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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 California rules mean most schools will start online
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With the first day of school just weeks away in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out sweeping new rules Friday that all but ensure most of the state’s K-12 schools serving 6.7 million student…
Reality shows shortfalls of Trump's claim to 'best testing'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Here are some snapshots from what President Donald Trump describes as the nation with the “best testing in the world" for the coronavirus:
Nursing home evacuated during virus outbreak reopens
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California nursing home that was evacuated after staff failed to show up for work amid a coronavirus outbreak reopened Friday, officials said.
FBI to review LA deputy killing of 18-year-old shot in back
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The FBI said Friday it will review the death of an 18-year-old man who was shot and killed by a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy.
Georgia gov sues to end cities' defiance on mask rules
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is suing Atlanta's mayor and city council to block the city from enforcing its mandate to wear a mask in public and other rules related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Justice Ginsburg says cancer has returned, but won't retire
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Friday she is receiving chemotherapy for a recurrence of cancer, but has no plans to retire from the Supreme Court.
Trump joins Hagerty in tele-town hall as early voting begins
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday once again threw support behind his former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Bill Hagerty, a Republican running in the primary for an open U.S. Senate seat in Tenness…
San Francisco mayor frustrated as virus cases rise statewide
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco, one of the nation's first cities to fully shut down and one of the slowest to reopen, joined California's coronavirus watch list on Friday, and the mayor expressed frustration th…
California classrooms closed for fall as virus cases surge
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Most of California’s 6.7 million schoolkids will be learning from home when the new school year begins in a few weeks as the state struggles with soaring rates of coronavirus cases, hospit…
New Mexico universities face prospect of budget challenges
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Officials say the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University face the prospect of major budget challenges because of reduced state funding and other fiscal fallout from the coron…
Ducey appoints 6 new members to state nominating commission
PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Doug Ducey has appointed six new members to a state commission that nominates applicants for appointment to fill appellate court vacancies and that this year will also help fill the ranks of a p…
Trump joins Hagerty in tele-town hall as early voting begins
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday once again threw support behind his former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Bill Hagerty, a Republican running in the primary for an open U.S. Senate seat in Tenness…
San Francisco mayor frustrated as virus cases rise statewide
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco, one of the nation's first cities to fully shut down and one of the slowest to reopen, joined California's coronavirus watch list on Friday, and the mayor expressed frustration th…
Arizona AG asks Supreme Court to decide Tucson election date
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich on Friday asked the state Supreme Court to weigh in on a dispute between Tucson and the state Legislature over the city’s plans to hold elections in 2021 …
Panel OKs sending ballot request forms to all Iowa voters
A legislative panel voted unanimously Friday to approve the plan by Iowa's top election official to send absentee ballot request forms to all registered voters before the November election, following a similar acti…