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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…
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More of Pennsylvania enters 'green' phase of pandemic plan
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Nearly 4 million people in 34 counties are now in the least-restrictive phase of Gov. Tom Wolf's three-step pandemic reopening plan as the governor prepares to announce Friday that more count…
Czech PM: Russian diplomat spread fake report of poison plot
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s spy agency has discovered that a diplomat from the Russian Embassy in Prague spread false information about a Russian assassin arriving to allegedly target the Czech capital’s may…
Raw feelings abound as Senate turns back to Russia probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican-led Senate committees have launched election-year investigations into the Justice Department’s Russia probe, resurrecting the issue at the urging of President Donald Trump while rei…
Grassley vows to block Trump nominees over watchdog firings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley says he is blocking two Trump administration nominees until the White House provides adequate reasons for the termination of two inspectors general.
Navy carrier sidelined by virus is back operating in Pacific
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten long weeks after a massive coronavirus outbreak sidelined one of the Navy's signature warships,
Pilot program to bring legal aid to domestic abuse accusers
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's state court system is moving to help those who experience domestic violence obtain free legal assistance.
Citizenship concerns remain as immigration agency reopens
LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) — For Albert Baraka, the ceremony outside the federal immigration office in Lawrence, Massachusetts, was brief, but life changing.
San Jose cites 'coordinated' violence against police
SAN JOSE (AP) — San Jose’s police chief, backed up by the city’s mayor, said Thursday that officers have been targeted by coordinated, violent attacks from agitators who hid inside crowds of peaceful protesters and…
Mayor in crisis: Role shifts for LA's Garcetti amid unrest
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The outrage over George Floyd's death arrived at Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s front door in the form of hundreds of shouting protesters gathered outside his home, loudly chanting to gut fund…
Social media leads to 3 arrests in Las Vegas police car fire
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal agents in Las Vegas say video one of the suspects posted on social media of a burning police car helped investigators track down three local men now accused of setting the patrol vehicle on…
Analysis: Trump emulates strongman tactics, tests his limits
WASHINGTON (AP) — A phalanx of law enforcement officers and soldiers is positioned on the streets of the nation’s capital to keep protesters at bay. Helicopters circle overhead, sometimes dipping low to buzz the cr…
California curfews lifting amid peaceful protests
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California cities and counties cautiously lifted curfews after days of sporadic mayhem were replaced by peaceful protests and pledges by lawmakers to fight inequality.
Emotions run high as anti-lynching bill stalls in Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate impasse over a widely backed bill to designate lynching as a federal hate crime boiled over on Thursday in an emotional debate cast against a backdrop of widespread protests over police t…
Floyd death pushes military to face 'own demons' on race
WASHINGTON (AP) — The death of George Floyd in police hands has pushed the U.S. military to search its soul and to admit that, like the rest of America, it has fallen short on racial fairness.