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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…
South Sudan activist flees to US, says Kiir wanted him dead
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A prominent South Sudanese activist has fled to the United States with the help of the U.S. government, which issued emergency visas to him and his family after he said South Sudan’s president o…
Man given time served for threatening Missouri senator
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — An eastern Missouri man was sentenced to time served and probation after pleading guilty Thursday to sending several death threats to U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri last year.
Las Vegas stepping up COVID-19 response, city officials say
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas was already stepping up efforts to test, treat and track community spread of COVID-19 when a top doctor on the White House coronavirus task force listed the city with 10 others in the U.S…
NY passes Juneteenth holiday, automatic voter registration
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — State lawmakers wrapped up work Thursday on bills ranging from automatic voter registration to two new public holidays celebrating Juneteenth and Abolition Commemoration Day.
Arkansas governor names Graves to head prison system
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday named the Department of Corrections chief of staff and former state prison system spokesman to head the department.
A look at candidates signed up for Louisiana's fall election
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The sign-up period for the Nov. 3 election continues through Friday. After the presidential race, the top of the ballot will include a U.S. Senate race and all six U.S. House races. The cand…
Polis: Colorado expands state lab capacity for virus testing
DENVER (AP) — Colorado is increasing its public-private partnerships to ramp up the state’s coronavirus testing, Gov. Jared Polis said Thursday, bemoaning the lack of a national testing strategy that could produce …
Trump lets New Yorkers back into federal travelers program
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Five months after it kicked New Yorkers out of trusted traveler security programs in a spat over immigration policy, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reversed itself Thursday and told a …
Cognitive Test. Trump. Biden. Campaign. Flashpoint.
WASHINGTON (AP) — It doesn’t quite have the ring of “Morning in America” and “I Like Ike.”
Trump calls off GOP National Convention in Florida, citing 'flare-up' of coronavirus; North Carolina events still on
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump calls off GOP National Convention in Florida, citing 'flare-up' of coronavirus; North Carolina events still on.
Congress defies Trump veto threat on Confederate base names
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday joined the House in defying a veto threat from President Donald Trump to approve defense legislation that would remove the names of Confederate officers from American milita…
Maryland governor criticizes Trump on virus response
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The nation's governors were priming for battle against the coronavirus as early as February, but President Donald Trump's lackadaisical approach to the spreading disease hindered a national re…
Another virus death tied to Montana memory care facility
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana has confirmed 97 more cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths, including the 14th death related to an outbreak at a memory care facility in Billings, state officials said Thursday.
House Democrats move to check Trump's pardon power
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee voted Thursday to try and rein in President Donald Trump’s clemency powers, approving legislation to discourage pardons for friends and family and prevent presidents from pardoni…
Board: Nebraska revenue drop won't be as sharp as expected
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska tax revenue will likely dip below earlier projections because of the coronavirus, but the state's budget picture won't be as bad as previously expected, a state board predicted Thursda…