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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,…
Doctor says Trump won’t transmit virus, stays mum on tests
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House doctor said that President Donald Trump was no longer at risk of transmitting the coronavirus but did not say explicitly whether Trump had tested negative for it. The diagnosis cam…
Singapore man sentenced to prison for spying for China in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man from Singapore was sentenced to 14 months in prison Friday for spying by passing to the Chinese government valuable, but unclassified, military and political information that he had duped Am…
Judge blocks order limiting Texas ballot drop-off locations
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas on Friday halted Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s order that shuttered dozens of mail ballot drop-off sites weeks before November’s election, authorizing only one for ever…
Federal judges rule in GOP's favor on Ohio ballot boxes
CINCINNATI (AP) — With early voting already underway in Ohio, a pingpong game in the courts over a one-per-county limit on the number of ballot drop boxes in the presidential battleground state turned back in the R…
Cornyn, Hegar clash over virus, court in Texas Senate debate
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As Texas flashes signs that November's election could wind up the closest in decades, Republican John Cornyn and Democrat MJ Hegar clashed over the response to the cornavirus pandemic and the c…
McConnell tries to salvage Senate majority with court vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell spent a year prepping his Republican colleagues for this moment, telling them the confirmation of a
Federal judge blocks Texas governor’s order limiting ballot drop-off, backing Democrats’ concerns of voter suppression
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Federal judge blocks Texas governor’s order limiting ballot drop-off, backing Democrats’ concerns of voter suppression.
Daines, Bullock clash over pandemic, Supreme Court in debate
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines and his Democratic opponent, Gov. Steve Bullock, clashed over the response to the pandemic and the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy in the last debate of M…
Massachusetts reports 10 COVID-19 deaths; No deaths in Maine
BOSTON (AP) — A look at coronavirus-related developments in New England on Saturday:
Kentucky reports 1,002 more coronavirus cases, 7 deaths
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky remained on a record-setting trajectory with another day of more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases reported, Gov. Andy Beshear said Saturday as he urged people to “buckle down" and do …
US seeks mining withdrawal of polluted Montana site
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials in Montana have proposed withdrawing 2,600 acres of a degraded gold mining area to prevent additional mining and protect restoration work.
Screeners nominate 25 for 5 seats on redistricting panel
PHOENIX (AP) — A screening panel has winnowed a field of 51 applicants down to 25 nominees for five seats on a state commission that will take on the politically charged task of drawing new congressional and legisl…
Arizona reports nearly 900 additional COVID cases, 13 deaths
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona reported nearly 900 additional COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the largest reported daily increase in several weeks.
Warming trend means California's lethal fire season not over
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cool weather and light drizzle in some places provided relief for firefighters working to increase containment of numerous wildfires across California on Saturday, but the forecast for dry and …
Trump makes 1st public appearance since hospital release; White House won't say if he's still contagious with virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump makes 1st public appearance since hospital release; White House won't say if he's still contagious with virus.