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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…
Michigan drivers refunded $95M in premiums due to virus
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan motorists are being refunded nearly $95 million in car insurance premiums due to a drop in driving and crash claims during the coronavirus pandemic, regulators said Monday.
Grant program opening for Louisiana virus-harmed businesses
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana small businesses that have been hammered by the
Schools seek federal aid; absentee ballots ready to go out
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Education officials struggling to line up transportation, technology and teaching staff for the upcoming school year in New Hampshire told U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan on Monday that they need more …
Suit again targets N.C. private school scholarship program
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Several North Carolina parents sued on Monday to halt the state's taxpayer-funded scholarship program for K-12 children to attend private schools, saying they're discriminated against based on …
Absentee ballots sent to New Hampshire towns, cities
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire cities and towns are now ready to send absentee ballots to voters who want to avoid polling places this fall because of the coronavirus.
Sen. Rand Paul's attacker receives longer prison sentence
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s former neighbor was resentenced Monday to an extra seven months behind bars and six months in home detention for tackling and injuring the Kentucky lawmaker over a la…
Report: 2,866 COVID claims, 48 deaths among federal workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 3,000 federal workers have filed compensation claims for having contracted COVID-19 on the job, a number that is expected to double by early next month, according to a Department of Labor r…
Former Vernon Parish state lawmaker and sheriff has died
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Frank “Frankie” Howard, a former Louisiana state lawmaker and Vernon Parish sheriff, has died at age 81.
Kansas reports another bad spike in COVID-19-related deaths
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas on Monday reported another bad week-long spike in COVID-19-related deaths and its total number of reported coronavirus cases rose past 26,000.
Protesters chained to governor's home as prison deaths mount
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Demonstrators chained themselves to a fence outside Gov. Gavin Newsom's home on Monday, calling for mass inmate releases and an end to immigration transfers because of the coronavirus pand…
Indiana's mask mandate takes effect in bid to slow virus
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State health officials added three more coronavirus-related deaths to Indiana’s pandemic total on Monday, the same day the governor’s
AP-NORC poll: Trump, Biden supporters diverge on issues
Washington (AP) — As Election Day nears, a new poll from
House OKs bill protecting Massachusetts tribe's reservation
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that would prevent the Trump administration from rescinding a Native American tribe's
Maui mayor wants inter-island travel quarantine restored
HONOLULU (AP) — The mayor of Maui County in Hawaii said he has asked the governor to reinstate a 14-day quarantine for inter-island travelers amid a record number of new cases for the state.
Trump welcomes 'The Walking Marine' to White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday welcomed a Marine veteran to the White House as he completed his 300-mile walk to the nation's capital to raise awareness about the problem of veteran suicide.