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Atlanta's image challenged by facts of 1906 race massacre

ATLANTA (AP) - Everyone who moves through downtown Atlanta today passes places where innocent Black men and women were pulled from trolleys, shot in their workplaces, chased through the streets and be...

Aug 02, 2022

Jonathan Nez, Buu Nygren advance in Navajo presidential race

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - Voters on the vast Navajo Nation have advanced tribal presidential candidates Jonathan Nez and Buu Nygren to the general election in November. Voters narrowed the list of 15 ca...

Aug 02, 2022

Kansas GOP nominates Kobach for AG, advancing comeback bid

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Republicans on Tuesday nominated Kris Kobach for Kansas attorney general, keeping alive the polarizing conservative's bid for a political comeback following his losses in a governo...

Aug 02, 2022

Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib wins Democratic primary race

NEW YORK (AP) - Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat and member of the progressive Squad in Congress, sailed through a primary election Tuesday. Her win came as three Republican U.S. House members ...

Aug 02, 2022

Murray, Smiley advance in Washington Senate primary

SEATTLE (AP) - Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray advanced Tuesday to the fall election in her quest for a sixth term after the longtime incumbent highlighted her support for abortion rights in the run...

Aug 02, 2022

Kansas voters protect abortion rights, block path to ban

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas voters on Tuesday protected the right to get an abortion in their state, rejecting a measure that would have allowed their Republican-controlled Legislature to tighten abort...

Aug 02, 2022

Missouri AG Eric Schmitt beats Greitens in GOP Senate race

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt defeated scandal-scarred former Gov. Eric Greitens and 19 others Tuesday in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. Republican leaders have ...

Aug 02, 2022

Dixon wins Michigan GOP governor primary, to face Whitmer

Businesswoman and conservative commentator Tudor Dixon won the Republican primary for Michigan governor on Tuesday, setting up a tough general election race against Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. D...

Aug 02, 2022

'Guard cat' credited with preventing would-be robbery

BELDEN, Miss (AP) - A Mississippi man said his pet cat helped prevent a robbery at his home, and he credits the calico with possibly saving his life. Bandit, a 20-pound (9.1-kilogram) cat, lives with ...

Aug 02, 2022

Senate tees up vote on bill to aid vets exposed to burn pits

WASHINGTON (AP) - A bill enhancing health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits is expected to win final approval in the Senate on Tuesday, ending a brief st...

Aug 02, 2022