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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,…
Early voting starts in Tennessee; long lines at many polls
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Early voting started Wednesday in Tennessee for the Nov. 3 election, and polling places in Nashville, Memphis and other cities were seeing long lines of people ready to cast their ballots.
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…
The Latest: Barrett's confirmation hearing ends for the day
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DC Mayor: Rising numbers show 'COVID fatigue' relaxation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials in the nation's capital are warning residents not to relax their COVID-19 vigilance as the local infection numbers rise and the winter flu season approaches. More than 20% of new cases a…
New Mexico shatters its record for confirmed COVID-19 cases
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has shattered its previous record for confirmed COVID-19 cases amid fears the state is experiencing a second wave of the deadly virus, health officials said Wednesday.
Espy: Hyde-Smith 'disrespecting' Mississippi by not debating
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Democratic challenger Mike Espy on Wednesday criticized Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith for not accepting invitations to debate him.
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…
Georgia's Loeffler and QAnon-supporting candidate set event
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Sen Kelly Loeffler will be hitting the campaign trail again Thursday with fellow Georgia Republican and congressional candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has peddled in racist tropes and basel…
South Dakota sets daily coronavirus record as hospitals fill
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota on Wednesday broke its record for COVID-19 hospitalizations and new cases, and the state has already had more deaths from the disease less than halfway through October than it …
A federal judge has ordered North Carolina to revise absentee ballot procedures related to missing witness signatures
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered North Carolina to revise absentee ballot procedures related to missing witness signatures.
Minnesota COVID-19 deaths jump by 29, worst toll since June
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota health officials reported 29 new COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, the state's highest one-day death toll since early June, as the coronavirus spreads at high levels across the state.
Georgia Sen. Loeffler and GOP candidate Greene set event
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Sen Kelly Loeffler will be hitting the campaign trail again Thursday with fellow Georgia Republican and congressional candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has peddled in racist tropes and bizar…
Census whiplashed by changing deadlines, accuracy concerns
Shortly after the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can end the 2020 census, a text message went out to field supervisors in Northern California telling them to start collecting the iPhones their ce…
New Mexico names leader of Indigenous education reform
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Former Navajo Nation legislative staffer LaShawna Tso has been selected to lead New Mexico’s Indian Education division.
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 …