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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…
School districts face hard choices amid pandemic-era cuts
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) — The school year in this old industrial city started with a whack of a budget ax. Teachers, classroom aides and counselors were among the hundreds laid off with potential state aid cuts loom…
Erdogan confirms Russian S-400 tests despite US objections
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president on Friday confirmed the country tested its Russian-made S-400 missile defense system, despite objections from the United States.
Slovenian premier supports Trump's reelection, joins others
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa endorsed U.S. President Donald Trump’s reelection on Friday, saying Joe Biden would be a weak leader.
Czech health minister breaks virus rules, asked to resign
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s prime minister called on his health minister to resign or be fired after he broke strict government restrictions to slow a record surge of coronavirus infections and visited a Pra…
Deadline to request absentee ballots in Virginia is Friday
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia residents still have time to vote in the Nov. 3 election without going to the polls on Election Day.
Election 2020 Today: Final debate, Russian hackers target US
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Judge permits sex assault case against Joint Chiefs member
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the vice chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff sexually assaulted a former top aide during a Southern California trip.
The Latest: Trump says he will vote in person
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Poland's top court rules out abortions due to fetal defects
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s top court ruled Thursday that a law allowing abortion of fetuses with congenital defects is unconstitutional, shutting a major loophole in the predominantly Catholic country's abortio…
House Speaker makes 1st pick for Arizona redistricting panel
PHOENIX (AP) — Republican House Speaker Rusty Bowers has made his choice for one of five seats on the commission that will draw new maps for Arizona's congressional and legislative districts after this year's U.S. …
AP FACT CHECK: Falsehoods and fumbles in Trump-Biden debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The facts took a hit right out of the gate Thursday night.
Judge tosses Trump challenge to New Jersey mail-in ballots
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by President Donald Trump’s campaign that had sought to stop New Jersey’s mail-in ballot program.
China's Xi takes jabs at US in Korean War commemoration
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping condemned “unilateralism, protectionism and extreme egoism” in a jab at the United States made during a rally Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of China’s entry into the 1…
Debate Takeaways: Round 2 highlights policy over petulance
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden
Lawsuit: New Mexico county failed to monitor suicidal inmate
SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico county that held an inmate struggling with drug addiction failed to properly monitor him before he took his own life, according to a wrongful death lawsuit.