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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,…
Board votes against problematic online learning program
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's Board of Education has approved phasing out distance learning curriculum that parents and teachers complained contained racist and sexist content and will send parents a letter acknowledgin…
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.
Supreme Court will review Trump policy to exclude people in US illegally from census count to allocate House seats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court will review Trump policy to exclude people in US illegally from census count to allocate House seats.
Officials say Ohio voters to receive delayed ballots soon
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Delays in the mailing of hundreds of thousands of absentee ballots across Ohio by a private vendor rocked by equipment challenges and overwhelmed by “unparalleled volume” should be addressed b…
Wolf vetoes bill to let restaurants operate at full capacity
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a Republican-sponsored bill Friday that would have let restaurants and bars reopen at up to full capacity, saying it would have jeopardized public health and…
Justices to weigh Trump census plan to exclude noncitizens
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up President Donald Trump's policy, blocked by a lower court, to exclude people living in the U.S. illegally from the census count that will be used to allo…
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."
Post mandate, doctor 'disappointed' at lack of mask wearing
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's state health officer said he overestimated the number of people who would continue to wear face coverings to prevent the spread of
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 …
Progress on police reforms gets mixed reviews in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Almost five months after George Floyd was killed in police custody in Minneapolis, the Virginia General Assembly has passed a host of police reforms as it nears the end of a special session.
French leader decries Islamist terror attack against teacher
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron denounced what he called an “Islamist terrorist attack” against a history teacher decapitated in a Paris suburb Friday, urging the nation to stand united against extrem…
Florida felon purge would be too late for this election
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The agency that oversees Florida elections said it will soon send a list of felons who remain ineligible to vote to the counties for a possible purge, but one that state law says will n…
Five-term incumbent, challengers set for forum on House seat
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Five-term Republican Rep. Mark Amodei, Democratic challenger Patricia Ackerman and American Independent Janine Hansen face off Friday night at a candidates forum in a heavily GOP northern Nevada d…
Democrats raise big money in pursuit of Georgia Republicans
ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic candidates in Georgia's top races walloped their Republican counterparts in fundraising for the period covering July, August and September.