 general election to ensure …
Members appointed to New Mexico's new civil rights panel
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Civil Rights Commission is now fully staffed following an announcement Friday from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham that she has named the final three members of the nine-member grou…
Walz visits mosque; 2 teens charged with assaulting imam
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz and faith leaders visited a Bloomington mosque Friday in a show of solidarity with an imam who was assaulted while walking to nightly prayers.
Indiana top attorney calls for special legislative session
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In a