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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,…
GOP in ruby red Kansas stresses over costly Senate race
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Republicans who were desperate to have Kansas Congressman Roger Marshall as their candidate for an open Senate seat are finding the race to be anything but the sure thing they once thought …
Ohio in play: Trump, Pence, Harris head to bellwether state
CIRCLEVILLE,, Ohio (AP) — President Donald Trump will campaign Saturday in central Ohio while Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris will head to Cleveland, as the traditional bellwether state ap…
Washoe County has record-high number of virus cases
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Coronavirus infections have reached another record high in the Reno-Sparks area, where the Washoe County health district officer continues to raise concerns that the limit on the size of public ga…
Whitmer signs bills to protect businesses from virus suits
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday made Michigan businesses and other employers immune from lawsuits filed by customers or workers who contract the coronavirus, as long as they have followed al…
Florida says it will give more scrutiny to COVID-19 deaths
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida plans to more closely scrutinize deaths attributed to the coronavirus, as the Department of Health notes that some people listed as COVID-19 fatalities died months after testing pos…
Murphy: COVID-19 cases are climbing in northern New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's climbing number of COVID-19 cases are beginning to spread to northern counties around New York, Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday.
Arizona officials push early ballots for disabled voters
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is home to over 2,200 assisted living facilities and nearly 150 skilled nursing facilities, whose residents may be locked down or have difficulty casting a ballot as the coronavirus pandemic …
Police say BB gun shots fired at opponent of Pence's brother
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A Black woman who says she has received numerous racist and threatening messages as an Indiana congressional candidate against Vice President Mike Pence’s brother was unintentionally shot at las…
Alabama Lt Gov with virus diagnosis still against mask order
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth said Thursday that he remains opposed to mandatory mask orders despite being diagnosed with COVID-19, even though he encourages people to wear one.
Trump schedules rally in Waukesha days before election
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump has scheduled a rally Saturday in a conservative Milwaukee suburb, just nine days before the election.
GOP to high court: Halt longer N. Carolina absentee deadline
President Donald Trump’s campaign and North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to return the state to a shorter deadline for accepting late-arriving absentee ballots …
Minnesota launches COVID-19 home saliva test pilot program
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota health officials announced a pilot program Thursday that will provide at-home COVID-19 saliva tests for residents in two dozen counties and tribal nations statewide in an effort to expa…
Florida says it will give more scurtiny to COVID-19 deaths
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida plans to more closely scrutinize deaths attributed to the coronavirus, as the Department of Health notes that some people listed as COVID-19 fatalities died months after testing pos…
The Latest: Aide: Trump tests negative for virus pre-debate
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Serb police block right-wing disruption of event with Kosovo
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian riot police on Thursday prevented dozens of right-wing extremists from disrupting a youth cultural event with Kosovo after similar groups in previous weeks broke into two exhibitions…