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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…
Omar, seeking 2nd term, is targeted for her celebrity
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As Democrat Antone Melton-Meaux meandered through racks of headscarves and clouds of spice and pepper, he carried a pointed message to the voters he courted at the city’s largest Somali market: I…
In Africa, stigma surrounding coronavirus hinders response
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — After 23 days in quarantine in Uganda — far longer than required — Jimmy Spire Ssentongo walked free in part because of a cartoon he drew. It showed a bound prisoner begging for liberation af…
Louisiana increasing food aid for families because of virus
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is boosting food stamp assistance for some households for a sixth month because of the
Biden eyes major foreign policy shifts if he wins
WASHINGTON (AP) — Should former Vice President Joe Biden win the White House in November, America will likely be in for a foreign policy about-face as Biden reverses, dismantles or severely curtails many of Preside…
RNC: Decision on private Trump renomination vote not final
WASHINGTON (AP) — The vote to renominate President Donald Trump is set to be conducted in private later this month, without members of the press present, a spokeswoman for the Republican National Convention said on…
AP VoteCast: How Black women shape Democratic politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Black women are often called the backbone of the Democratic Party — reliable and loyal voters whose support can make or break a candidate.
'If not now, when?': Black women seize political spotlight
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — The little girl ran up to her, wide-eyed and giddy.
Judge bars Cowboys for Trump leader from son over posts
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — The leader of the New Mexico group Cowboys for Trump has been barred from in-person visits with his son following social media posts that have generated threats and for refusing to abide by …
Newhouse to visit Republican office in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Congressman Dan Newhouse is scheduled to visit the Yakima County Republican headquarters in Yakima and the Grant County Republican headquarters in Moses Lake today, Aug. 3
Q&A with 13th Legislative District candidates
Incumbent Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, Democratic challenger Eduardo Castaneda-Diaz, and John “the man” Malan, listed as a Classical Democrat, are running for …
Judge bars Cowboys for Trump leader from son over posts
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — A state district judge has barred the leader of the New Mexico group Cowboys for Trump from seeing his son over social media posts and for refusing to abide by COVID-19 mask requirements.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump hype on drug costs, hydroxychloroquine
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is making grandiose claims about slashing drug prices and the efficacy of a
Utah protesters arrested after fighting with police officers
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah protest over the death of a man who was fatally shot by police resulted in skirmishes with officers and several people being taken into custody, authorities said.
Analysis: Louisiana's unemployment trust fund running dry
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's unemployment trust fund, a healthy $1.1 billion account before the
Mississippi health department: Coronavirus deaths top 1,700
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Ten more Mississippians have died from COVID-19, boosting the state's death toll from the coronavirus disease above 1,700, according to the latest data posted Sunday by the state health depart…