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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,…
Utah man pleads guilty in college student’s death, expected to be sentenced to life in prison
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah man pleads guilty in college student’s death, expected to be sentenced to life in prison.
The Latest: Trump campaign dials back on ads in Midwest
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local):
North Carolina absentee ballots with incomplete witness information remain in limbo as judge takes case under advisement
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina absentee ballots with incomplete witness information remain in limbo as judge takes case under advisement.
Cunningham inches back into public as Army confirms probe
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Cal Cunningham inched back into the public sphere on Wednesday, a day after The Associated Press reported the Democratic contender had an intimate encounter…
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…
Officials worry about virus outbreaks in parts of Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Local health officials warned Wednesday about a growing number of COVID-19 illnesses in the Evansville and South Bend areas as the state health department reported rates of new infections and ho…
Nevada governor negative for COVID-19 after staffer positive
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has tested negative for coronavirus in Las Vegas a day after a positive COVID-19 test came back for one of his staff members working at his office in the state Capitol in …
Masks a 'matter of preference' at the Mississippi State Fair
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Preparations for the Mississippi State Fair's grand opening moved forward Wednesday amid criticism that masks will not be required at the event after the governor repealed the statewide mask m…
Body camera video shows brutal attack on Los Angeles officer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police released
Vision 2020: What are the rules around poll watching?
WASHINGTON (AP) — What are the rules around poll watching on Election Day in the United States?
Gilchrist asks GOP leaders for mask mandate in Legislature
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II called Wednesday for Republican legislative leaders to enact and enforce a mask requirement inside the House and Senate chambers at all times, saying he fears for …
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-…
Finalists for Kansas Supreme Court all women for 1st time
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly is set to fill a vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court from the first all-female group of finalists in state history, though the state's most influential anti-abortion group is pu…
Appellate judges allow 2020 census to continue through October, restore Dec. 31 deadline to turn in apportionment data
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Appellate judges allow 2020 census to continue through October, restore Dec. 31 deadline to turn in apportionment data.
Pandemic likely to dominate debate between Pence, Harris
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As the coronavirus sweeps through the upper reaches of government, Republican Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic challenger Kamala Harris face off Wednesday night in a debate highlightin…