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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…
Forest raises $2.4M, still behind in N.C. gov's money race
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest recorded his largest fundraising haul in his gubernatorial bid, according to his latest campaign finance report. His numbers are still but a small …
Officials: In new escalation, Trump administration to reject nearly all Chinese maritime claims in South China Sea
WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials: In new escalation, Trump administration to reject nearly all Chinese maritime claims in South China Sea.
US grapples with pandemic as WHO warns 'no return to normal'
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) — Tensions mounted over how the United States is grappling with a resurgent coronavirus outbreak Monday, as global health officials warned that the pandemic will only intensify worldwid…
Wisconsin congressman blames coughing fit on dry throat
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin congressman whose coughing fit at the state Republican Party convention drew widespread attention because masks were not required at the event was suffering from nothing more than a…
AP Explains: Why Serbs are protesting against virus lockdown
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people in Serbia have been holding protests against the country’s president and his government in what was initially triggered by his plans to reintroduce lockdown measures to c…
Lawsuit pushes court to order mail-in ballot applications
BOSTON (AP) — A group of minority voters filed a petition Monday urging Massachusetts’ highest court to order the state to send applications to request a mail-in ballot to voters this week.
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.
MN Senate GOP leader says deal close on bonding, tax bills
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Legislative leaders have agreed on most details of a public construction package and a tax bill, the Minnesota Senate's top Republican said Monday, while discussions are continuing on whether a c…
More than 200 schools back lawsuit over foreign student rule
BOSTON (AP) — More than 200 universities are backing a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s new restrictions on international students, arguing that the policy jeopardizes students' safety and forces schoo…
Up next for police defunding advocates: Win local elections
ATLANTA (AP) — Amid Americans’
Italy: Town residents protest housing migrants with virus
ROME (AP) — Residents of a southern Italian town on Monday kept up their protest against more than a dozen rescued migrants with the coronavirus being isolated in a local apartment building.
Coast Guard officials decline to testify on racial incidents
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — A planned congressional hearing on the handling of racial harassment at the Coast Guard Academy has been canceled after the commandant of the Coast Guard declined to testify.
Time to make masks mandatory? It's not just a US debate
PARIS (AP) — Amid pervasive backsliding on social distancing, Britain has made masks mandatory in shops and France is weighing whether to require people to wear them in public places.
UN: Pandemic could push tens of millions into chronic hunger
ROME (AP) — The United Nations says the ranks of the world’s hungry grew by 10 million last year and warns that the coronavirus pandemic could push as many as 130 million more people into chronic hunger this year.
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…