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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…
Trump plays on fears in play for the suburbs
QUAKERTOWN, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump this week sent a message to “The Suburban Housewives of America," and in a single tweet summed up his strategy for shoring up support in communities critical to his ree…
Utah workers worry as federal unemployment aid expires
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Federal unemployment aid that has helped avert financial ruin for millions of Americans is expiring in Utah and elsewhere on Saturday, leaving many residents unsure of how they'll pay their bi…
US sued over expulsion of migrant children detained in hotel
HOUSTON (AP) — Legal groups sued the U.S. government Friday to try to stop the expulsion of children detained in hotel rooms by the Trump administration under an emergency declaration citing the coronavirus.
Pennsylvania sees another day of more than 1,000 infections
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania produced another day of more than 1,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases Friday, fueled by positive tests in Philadelphia and the Pittsburgh area as the state fights to tamp down …
California governor pledges support for essential workers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged Friday to do more to protect farm workers, grocery clerks and other essential workers — many of whom are Latino — from the health and economic harms of…
Republican who had prominent role in redistricting to retire
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker who played a prominent role in North Carolina’s redistricting process announced Friday that he will not seek reelection this fall and will instead retire from his post at …
Segregation, King meeting set Lewis on quest for justice
TROY, Ala. (AP) — Eighteen-year-old John Lewis stepped off a Greyhound bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1958 after receiving a round-trip ticket from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Police: Fire at Arizona Democratic headquarters was arson
PHOENIX (AP) — A fire that destroyed part of the Arizona and Maricopa County Democratic Party headquarters was an act of arson, authorities said Friday.
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen released from prison again
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer was released Friday
White House sends reinforcements to aid Colorado senator
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (AP) — As Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner's reelection campaign moves into general election mode, he is getting an assist from the White House.
San Francisco bus driver hit with bat over mask requirement
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco bus driver was beaten with a bat by a passenger who refused to wear a face mask, police said.
Eyes turn to Senate after House passes police reform bill
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Critics of a wide-ranging police accountability proposal that passed the House of Representatives after an all-night special session debate Friday, now plan to turn their attention to the sta…
Gov't: New foreign students can't enter US if courses online
A week after revoking sweeping new restrictions on international students, federal immigration officials on Friday announced that new foreign students will be barred from entering the United States if they plan to …
GOP senators offer dueling endorsements on TN campaign trail
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Sens. Tom Cotton and Ted Cruz on Friday offered dueling endorsements of the two leading Republicans running for the U.S. Senate from Tennessee, Bill Hagerty and Manny Sethi.
China's consulate in Houston cleared out ahead of eviction
HOUSTON (AP) — Consular officials departed the Chinese consulate in Houston on Friday afternoon after the Trump administration ordered the facility to shut down.