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Falstad, Homesley outline approaches to election security, public trust
EPHRATA — As Election Day approaches, questions about election integrity, ballot security and public trust remain …
Migrant detention center to open after conditions stir anger
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A year after asylum-seekers and other migrants overwhelmed U.S. immigration authorities at the southern border, the Border Patrol is opening a processing facility in Texas that officials say c…
Wisconsin lawmakers eyeing changes to human resources office
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The office that investigates sexual harassment complaints against Wisconsin lawmakers would report its findings directly to legislative leaders, not to nonpartisan clerks of the state Senate an…
Nebraska won't confirm involvement in multi-state Juul probe
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska authorities refused to say Tuesday whether they're involved in a new, multi-state investigation into the marketing and sales practices of e-cigarette maker Juul.
Refugee resettlement resolution advances in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers once again showed their displeasure with Gov. Bill Lee's decision to keep accepting refugees by advancing a resolution Tuesday that criticized the Republican's actions as…
Democrats warm up for big debate, unloading on Sanders
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Bernie Sanders' Democratic rivals prepared to unleash a new wave of attacks against the party's presidential front-runner in a high-stakes debate Tuesday night, perhaps their final prime-tim…
Arkansas man charged with trying to blow up car at Pentagon
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — An Arkansas man was arrested on charges he tried to blow up a car at a Pentagon parking lot, federal officials said Tuesday.
Wisconsin Legislature changing internal complaint process
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The office that investigates sexual harassment complaints against Wisconsin lawmakers would report its findings directly to legislative leaders, not to nonpartisan clerks of the state Senate an…
'Momma on a mission' backs Walz's call for farm safety money
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday proposed reimbursing farmers who retrofit their tractors with rollover protection or install safety equipment in their grain bins in an effort to reduce farm accident…
AP sources: AG Barr names new director to run federal prison system long plagued by violence and staffing shortages
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP sources: AG Barr names new director to run federal prison system long plagued by violence and staffing shortages.
Opponents fault Trump proposal to cut environmental reviews
WASHINGTON (AP) — Describing windows rattled by industrial blasts and windowsills covered in toxic ash, an African American resident of Texas’ oil hub joined Democratic lawmakers, state officials and others Tuesday…
Italy sees virus cases rise 45%; 11 dead
ROME (AP) — Italy reported a 45% one-day increase in people infected with the coronavirus as other countries in Europe recorded their first cases Tuesday, producing evidence that travelers are carrying the virus fr…
Slovakia's parliament rejects women's rights treaty
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia's lawmakers voted Tuesday to reject an international treaty on women's rights.
Facts muddled in New Hampshire debate over destroying guns
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A discussion about destroying guns provoked strong emotions Tuesday at a public hearing where both sides stumbled over the facts.
Some doctors worried by Indiana 'surprise' billing proposal
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Some Indiana doctors are raising fears about possible loss of emergency services under a plan to limit
Trump says without evidence Dems leak intel to hurt Sanders
NEW DELHI (AP) — President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that Democrats who don't want Bernie Sanders to win their party's presidential nomination tried to hurt the senator's chances by leaking information abou…