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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…
N.C.'s largest district to begin year with online learning
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Leaders of North Carolina's largest public school district agreed Tuesday to stick with only online student learning to start the academic year, marking another system not yet ready to return t…
Sununu announces mask-wearing campaign, lawmakers OK mandate
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) —
Republicans outline trimmed-back agenda for 2020 convention
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to be officially renominated in a shrunken Republican convention next month that's been truncated to four hours in Charlotte, North Carolina, before the GOP show move…
Pence defends outbreak response, pushes against shutdowns
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday defended the Trump administration's guidance to states on ramping their economies back up amid the spread of the coronavirus, saying it was based on the be…
Retiring Kansas Sen. Roberts endorses Rep. Marshall for seat
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Retiring Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts declared his support Tuesday for Rep. Roger Marshall as his replacement, the latest signal that the Republican establishment is
Biden launches wide battleground push with ads, surrogates
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is ramping up its advertising and deploying some of its high-profile surrogates as it tries to solidify a broad battleground map that his advisers see as giving him multiple paths …
Democratic governor candidate wants masks in Indiana schools
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Democratic nominee for Indiana governor called Tuesday for more widespread mask use in schools and for school leaders to turn more toward online coursework rather than having students return…
Appeals court allows Alabama voter ID law to go forward
ATLANTA (AP) — Federal appeals judges upheld a lower court Tuesday and rejected claims that an Alabama law which requires voters to show government-issued photo identification at the polls is racially discriminator…
Apology demanded from GOP lawmaker for Ocasio-Cortez remark
WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused a Republican colleague on Tuesday of angrily harassing her outside the Capitol over her progressive views in an encounter that a reporter said ended …
Ad wars heat up in Tennessee Senate primary race
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — With less than three weeks to go before the Tennessee primary election, the top Republican candidates vying for the state's open Senate seat have notably stepped up their attacks against eac…
Indiana's second-largest county latest to adopt mask mandate
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Officials in Indiana’s second-largest county and one of the largest Indianapolis suburbs have adopted face mask mandates for residents and businesses in an attempt to s
Connecticut may expand absentee ballot use for Nov. election
Connecticut lawmakers on Tuesday heard from voters who want to cast their ballots by absentee because they're afraid of going to the polls in November during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as from those who say …
Judge: Colorado racing track must obey coronavirus orders
DENVER (AP) — A judge decided against sanctioning a Colorado drag racing track Tuesday for violating social distancing rules during a July 4 event but said the track must abide by public health orders to stem the s…
Philly DA warns of charges if federal agents commit crimes
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia's top prosecutor has warned that federal law enforcement officers will be charged criminally if they unlawfully assault or kidnap anyone in the city.
Health officer plans to close bars in Kansas' biggest city
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A local public health official plans to close bars and restrict restaurant hours in the state's largest city and the surrounding area until after Labor Day because of a surge in reported coronav…