US health chief to visit Taiwan, a COVID-19 success story

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar said Friday he wants to learn about Taiwan's “incredibly effective” response to the cornavirus even though the island did things that the U.S. has fumbled, such as …

Rulings move pot, justice reform measures closer to ballot

PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County judges on Friday rejected challenges to two proposed voter initiatives, one implementing criminal sentencing reform and the other legalizing recreational marijuana.

Florence prison sergeant arrested in sexual assault case

FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) — A corrections sergeant assigned to a state prison in Florence has been arrested and accused of crimes that include sexual assault, kidnapping and sexual abuse, the Arizona Department of Corre…

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AP sources: Whitmer met with Biden as he nears VP decision

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer traveled to Delaware last weekend to meet with Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee's first known in-person session with a potential running mate as…

Vermont to pick gubernatorial candidates to run in November

Vermont's lieutenant governor and former state education secretary are among the candidates seeking to win the Democratic nomination in Tuesday's primary to run against popular incumbent Republican Gov. Phil Scott,…

Ohio may purge 120K inactive voters from rolls post-election

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — About 120,000 inactive Ohio voter registrations will be purged from state voter rolls after the November election, the state elections chief announced Friday, while saying that number could go…

Cowboys for Trump resists reveal of financial contributors

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The support group Cowboys for Trump and its founder Couy Griffin are resisting pressure to disclose financial contributors in what could be a test case of a 2019 New Mexico state law that requ…

Joe Arpaio loses sheriff’s race in 2nd failed comeback bid

PHOENIX (AP) — Joe Arpaio on Friday was narrowly defeated in his bid to win back the sheriff’s post in metro Phoenix that he held for 24 years before being voted out in 2016 amid voter frustrations over his taxpaye…

Park service gets new chief as new cash flows from Congress

Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced on Friday the surprise replacement of the 30-year parks veteran running the National Park Service, naming one of his advisers to run the agency instead as it begins to h…

Governor tests negative; Kansas COVID-19 cases jump past 30K

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly tested negative for the coronavirus Friday as a Republican legislative leader faced criticism from some Democrats for not telling colleagues until this week that he’d bee…

Technical problem changes election result in Missouri county

LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri state Rep. Jon Carpenter is the likely winner of a Democratic primary for a seat on the Clay County Commission after a programming error initially showed his opponent won the election.

Daines, Bullock to square off in Senate debate

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montnana's first U.S. Senate debate will pit Republican incumbent Sen. Steve Daines against his Democratic opponent, Gov. Steve Bullock, in a competitive race as Democrats seek to regain contro…

Daines, Bullock to square off in Senate debate

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montnana's first U.S. Senate debate will pit Republican incumbent Sen. Steve Daines against his Democratic opponent, Gov. Steve Bullock, in a competitive race as Democrats seek to regain contro…

Rulings move pot, justice reform measures closer to ballot

PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County judges on Friday rejected challenges to two proposed voter initiatives, one implementing criminal sentencing reform and the other legalizing recreational marijuana.