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Democrats try to block Green Party from presidential ballot in Wisconsin, citing legal issues

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An employee of the Democratic National Committee has filed a complaint seeking to remove the Green Party’s presidential candidate from the ballot in Wisconsin. The complaint filed Wednesday argues that the party is ineligible. It’s the latest move by the DNC to block third-party candidates from the ballot. Democrats

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Wisconsin’s Evers urges federal judge not to make changes at youth prison in wake of counselor death

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers is urging a federal judge not to make any changes at Wisconsin’s youth prison after a counselor was killed during a fight there. Pressure has been mounting to give Lincoln Hills-Copper Lakes Schools staff more leeway in punishing incarcerated children since a 16-year-old boy was accused

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Emails show Delaware lieutenant governor’s staff engaged in campaign matters during business hours

Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Emails obtained by The Associated Press show that Delaware Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long’s office staff was in regular communication last year with her husband and other people involved in her campaign for governor. The emails also show that Hall-Long staffers worked during office hours to help facilitate the use

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Police fatally shoot teen in Alaska’s largest city, the fourth such killing since mid-May

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police say officers fatally shot a 16-year-old girl holding a knife in the fourth deadly shooting involving police in Alaska’s largest city since mid-May. Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case told reporters that the shooting happened when officers responded to a disturbance between two family members late Tuesday. Alaska Public Media

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Ruling: Fetus can be referred to as ‘unborn human being’ in Arizona abortion measure voter pamphlet

Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An informational pamphlet for Arizona voters, who will decide in the fall whether to guarantee a constitutional right to an abortion, can refer to an embryo or fetus as an “unborn human being,” the state’s highest court ruled Wednesday. The Arizona Supreme Court justices sided with Republican lawmakers, who drafted

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Developers of stalled Minnesota copper-nickel mine plan studies that may lead to significant changes

Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The developers of a long-delayed copper-nickel mining project in northeastern Minnesota have announced plans for a series of studies over the next year on potential ways to improve environmental safeguards and make the mine more cost- and energy-efficient. The studies could lead to significant changes to the project formerly known

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‘Chaos agent’: Suspected Trump hack comes as Iran flexes digital muscles ahead of US election

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The suspected hack of Donald Trump’s campaign is the latest indication that foreign adversaries looking to meddle in the election are quickening their pace ahead of November. Trump’s campaign has blamed Iran for the incident, which saw hackers gain access to internal campaign documents that were later released to news

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Indiana attorney general drops suit over privacy of Ohio girl who traveled for abortion

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s attorney general has dropped a lawsuit accusing the state’s largest hospital system of violating patient privacy laws when a doctor told a newspaper that a 10-year-old Ohio girl had traveled to Indiana for an abortion. The Indianapolis Star reported Monday that a federal judge approved Attorney General Todd Rokita’s request. Rokita

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