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Ballot processing continues as certification approaches
EPHRATA — Election officials in Grant and Adams counties are nearing the finish line of the 2026 general election,…
US health official says pandemic clearly can be controlled
WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said “we’re not going to control the pandemic,” a top Trump administration health official said Monday that Americans have already proven they c…
Angry women block traffic across Poland over abortion ban
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Women’s rights activists and many thousands of supporters held a fifth day of protests across Poland on Monday, defying pandemic restrictions to express their fury at a top court decision that…
Trump charges into battleground states despite rising virus
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump embarked Monday on a final-week charge through nearly a dozen states ahead of the election, overlooking a surge of coronavirus cases in the U.S. and a fresh outbreak in …
Wisconsin election clerks seek order on ballot counting
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Election clerks in northeastern Wisconsin asked the state Supreme Court on Monday to issue an order allowing them to fill in a ballot misprint so that as many as 13,500 ballots can be processed…
Judge throws out La. attorney general's election grant suit
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana state district judge has dismissed Attorney General Jeff Landry's lawsuit seeking to block millions of dollars in grants to local election leaders, offered through a nonprofit ba…
Interstate 10 widening in Louisiana capital region completed
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A $72 million project to widen Interstate 10 in Louisiana's capital region is wrapping up, nearly three years after construction began.
Officials say 60,000 people told to evacuate as wind-driven wildfire grows fast in Southern California’s Orange County
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials say 60,000 people told to evacuate as wind-driven wildfire grows fast in Southern California’s Orange County.
Hagerty, longtime GOP hand, looks to Trump in Senate bid
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Bill Hagerty was vacationing with his family last year in northern Japan, where he was U.S. ambassador to the country, when a friend called and said: “Look at your Twitter account.”
Trump, Harris plan Western stops in campaign's final week
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona and Nevada will be buzzing with activity in the last week before the election as both presidential candidates try to swing the crucial battlegrounds in their direction.
Man charged in burning of ballot drop box in Boston
BOSTON (AP) — A man was charged with setting a Boston ballot drop box on fire and damaging dozens of ballots, police said Monday.
Trump, Pence both coming to Wisconsin this week
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are both scheduled to make separate appearances this week in Wisconsin, just days before the Nov. 3 election.
Tom Cotton is campaigning hard, just not for reelection
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) —
US court backs Indiana's limits on voting time extensions
INDIANANPOLIS (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a law unique to Indiana that prohibits voters from asking county judges to extend voting hours beyond the state’s 6 p.m. closing time because of problems on E…
Virus outbreak halts intake at Alaska Psychiatric Institute
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's state-run psychiatric hospital has said the facility will not admit any new patients for two weeks after four patients tested positive for the coronavirus.
Democrat raises $4.3M more in Kansas Senate bid, $25M total
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democrat Barbara Bollier has raised $4.3 million this month for her campaign for Kansas' open U.S. Senate seat, extending her fundraising advantage over Republican Roger Marshall and boosting he…