Former Sen. Harry Reid says his cancer is in remission

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says his pancreatic cancer is in remission after he had an experimental treatment aimed at helping his immune system fight the disease.

Accused Mar-a-Lago checkpoint crasher pleads insanity

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Connecticut opera singer accused of crashing her car through a checkpoint outside President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, drawing gunfire from law enforcement, has entered a plea …

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LSU to rename library named for controversial past president

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A library at Louisiana State University named after a former school president who advocated for segregation will be renamed, school administrators and black student leaders said.

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Bill easing N.C. absentee ballot access goes to governor

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina lawmakers are sending Gov. Roy Cooper a bill making it easier for voters to access absentee ballots during the COVID-19 pandemic this fall while ensuring in-person voting sites a…

Judge orders N.C. track with large crowds to stop races

GRAHAM, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge on Thursday ordered a small stock-car track to halt racing after state health officials declared large weekend crowds at recent races violated an executive order by Gov. R…

Louisiana lawmakers socking away much of surplus in savings

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — While their predecessors traditionally spent every surplus dollar available to them, Louisiana's lawmakers are taking a different approach this term, steering more of a nearly $535 million s…

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…

Lawmakers consider reconvening; could be over a month away

Legislative leaders are getting closer to reconvening for a special session following a pause during the coronavirus pandemic, they said — but it could be more than a month away.

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.

Utah governor calls for statewide ban on police choke holds

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert enacted a ban Thursday on choke holds for all state-level law enforcement officers and called on all other police agencies in the state to follow suit — his first major …

Judge: 'Shame' on state for shirking mail voting order

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A judge on Thursday said “shame on you” to state officials for not abiding by her order that allows a vote-by-mail option for all of Tennessee's 4.1 million voters during the coronavirus pan…

Sisolak proposes furloughs, salary freeze for Nevada workers

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Thursday that all state employees would be furloughed one day a month starting in July and be subject to a freeze on all merit-based salary increases to stem an…

Democrat Ackerman wins House primary in northern Nevada

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democrat Patricia Ackerman won a seven-candidate contest for a northern Nevada congressional district, according to results released Thursday from Tuesday's primary election.