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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…
New report shows more virus deaths at Indiana nursing homes
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — New information on coronavirus-related deaths among Indiana nursing home residents collected by state health officials shows 128 more deaths than previously reported by the facilities.
On House floor, Dem women call out abusive treatment by men
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's outrage over
State lawmakers don masks, return to work; face protesters
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers returned to the state Capitol on Thursday for the first time since March, greeted by hundreds of shouting protesters, to vote on police accountability, absentee ballot a…
Islamic State group says it killed 5 aid workers in Nigeria
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Militants from an Islamic State affiliate claimed responsibility Thursday for killing five aid workers who were kidnapped last month in northeastern Nigeria.
Despite pandemic shutdown, SC ekes out surplus in budget
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina appears to be finishing last budget year with a little extra money in its bank accounts even after the economic shutdown from
US accuses Russia of testing anti-satellite weapon in space
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States accused Russia on Thursday of conducting a test of an anti-satellite weapon in space, asserting that it exposed Moscow's intent to deploy weapons that threaten U.S. and allied sa…
HUD revokes Obama-era rule designed to diversify the suburbs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Thursday that it is revoking an Obama-era housing regulation designed to eliminate racial disparities in the suburbs, a move that fair housing advocates have decried …
Voters' rights groups challenge mail-in ballot requirements
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Two voters' rights groups in Rhode Island filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging the state's vote-by-mail witness and notary requirements, saying the rule unnecessarily puts people's h…
Putin and Trump discuss arms control issues in phone call
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed arms control and cooperation in fighting the coronavirus during a phone call between the two leaders Thursday, the Kremlin an…
Pepcid as a virus remedy? Trump admin's $21M gamble fizzled
As the coronavirus began its deadly march through the world, two well-respected American doctors identified a possible but seemingly unlikely remedy: Pepcid, the heartburn medication found on drugstore shelves ever…
AP News Guide: A look at Tennessee's Aug. 6 primary races
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A suddenly heated race to become the Republican nominee for an open U.S. Senate seat tops Tennessee's Aug. 6 primary election, as well as contested challenges in a handful of U.S. House and …
Minnesota governor signs police accountability bill into law
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz signed a police accountability bill into law Thursday that includes a ban on neck restraints like the one that was used on George Floyd before his death in Minneapolis, though s…
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine reverses course, calls for repeal of energy bill in wake of $60 million bribery scandal
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine reverses course, calls for repeal of energy bill in wake of $60 million bribery scandal.
Nebraska lawmakers clear the way for police oversight bill
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers cleared the way Thursday for a new proposal that would require cities to create civilian police oversight boards in response to public outrage over the deaths of Black men in…
Conservatives lash out at Liz Cheney over Trump criticism
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans facing electoral uncertainty in November turned on one another in a private meeting on Tuesday, as a small group of conservative lawmakers confronted House Republican Conference …