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Democrat Gideon wins primary, will face GOP Sen Collins

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon beat two other Democrats on Tuesday for the right to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in a race that’s critical to the battle for control of the Se…

Sara Gideon wins Democratic Senate primary in Maine

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sara Gideon wins Democratic Senate primary in Maine.

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Tommy Tuberville wins Republican Senate primary in Alabama

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tommy Tuberville wins Republican Senate primary in Alabama.

Louisiana board sets minimum standards for school reopenings

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Teachers and students will have to wear face coverings as much as possible, schools will be limited to visitors and classrooms for young students could become a sort of one-room schoolhouse,…

Kansas freshman GOP Rep. Watkins charged with 3 felonies

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A freshman Kansas congressman who had listed a UPS Inc. postal box as his residence on a state voter registration form was charged Tuesday with three felonies, including illegal voting.

Prosecutors: California officer justified in killing teen

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A police officer was justified in killing a 17-year-old girl who pointed what appeared to be a gun at him on a packed Southern California freeway last year, according to an investigation re…

Nevada official traces spike in COVID-19 cases to July 4

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A record high on Tuesday in the daily number of positive coronavirus tests in Nevada may be the result of lax mask-wearing and a lack of social distancing during the Independence Day holiday, state…

California narrows testing priority as virus cases surge

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — With coronavirus cases rising fast, California overhauled its guidelines Tuesday for who can be tested, prioritizing people who are hospitalized with symptoms, those in close contact with …

Navy: Progress on warship fire, but ship's fate uncertain

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Marking significant progress, firefighters were able to move deeper inside the fire-engulfed USS Bonhomme Richard on Tuesday on their third day of battling the flames. But a top Navy official said …

Mississippi Capitol outbreak: At least 41 with coronavirus

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — At least 30 Mississippi legislators and 11 other people who work in the state Capitol are now known to have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the state's top public health official said…

N.C. governor runs first television ads in reelection bid

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Roy Cooper touts his plan to respond to the

Texas votes as new virus cases again surge past 10,000

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Senate primary race in Texas overshadowed by an alarming resurgence of the coronavirus came down to a runoff Tuesday between two Democrats trying to seize on what their party sees as a n…

Justice Ginsburg treated in hospital for possible infection

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was being treated for a possible infection and was expected to stay in the hospital for a few days following a medical procedure, the Supreme Court said in a statement …