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Updated 6 hours, 26 minutes ago

Falstad, Homesley outline approaches to election security, public trust

EPHRATA — As Election Day approaches, questions about election integrity, ballot security and public trust remain …

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Ex-Kansas Gov. Colyer endorses Rep. Marshall in Senate race

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Former GOP Gov. Jeff Colyer on Monday endorsed western Kansas Rep. Roger Marshall for the state's open Senate seat with some Republicans still fearing a repeat of Colyer's

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Justices throw out seizure of church assets in Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday threw out a court order to seize assets belonging to the Roman Catholic archdiocese of San Juan, Puerto Rico, to pay pension benefits for Catholic school teachers.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
'Deportation with a layover:' US sends migrants to Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — After he was involved in a fender bender with a gang member, the Honduran delivery driver was in trouble: The accident wasn't his fault, but he couldn't pay the damages, and the other driver t…

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Justices to hear Philly dispute over same-sex foster parents

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a dispute over a Philadelphia Catholic agency that won't place foster children with same-sex couples, a big test of religious rights on a more conservati…

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Chancellor Merkel's CDU party to elect new leader in April

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union will elect a new leader at the end of April, party officials said Monday.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Trump's India visit prioritizes pageantry over policy

AHMEDABAD, INDIA (AP) — Prioritizing pageantry over policy, President Donald Trump basked in India's welcoming embrace on a day that featured a mega-rally with cheering crowds, a mutual admiration show with his cou…

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Supreme Court to hear dispute over Philadelphia Catholic agency that won't place foster children with same-sex couples

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court to hear dispute over Philadelphia Catholic agency that won't place foster children with same-sex couples.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Deadline approaching for Indiana Governor’s Fellows program

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The deadline is days away to apply for the 2020-2021 Indiana Governor’s Fellowship.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Impeachment fades for Slotkin as Democrats try to pivot away

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A man held up a hostile poster a few rows behind Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin as she spoke. On other side of the room, allies hoisted a Slotkin-friendly banner. But what was perhaps most …

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Sanctions bill aimed at Lebanon over detained US citizen

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire senator is sponsoring a bill to ban visas and freeze assets of Lebanese officials involved in the

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
AP-NORC poll: Most Americans support Equal Rights Amendment

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LaVonne Hirashima had two children by the time she was 20 and no time to get a college degree. Instead, the single parent doubled down at work and built a stable career in information technology…

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
The Latest: Steyer's wife at helm of presidential campaign

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Billionaire Tom Steyer‘s wife is now chair of his presidential campaign.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Trump, first lady stroll the grounds of iconic Taj Mahal

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's visit to India (all times local):

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
2020 Watch: Why are there 8 candidates still in the race?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Former French prime minister and wife go on trial for fraud

PARIS (AP) — He was the front-runner to be president of France. Instead, former Prime Minister Francois Fillon is going on trial to face fraud charges after he used public funds to pay his wife and children for wor…