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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,…
Voting in western Kansas county delayed by ballot misprint
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — In-person absentee voting is scheduled to resume Thursday in one western Kansas county after being shut down for three days because of a ballot error.
US approves $1 billion in new arms sales to Taiwan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has approved the sale of more than a billion dollars worth of advanced weaponry for Taiwan in a move that will enrage China and further exacerbate tensions between Washing…
Murphy tests negative for COVID-19 but will isolate
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy tested negative for COVID-19 Wednesday, his office said, just hours after he abruptly left an event, saying he just found out a person he was in contact with over th…
2 more Arkansas lawmakers test positive for coronavirus
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Two Arkansas lawmakers on Wednesday said they tested positive for the coronavirus, the latest in an outbreak among legislators that has prompted the suspension of state budget hearings this…
Judge denies AG request to expedite lawsuit against GOP
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge has denied Attorney General Xavier Becerra's request to expedite his lawsuit against the state Republican Party.
GOP's Romney, long a Trump critic, voted — but not for Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he's voted in the Nov. 3 election — but not for the leader of his party.
Virginia man pleads guilty to cyberstalking Tulsa mayor
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A Virginia man who sent dozens of harassing emails and phone messages to Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum and his family in a failed attempt to stop President Donald Trump's campaign rally in June pleaded…
Census says deadline can be reached with tech, nonstop work
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Technology and working around the clock should allow the U.S. Census Bureau to crunch numbers from the 2020 census in half the time originally allotted, but if the work isn't completed by a yea…
US surgeon general to plead not guilty in Hawaii virus case
HONOLULU (AP) — A lawyer for U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Wednesday that his client, who is charged with
Court nixes redo of New Jersey GOP Senate primary race
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey appeals court on Wednesday rejected a losing GOP U.S. Senate candidate's bid to invalidate the primary results and stop the state's mail-in ballot program for the general election.
Macron says beheaded teacher was victim of stupidity, hate
PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron promised Wednesday that France will not renounce freedoms taught by a schoolteacher beheaded by a radical Islamist last week after showing caricatures of the prophet of Islam …
N.C. maintains reopening guidance as COVID numbers worsen
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday that the state will keep its
Iowa governor stands by use of virus aid for IT project
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' administration will try to convince federal auditors to reverse course and approve its plan to spend $21 million in coronavirus relief funds on a long-planned in…
Nigerian forces killed 12 peaceful protesters, Amnesty says
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Amnesty International said in a report Wednesday that Nigeria's security forces fired upon two large gatherings of peaceful protesters Tuesday night, killing 12 people calling for an end to po…
ASU expert: Arizona seeing surge in coronavirus cases
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is in the midst of a surge in coronavirus cases that resembles the early stages of the summer spike that made the state one of the world’s hardest hit hotspots for COVID-19, a prominent resea…