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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,…
In VP debate, plexiglass an extra participant on the stage
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — There were three participants in the vice presidential debate: Republican Mike Pence, Democrat Kamala Harris and the plexiglass between them.
Kansas COVID-19 hospitalizations spike; emergency extended
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Republican legislators signed off Wednesday on Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's request to extend a state of emergency for the coronavirus pandemic as the state set another record for COVID-19-…
Judge delays ruling on N. Carolina absentee ballot procedure
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge leveled sharp criticism on Wednesday against a procedure giving North Carolina voters more leeway to fix witness problems on absentee ballots, but declined to immediately rul…
Incumbent Gov. Jim Justice outraises Democratic challenger
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice raised nearly $890,000 for his reelection bid over the past three months, according to new campaign finance reports filed Wednesday.
Swing-district debate hinges on oil sector, border security
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — GOP congressional challenger Yvette Herrell embraced President Donald Trump's border-wall strategy for immigration enforcement and burnished an anti-abortion, pro-petroleum philosophy in a bid…
'Former staff' claim abuse by ex-Rep. Hill in Twitter hack
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An old government Twitter account for former California U.S. Rep. Katie Hill was hacked Wednesday, purportedly by “former staff” who criticized a planned movie about her life and accused Hill of …
California rapist awaiting trial for 14 years ordered freed
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A convicted rapist who spent 13 years in prison and nearly 14 years in a state mental hospital while awaiting a trial that never came was ordered released Wednesday by a state appeals court.
2 Arizona residents facing charges after fight at protest
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Sierra Vista say charges have been filed against two Hereford residents after protests last month in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
AP FACT CHECK: Pence echoes Trump misfires in VP debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Although more buttoned-up on the stage than his boss, Vice President Mike Pence nevertheless echoed many of President Donald Trump’s falsehoods Wednesday in the one and only debate with Democratic…
Lawsuit: San Francisco police illegally spied on protesters
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses San Francisco police of illegally tapping hundreds of surveillance cameras to spy on police-brutality protesters.
California rapist awaiting trial for 14 years ordered freed
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A convicted rapist who spent 13 years in prison and nearly 14 years in a state mental hospital while awaiting a trial that never came was ordered released Wednesday by a state appeals court.
Swing-district debate hinges on oil sector, border security
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — GOP congressional challenger Yvette Herrell embraced President Donald Trump's border-wall strategy for immigration enforcement and burnished an anti-abortion, pro-petroleum philosophy in a bid…
AP FACT CHECK: Claims from Pence and Harris VP debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris tussled Wednesday in the
Incumbent Gov. Jim Justice outraises Democratic challenger
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice raised nearly $890,000 for his reelection bid over the past three months, according to new campaign finance reports filed Wednesday.
VP Pence, Harris' husband bound for Nevada Thursday
BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is holding a rally in southern Nevada at the airport in Boulder City on Thursday, the day after his debate in Utah with Kamala Harris.