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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,…
Arizona again reports more than 1,000 additional COVID cases
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Tuesday reported over 1,000 additional known coronavirus cases for the second time in a week as the state's seven-day rolling average of new cases continued to increase.
No TV debates in Louisiana US Senate race ahead of election
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy won’t square off in person with his primary Democratic challenger or any of his opponents ahead of the Nov. 3 election, marking this as Louisiana’s first Se…
Marines remove general investigated over alleged racial slur
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Marine Corps has removed a two-star general from command of Marine forces in Europe and Africa based on an investigation into allegations that he used a racial slur during a training event, of…
Serbia mulls Russian Defense Ministry presence
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia is thinking of allowing a Russian Defense Ministry presence in the Balkan country, something that could further strain its relations with the West.
The Latest: Cough keeps Melania Trump off campaign trail
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the
Lab under investigation as New Mexico deals with virus surge
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is scheduled Tuesday to provide an update on COVID-19 cases after a string of record-breaking daily case counts prompted more restrictions last week a…
UN urges India government to better protect rights defenders
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief on Tuesday urged India’s government to do more to protect human rights defenders, who have come under mounting pressure in recent months in the world’s largest democracy.
Justices review priest abuse lawsuit's ruling on time limits
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's highest court on Tuesday grappled with whether a woman's lawsuit on claims of sexual abuse by a priest decades ago should be allowed to proceed — a lower-court ruling that has …
Secretary of state: Drop off absentee ballot, don't mail it
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's top election official said Tuesday that the 1.5 million people with absentee ballots still in hand should put them in a drop box or take them to their local clerk's office rather th…
Democrats ask Supreme Court to rule on elections board seat
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court will consider whether Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose was justified in refusing to appoint a Democratic Party official to a county elections board seat, citing a v…
Danish submarine killer briefly escapes from prison
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish man convicted of torturing and murdering a Swedish journalist on his homemade submarine made a dramatic but brief escape from a suburban Copenhagen prison Tuesday, reportedly tak…
Leadership, loyalty at issue in NH gubernatorial debate
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The second of two New Hampshire gubernatorial debates within 13 hours explored one candidate’s lack of leadership experience and the other’s loyalty to the nation’s leader.
Honolulu reserves rooms at 2 properties for virus isolation
HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu reserved hundreds of rooms at two hotels so Oahu has more space for people to go into coronavirus quarantine.
Russia, US appear ready for deal to extend nuclear pact
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia said Tuesday it’s ready to accept a U.S. proposal to freeze the number of nuclear warheads and extend the two nations’ last arms control pact for one year and Washington responded that it's pre…
French mosque shut over message linked to teacher beheading
PARIS (AP) — A mosque in a Paris suburb is being closed for six months starting Wednesday night on orders from France's interior minister in a crackdown following the beheading last week of a teacher.