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Preliminary primary results set stage for November races across Columbia Basin
EPHRATA — Initial results from Washington's Aug. 5 primary election show several closely watched races beginning t…
Masks mandatory, 250-cap for VP Pence rally at Reno airport
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The lease holder at a Reno airport hangar where Vice President Mike Pence plans a rally Thursday has signed an agreement that requires the Republican National Committee to adhere to all Nevada COV…
Migrants quickly expelled by Trump try repeatedly to cross
TECATE, Calif. (AP) — Edgar Alexis Lopez looks well-rested in photos he took before crossing the border illegally in mountains east of San Diego, flashing a wide grin in clean jeans.
Germany heads into November 'lockdown light' to slow virus
BERLIN (AP) — German officials agreed Wednesday to a four-week shutdown of restaurants, bars, theaters and other leisure facilities in an effort to curb a rapid rise in coronavirus infections, opting for decisive a…
Nevada judge hearing GOP challenge to Vegas ballot counting
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Attorneys for the Trump campaign and Nevada Republicans were asking a state judge on Wednesday to issue a court order to stop the count of mail-in ballots and the use of a computer to check signatu…
UK vaccine chief warns of over-optimism, early imperfection
LONDON (AP) — Warning that the first COVID-19 vaccines may be imperfect, the head of the U.K effort to develop a vaccine called Wednesday for immediate international cooperation to prevent the “largest global reces…
Indian agency raids home of journalist, activists in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India’s premier investigating agency on Wednesday said it raided 10 locations in Indian-controlled Kashmir, including the offices and residences of a journalist and two prominent activists, t…
Florida man charged with changing governor's voting address
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis couldn't initially cast his ballot this week because someone illegally changed his address online, a complication that resulted in a suspect's arrest on felony…
Trump returning to Wisconsin for 3rd time in a week
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump planned to hold a rally in Green Bay on Friday, marking his third stop in a week to Wisconsin as part of a final push from both sides to capture the key swing state as co…
Pennsylvania county will evaluate discarded military ballots
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Nine military ballots that authorities said were mistakenly discarded by a contracted elections worker in a northeastern Pennsylvania county have been linked to specific voters and can be con…
Judge says Texas mask mandate must extend to polling places
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge ruled that Texas' statewide mask mandate must include polling places, but election officials Wednesday did not rush to enforce the order that was handed down after more than 8 m…
Nearly 1 million vote early in Louisiana, breaking records
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's early voting period for the presidential and congressional elections shattered records as it ended, with nearly one-third of the state's voters casting their ballots in advance o…
Phoenix Indian hospital abruptly shuts down birthing center
PHOENIX (AP) — For months, Rochelle Chee diligently went to the Phoenix Indian Medical Center for prenatal checkups.
US charges 8 in alleged Chinese surveillance effort in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has charged eight people with working on behalf of the Chinese government in a pressure campaign aimed at coercing a New Jersey man who was wanted by Beijing to return to Ch…
Black men's votes courted as some search for political home
NEW YORK (AP) — For Phillip Agnew, engaging Black male voters ahead of the general election isn’t just about persuading them to choose former Vice President Joe Biden over incumbent Donald Trump.
In South Carolina, US Rep. Joe Wilson seeking 10th term
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District has been in Republican hands for more than 50 years, but Democrats see 2020 as their best chance in decades to try to turn the conservative are…