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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,…
The Latest: Biden raises record $383 million in September
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California man convicted of mailing bombs that injured 2
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An Oakland man was convicted of mailing bombs that exploded and injured two people in a botched revenge plot, federal authorities said Wednesday.
Michigan Legislature OKs unemployment, legal liability bills
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's Republican-led Legislature on Wednesday voted to keep intact longer-lasting unemployment benefits and other coronavirus-related orders issued by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, wh…
Pennsylvania becomes a battleground over election security
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — For anxiety over voting and ballot counting in this year’s presidential election, it’s hard to top Pennsylvania.
Scott Peterson murder convictions ordered re-examined
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a second look at Scott Peterson's conviction for killing his pregnant wife and unborn son, less than two months after it overturned his death p…
Close congressional race in southern New Mexico draws eyes
RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — Pockets in the Sierra Blanca mountain range are packed with tourists searching for an outdoor getaway of fishing, hunting, and eventually skiing. But this year the pandemic and New Mexico healt…
First lady: Son Barron had coronavirus, but no symptoms
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump said Wednesday that her and the president's teenage son, Barron, tested positive for the coronavirus not long after his parents, but had no symptoms. She made the revelation in a
Tennessee governor, first lady in quarantine after exposure
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced Wednesday that he is in quarantine after a member of his security detail tested positive for the coronavirus.
New high: Virus cases surge by more than 1,300 in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's surging coronavirus outbreak reached another high Wednesday with more than 1,300 new cases, the governor said, calling that a “shock to the system" and an incentive for stepped-up c…
California GOP says it won't remove unofficial ballot boxes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — With more than 1.5 million votes already cast in California, state Republican Party leaders on Wednesday said they will not comply with an order from the state's chief elections official t…
Iowa Supreme Court sides with GOP over absentee ballot forms
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s highest court upheld a state directive Wednesday that was used to invalidate tens of thousands of absentee ballot requests mailed to voters pre-filled with their personal information.
Judge: North Carolina must strengthen absentee witness rule
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge ordered North Carolina on Wednesday to ensure that absentee ballots have a witness signature in a mixed ruling that allows voters to fix other minor problems without casting a n…
Dueling town halls for Trump, Biden after debate plan nixed
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden will compete for TV audiences in dueling town halls on Thursday night instead of meeting face-to-face for their second debate as originally planned.
Housing activists march to Gov. Baker’s home to push bill
BOSTON (AP) — Housing activists marched to Gov. Charlie Baker's home in Swampscott on Wednesday to call on him to support more robust protections against evictions and foreclosures during the ongoing coronavirus pa…
Barrett keeps Democrats, Trump at bay in Senate hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Over and over, Amy Coney Barrett said she’d be her own judge if confirmed to the Supreme Court. But she was careful in two long days of Senate testimony not to take on the president who nominated …