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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…
Japan says coronavirus adds to security threat by China
TOKYO (AP) — China is pushing harder to make territorial claims in the regional seas and even using the coronavirus pandemic to expand its influence and take strategic superiority, posing a greater threat to Japan …
Legal experts review Black Minnesota teen's life sentence
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An independent panel of national legal experts will review the conviction of an African American man sentenced as a teenager to life in prison for the murder of a little girl struck by a stray bu…
Democrat Ben Ray Luján unveils 1st US Senate TV campaign ad
NAMBÉ, N.M. (AP) — Democrat Ben Ray Luján has released his first television campaign ad in his bid for the U.S. Senate.
Judge seeks more details on Trump's clemency for Roger Stone
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday demanded more information about President Donald Trump's decision to commute the prison sentence of longtime ally Roger Stone.
White House turns on Fauci as Trump minimizes virus spike
WASHINGTON (AP) — With U.S. virus cases spiking and the death toll mounting, the White House is working to undercut its most trusted coronavirus expert, playing down the danger as President Donald Trump pushes to g…
Panel: State workers must reauthorize union dues deduction
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s 33,800 unionized state employees will have to reauthorize the deduction of dues from their paycheck every year or the contributions will stop under a rule change adopted by a panel …
Trump team eyes school funds boost in next virus aid bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's
Judge blocks federal executions; administration appeals
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A U.S. district judge on Monday ordered a new delay in federal executions, hours before the first lethal injection was scheduled to be carried out at a federal prison in Indiana. The Trump …
Virus spread, not politics should guide schools, doctors say
As the Trump administration pushes full steam ahead to force schools to resume in-person education, public health experts warn that a one-size-fits-all reopening could drive infection and death rates even higher.
New Zealand opposition leader quits 2 months from election
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The leader of New Zealand’s opposition National Party quit Tuesday morning just over two months from a general election and 53 days after he took charge of the right-of-center party t…
US rejects nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration escalated its actions against China on Monday by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright nearly all of Beijin…
Gubernatorial candidate Freed, others to visit Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Former Bothell City Council member and Republican candidate for governor Joshua Freed will be in Moses Lake’s Civic Park at noon Wednesday. Freed,…
Democrat Ben Ray Luján unveils 1st US Senate TV campaign ad
NAMBÉ, N.M. (AP) — Democrat Ben Ray Luján has released his first television campaign ad in his bid for the U.S. Senate.
Texas GOP votes to move convention online after court losses
HOUSTON (AP) — The Republican Party of Texas changed course Monday night and accepted a virtual convention after courts refused to force Houston, hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, to let the party stick to its …
New Zealand opposition leader quits 2 months from election
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The leader of New Zealand’s opposition National Party quit Tuesday morning just over two months from a general election and 53 days after he took charge of the right-of-center party t…