Bradshaw overcomes odds to win Tenn. Senate nomination

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Senate candidate Marquita Bradshaw just had to look at her parents for inspiration to become a community activist in Memphis, Tennessee.

Sununu vetoes four more bills, including 'red-flag' measure

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Gov. Chris Sununu vetoed four more bills Friday, including one that would have allowed guns to be taken from people who present a danger to themselves or others.

$20M in paid COVID-19 leave for Arkansas teachers proposed

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and education officials on Friday proposed setting aside $20 million for teachers who have to miss work because of the coronavirus as the state reported one of …

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…

Tennessee updates mail voting application after court ruling

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee election officials have updated the absentee ballot application for November to reflect that the state Supreme Court eliminated an expansion of mail voting during the coronavirus p…

Louisiana seeks funding for National Guard virus response

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards is questioning why Louisiana must pay a portion of the costs to use the state's National Guard in coronavirus response work if the federal government is picking up the …

Judge removes Green Party candidates from Montana ballot

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A judge on Friday ordered Green Party of Montana candidates removed from the November ballot after finding the secretary of state improperly rejected requests by voters to have their signatures…

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North Carolina to relax 10-person limit for GOP convention

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina will ease gathering restrictions for the Republican National Convention in Charlotte this month after a push by the national party for the state to be more accommodating.

Tech glitch holds up COVID data as California hits 10K dead

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Health officials say they are flying blind as a technical glitch continues to plague the data system California relies on to drive decisions about whether businesses and schools can reopen, as …

AP Explains: From Hong Kong to TikTok, US-China ties plummet

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has launched a major diplomatic and economic offensive against China, hitting Chinese officials with myriad sanctions over the past four months as relations between Washin…

US intelligence warns about election interference by China, Russia, Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — US intelligence warns about election interference by China, Russia, Iran.

US intelligence says Russia is using a range of measures to denigrate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — US intelligence says Russia is using a range of measures to denigrate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.

Europeans urge fair election in Belarus, criticize run-up

BERLIN (AP) — Top European officials urged Belarusian authorities Friday to ensure a free and fair presidential election this weekend and denounced “unacceptable” restrictions ahead of the vote.

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.