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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,…
SF Zoo cites child for finding lemur, police arrest suspect
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police said Friday they arrested a man suspected of stealing a ring-tailed lemur from the San Francisco Zoo, where officials rewarded a 5-year-old boy who helped recapture the endangered primat…
Colorado announces its COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan
DENVER (AP) — Colorado on Friday released its distribution plan an approved coronavirus vaccine when it becomes publicly available as the state faced a deadline to submit it to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control …
Feds to execute woman who killed victim, cut baby from womb
WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman convicted of fatally strangling a pregnant woman, cutting her body open and kidnapping her baby is scheduled to be the first female inmate put to death by the U.S. government in more than …
Whitmer vetoes bill targeting voter fraud, cites confusion
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed bills that would have made it a felony to knowingly try to apply for multiple absentee ballots or to fill out an application for others without their consent.
Low-key Democrat tries to hang onto Senate seat in Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Call him low-key, understated, maybe even “boring." First-term Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan is betting voters care more about his effectiveness, as he desperately fights to keep a seat hi…
Candidates, surrogates flood battleground Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With barely two weeks left before Election Day, the battleground state of Pennsylvania is being flooded with visits by the presidential candidates and their campaign surrogates.
The Latest: Trump tries to explain lower fundraising numbers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on the presidential campaign (all times local):
White House: Tennessee mask mandate 'must be implemented'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The White House quietly told Tennessee early this week that “a statewide mask mandate must be implemented" to curb its growing spread of COVID-19, strong instructions that the White House an…
October rise in Nevada COVID positivity after 2-month drop
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s test positivity rate for COVID-19 has continued to rise following a steady two-month decline after Gov. Steve Sisolak raised the size limit for public gatherings.
Biden email episode illustrates risk to Trump from Giuliani
WASHINGTON (AP) — A New York tabloid’s puzzling account about how it acquired emails purportedly from Joe Biden’s son has raised some red flags. One of the biggest involves the source of the emails: Rudy Giuliani.
Biden outraises Trump $383M to $248M in September
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was outraised by Democrat Joe Biden in September and is being outgunned financially by his rival with just weeks to go until Election Day.
Life on the line: Early voters wait 'as long as it takes'
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Americans are accustomed to standing in line. They queue up for airport security, the latest iPhone, COVID tests, concerts or food. But the line of voters building before sunrise outside Mall…
Five-term incumbent, challenger clash at U.S. House forum
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Democratic challenger Patricia Ackerman went on the offensive Friday, attacking five-term Republican Rep. Mark Amodei for supporting Trump administration polices she says have harmed Nevada’s farm…
High court won't hear Tennessee challenge of refugee program
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a failed challenge of the federal refugee resettlement program by Tennessee's Republican-led Legislature.
Hospital over capacity in 'unsustainable' coronavirus spike
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — One of Utah’s largest hospitals had no beds left Friday in its regular intensive-care unit as the governor declared the state's weekslong spike in coronavirus cases “unsustainable."