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Trump-backed challenger advances to Louisiana runoff

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow advanced to a runoff in Louisiana's Republican Senate primary Saturday, capitalizing on the power of President Donald Trump's endorsement. Trump supported Letlow over incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy, one of the few Republican senators who voted to ...

Lawyers urge judge to block Trump election order

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he issued an executive order to restrict voters' ability to cast ballots by mail, attorneys for Democrats and civil rights groups told a federal judge on Thursday. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols didn't rule from the bench on ...

Author of a children’s book on grief, gets life sentence for killing husband

PARK CITY, Utah — A Utah mother who published a children's book about grief after the death of her husband will serve a life sentence without the possibility of parole for his murder, a judge ruled Wednesday. Kouri Richins was convicted in March of aggravated murder for lacing her husband ...