Education groups lead in spending on lobbyists in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Two groups advocating for education and the Maryland Jockey Club were among the organizations that spent the most on lobbyists in Maryland in the most recent reporting period, when major legis…

Republican Rik Mehta will face Sen. Cory Booker in November

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Two two high-profile races that remained uncalled days after the primary now have winners.

Medical group cited by Trump denounces school funding threat

A medical association that the White House has cited in its press to reopen schools is pushing back against President Donald Trump's repeated threats to cut federal funding if schools don't open this fall.

Rikin Mehta wins Republican Senate primary in New Jersey

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rikin Mehta wins Republican Senate primary in New Jersey.

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White House says Trump delaying Saturday's New Hampshire campaign rally, citing tropical storm

MIAMI (AP) — White House says Trump delaying Saturday's New Hampshire campaign rally, citing tropical storm.

Hutchinson prison reports staffer as 1st coronavirus case

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A staffer at a south-central Kansas prison has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, promoting it to place an entire housing unit there under quarantine.

Senior German diplomat meets China's envoy over Hong Kong

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Foreign Ministry says it invited China's ambassador to meet with one of its top diplomats to again express Berlin's concerns about the situation in Hong Kong.

Turkish Cypriots urge probe over gunshots at migrant boat

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Turkish Cypriot human rights groups on Friday called for an investigation after police reportedly fired their weapons at a boat that had ferried 30 Syrian refugees to ethnically split Cyprus’…

Whitmer toughens mask mandate; businesses must deny service

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday toughened a requirement to wear masks during the coronavirus pandemic, mandating that Michigan businesses open to the public deny service or entry to customers …

Turkey's president formally changes status of Istanbul's Hagia Sophia to a mosque

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's president formally changes status of Istanbul's Hagia Sophia to a mosque.

Indiana attorney general accused of groping facing GOP test

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Votes are being tallied Friday to decide whether Republicans will nominate Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill for a new term despite

Turkey's president formally makes Hagia Sophia a mosque

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The president of Turkey on Friday formally converted Istanbul’s sixth-century Hagia Sophia back into a mosque and declared it open for Muslim worship, hours after a high court annulled a 1934 …

Russian court jails governor facing murder charges

MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow ruled Friday to jail a provincial governor pending a probe on charges of his involvement in multiple murders.