Another N. Carolina inmate dies after getting coronavirus

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An inmate at a central North Carolina state prison who tested positive for the

Ivanka Trump defends Goya post that watchdogs call unethical

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ivanka Trump on Wednesday defended tweeting a photo of herself holding up a can of Goya beans to buck up a Hispanic-owned business that she says has been unfairly treated, arguing that she has “ev…

Kansas governor says she'll delay reopening of K-12 schools

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' governor on Wednesday said she would delay the reopening of the state's K-12 schools for nearly a month until after Labor Day because of a resurgence in reported coronavirus cases that's…

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg released from hospital

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Wednesday that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from a hospital after being treated for a possible infection.

Wisconsin duo wants stiffer penalties for wrecking statues

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two Wisconsin legislators introduced a bill Wednesday that would make defacing or destroying statues a felony after protesters ripped down a sculpture of abolitionist Col. Hans Christian Heg an…

Galloway outraises Parson, but GOP PAC makes up for it

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Democratic candidate for Missouri governor Nicole Galloway's campaign outraised Gov. Mike Parson in recent months, but hefty fundraising by a political action committee supporting the Republica…

Louisiana income tax filing deadline pushed back to Friday

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's revenue department is giving people an extra two days to file their state income taxes, after a computer problem made it difficult or impossible for some tax filings.

AP FACT CHECK: Trump wholly distorts Biden on immigration

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is assailing Joe Biden for immigration proposals that Biden actually isn't proposing. Trump's account of what his Democratic presidential rival says he'd do with people in t…

Navy warship burning 4th day shows difficulty of ship fires

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Four days after the initial spark, the fire on a U.S. Navy warship was still burning as firefighting sailors Wednesday inched their way deeper into its compartments in a painstaking search to find …

Michigan reports most virus cases in nearly 2 months

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan reported nearly 900 confirmed new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday — the most in nearly two months — as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she may be forced to move parts of the state ba…

Republicans aim at Pennsylvania's Democratic majority court

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Out of power in two of three branches of government in Pennsylvania, Republicans who control the state Legislature completed the first step Wednesday to amend the state constitution and poten…

N.C. treasurer demands 2 DOT executives be replaced

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's elected state treasurer called Wednesday for two top state Department of Transportation executives to be replaced following recent reports of overspending and salary raises at …

Auditor seeks probe of Albuquerque police overtime 'abuse'

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s state auditor is seeking an investigation into what he calls potential criminal activity around overtime abuse within Albuquerque police.

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Georgia sheriff fires deputy for leaking info to TV reporter

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff has fired a deputy after the deputy changed his story and admitted leaking documents to a television reporter.