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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,…
DEA recruits cite 'monkey noises' among claims of racism
At the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Training Academy in Virginia last year, an instructor on the firing range called out a name that was shared by two trainees, one Black and one white.
Ballot harvesting under scrutiny in California elections
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — For the first time, all of California's more than 21 million active registered voters got a ballot in the mail that they can fill out in their own homes. While only you can complete your b…
Feds approve Georgia health insurance changes sought by Kemp
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia will become the first state to offer federally subsidized health insurance to its residents only through private brokers under a plan being approved by President Donald Trump's administration.
Talks on critical election legislation in Pennsylvania stall
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Closed-door talks on legislation seen as crucial to producing a prompt election result in the presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania appeared stuck Thursday between the Democratic go…
Denver DA: TV security guard will be charged with murder
DENVER (AP) — A television station security guard accused of fatally shooting a pro-police demonstrator following opposing rallies will be charged with second-degree murder, Denver's District Attorney Beth McCann s…
Long lines form as North Carolina begins early voting
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Long lines formed at polling places across North Carolina on Thursday as the battleground state kicked off early in-person voting.
Trump, Biden go at it — from a distance — in town halls
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden squared off, in a way, Thursday night in dueling televised town halls that showcased striking differences in temperament, views on racial justice and …
White House puts ‘politicals’ at CDC to try to control info
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump White House has installed two political operatives at the nation’s top public health agency to try to control the information it releases about the coronavirus pandemic as the administrati…
Indiana officials outline response to state's virus hotspots
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana health officials confirmed 28 more COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, and the state’s seven-day rolling average of new cases of the respiratory disease has doubled in three weeks.
Georgia's McBath seeks 2nd win in once-famed GOP district
ATLANTA (AP) — Karen Handel is looking for Republicans to mobilize in Georgia's 6th District, once an incubator of high-profile Republicans. But Democrat Lucy McBath, who unseated Handel in 2018, is trying to show …
Virus cases at Arizona school send hundreds into quarantine
PHOENIX (AP) — Schools should maintain options for parents whether they prefer in-person or online instruction for their children, Gov. Doug Ducey said Thursday as the state sees an uptick in newly confirmed virus …
Scramble to get people counted as 2020 census winds down
Census advocates across the nation made last-ditch efforts Thursday to get as many households to answer the 2020 census, which has been challenged by a pandemic, natural disasters, court fights and the Trump admini…
Biden campaign flips COVID-19 threat into new Trump contrast
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Confronted with its first known coronavirus scare, Joe Biden’s presidential campaign turned the threat into another contrast with President Donald Trump in the closing weeks of a general ele…
3 key Trump policies teed up for Supreme Court action
WASHINGTON (AP) — Controversial Trump administration policies on the census, asylum seekers and the border wall, held illegal by lower courts, are on the Supreme Court's agenda Friday.
Kelly raises $39 million, McSally $23 million in Senate race
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly says his campaign raised nearly $39 million during the third quarter, while Republican Sen. Martha McSally reports raising almost $23 million.