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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…
Head of worst-hit Italy region is probed for COVID supplies
ROME (AP) — The governor of Lombardy, Italy’s hardest-hit region in the pandemic, acknowledged Saturday that he is being investigated by Milan prosecutors over a lucrative contract to obtain protective medical gown…
Pence, Gov. Baker meet on Nantucket to talk virus response
BOSTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence met briefly Saturday with Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker while he visited the famous island getaway of Nantucket to headline a $25,000-ticket fundraiser for President Donal…
San Francisco bus driver assaulted with bat over mask order
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco bus driver was assaulted with a wooden bat after asking three passengers to wear a mask in keeping with city health orders to combat the coronavirus.
Maricopa County reverses policy on anti-gay adoptions
PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County is reversing a five-year policy rooted in opposition to adoptions by same-sex couples.
Kentucky reports more than 800 new coronavirus cases
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's surging coronavirus outbreak continued Saturday with more than 800 new cases reported as the state struggles to slow the escalation.
Georgia's Ossoff quarantines after wife positive for virus
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democratic Senate candidate
2 more N.C. prison inmates die from COVID-19 complications
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Two more male inmates at a North Carolina prison with among the highest number of
Pence, Gov. Baker meet on Nantucket to talk virus response
BOSTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence met briefly Saturday with Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker while he visited the famous island getaway of Nantucket to headline a $25,000-ticket fundraiser for President Donal…
State pension fund ends fiscal year with $8.5B
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's public pension fund ended the just completed fiscal year with nearly $8.5 billion in assets under managament despite the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, accordin…
Head of worst-hit Italy region is probed for COVID supplies
ROME (AP) — The governor of Lombardy, Italy’s hardest-hit region in the pandemic, acknowledged Saturday that he is being investigated by Milan prosecutors over a lucrative contract to obtain protective medical gown…
House approves version of police accountability bill
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts House of Representatives passed its version of the police accountability bill late Friday night on a vote of 93 in favor to 66 against.
Louisiana municipalities being reimbursed for virus spending
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration will send millions of dollars to Louisiana's local government agencies in August to reimburse their coronavirus spending, but that reimbursement money i…
Georgia replaces cash public schools gave to private schools
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Department of Education will give money to public school districts to help repay amounts that those districts have given to private schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
AP FACT CHECK: A more measured Trump doesn't mean accurate
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump in recent days suddenly acknowledged the gravity of the coronavirus pandemic and edged away from some of his most audacious falsehoods about it. That's not to say he gave th…
US agency vows steps to address COVID-19 inequalities
NEW YORK (AP) — If Black, Hispanic and Native Americans are hospitalized and killed by the coronavirus at far higher rates than others, shouldn't the government count them as high risk for serious illness?