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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…
Missouri Senate passes crime bill, which now heads to House
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State senators on Friday passed a bill proposed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson to address a surge in violent crime in Missouri's cities.
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,…
Data shows rise in overdose deaths during the pandemic
DENVER (AP) — Health experts in Colorado warn that early 2020 data indicates a rise in overdose deaths during the coronavirus pandemic, even as the federal government has distributed grants to rural hospitals for p…
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…
Whitmer extends coronavirus emergency through Sept. 4
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday extended Michigan's coronavirus emergency through Sept. 4, enabling her to keep in place restrictions designed to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Scowcroft, national security adviser to 2 presidents, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) — A lifetime before he served two presidents as national security adviser, Brent Scowcroft was just 12 when he decided to become a West Point cadet after reading about cadet life. After he graduated…
Kansas poised to elect its first openly transgender lawmaker
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — A retired music teacher would become the first openly transgender member of the deeply conservative Kansas Legislature if she's elected from a Democratic-leaning district she's expected to…
Principal drops penalty for Georgia teen over school photos
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia high school student said her five-day suspension for sharing images of crowded conditions on campus was lifted on Friday after she appealed and said she was ready to take her case to court.
Ohio to 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…
Latest figures show 10,000 Californians dead of coronavirus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has surpassed 10,000 deaths from the coronavirus, making it the U.S. state with the third-highest number of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
Brent Scowcroft, national security adviser to Presidents Gerald Ford and George HW Bush, dies at 95, Bush spokesman says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Brent Scowcroft, national security adviser to Presidents Gerald Ford and George HW Bush, dies at 95, Bush spokesman says.
Belgian court rejects move to extradite ex-Catalan minister
BRUSSELS (AP) — A Belgian court on Friday rejected Spain’s demand to have a former high-ranking politician from the region of Catalonia extradited, in yet another set back for the country's efforts to try several o…
Ford, Bush presidential adviser Brent Scowcroft dies at 95
WASHINGTON (AP) — Brent Scowcroft, who played a prominent role in American foreign policy as national security adviser to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush and was a Republican voice against the 2003 inva…
Appeals court revives House lawsuit for McGahn's testimony
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday revived House Democrats' lawsuit to force former White House counsel Don McGahn to appear before a congressional committee, but left other legal iss…
Boy, 7, becomes youngest to die with COVID-19 in Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A 7-year-old boy with COVID-19 has become the youngest known person to die in Georgia since the coronavirus pandemic began, state health officials reported.