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Grant County Republican Party to stage debate in Ephrata
EPHRATA — Grant County voters will have an opportunity this evening to hear directly from candidates seeking two o…
Trump battles Pelosi, some in GOP over Confederate symbols
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is battling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over renaming military bases that honor Confederate generals — and he's at odds with some in his own party as well.
White House eyes travel from Mexico as source of virus spike
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is exploring the possibility that travel from Mexico may be contributing to a new wave of coronavirus infections, rather than states’ moves toward reopening their economies.
California Senate OKs bill to mail ballots for fall election
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Fearing a surge of coronavirus cases that could force a second statewide shutdown in the fall, the California Senate on Thursday approved a measure that would guarantee all registered vote…
Biden gets more aggressive as 2020 campaign heats back up
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joe Biden is adopting an increasingly aggressive stance as he looks to break out of a monthslong campaign freeze imposed by the coronavirus outbreak.
Officials: Slain Mexican Mafia chief ran gang from prison
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A purported leader of the Mexican Mafia whom the federal government once accused of running street gang operations from inside California's most secure prison has been killed by two other …
Nevada officials don't think COVID-19 uptick is '2nd wave'
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada health officials are closely monitoring a recent uptick in confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide, including the biggest one-day increase to date in the Reno area reported Thursday, but the sta…
Kentucky governor seeks vote to oust Davis bust from Capitol
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's governor called Thursday on a state commission to vote to remove a statue of Jefferson Davis from the state Capitol's Rotunda, a day after another statue of the Confederate presiden…
African American reparation bill passes California Assembly
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A proposal to establish a task force to study and prepare recommendations for how to give reparations to African Americans passed the California Assembly on Thursday.
David Scott wins primary in 13th District, avoids runoff
ATLANTA (AP) — Nine-term U.S. House Rep. David Scott has won the Democratic primary in Georgia’s 13th District, narrowly avoiding a runoff.
Kemp eases Georgia virus rules to allow sports, conventions
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is lifting more health-related restrictions that stemmed from COVID-19, allowing spectator sports and live performance venues to reopen and conventions to resume on July 1, su…
Guard troops amid protests cost nearly $25M in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It cost nearly $25 million for California to deploy 8,000 National Guard soldiers throughout the state to assist police during protests over racial injustice inspired by the death of Georg…
Turkey sentences US Consulate employee to more than 8 years
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court on Thursday convicted a local U.S. Consulate employee in Istanbul of aiding an armed terror organization and sentenced him to eight years and nine months in prison, the state-r…
Arkansas governor defends easing virus limits as cases rise
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday defended his decision to lift more coronavirus restrictions on businesses, even as the state posted a new record one-day increase in virus cases since the pa…
Minnesota Democrats seek major statewide changes in policing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz and Democratic legislative leaders on Thursday proposed a series of statewide police reforms in response to the killing in Minneapolis of George Floyd and the social justice movemen…
Orange County will change mask order after official quit
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Days after his predecessor abruptly quit, Orange County's new interim health officer said Thursday that he will lift a requirement for residents to wear face coverings in public and instead…