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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,…
Trump backs South Dakota governor's handling of COVID-19
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday in support of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s hands-off approach to managing the coronavirus pandemic despite a surge in cases in the state.
Belgium's 1st transgender vice premier target of verbal barb
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium's first transgender politician to reach the higher echelons of government has come under stinging attack from the country's extreme right, only days after she was appointed.
Supreme Court shuffle ups gay marriage ballot measure stakes
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Proponents of a state ballot initiative that proposes removing a defunct ban on same-sex marriage from Nevada's constitution are saying the uncertainty that's followed the death of Justice …
German minister warns of sanctions over Navalny attack
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Germany's foreign minister warned Wednesday of possible “targeted and disruptive sanctions” if Russia does not provide answers about the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny w…
Pappas, Mowers clash over coronavirus response, taxes
Democratic U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas and his Republican challenger, Matt Mowers, clashed Wednesday over the federal coronavirus response, taxes and health care in their first debate ahead of the November election.
Ohio elections board scrambling after wrong ballots sent
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The elections board serving the county that’s home to Ohio’s capital city scrambled Wednesday to address the inadvertent mailing of wrong absentee ballots to voters just weeks before election …
Judge weighs postponement of Minnesota congressional race
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge made no immediate decision Wednesday on whether the election for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District will take place in November or whether it will be postponed until February …
With time short, judge mulls Georgia voting system changes
ATLANTA (AP) — With the start of early voting less than a week away and a software update being installed to address a glitch in Georgia's voting machines, a federal judge was still considering a request by voting …
Debate over policing roils Kansas cradle of Brown v. Board
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — When police in Kansas' capital city used force the last couple of years, Black residents were on the receiving end 35% of the time, though they make up less than 11% of Topeka's population. A ci…
Longtime New York Senate GOP leader Joseph Bruno dies at 91
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Joseph Bruno, who rose from poverty to become one of New York's most powerful politicians as the Republican leader of the state Senate for more than a decade, died Tuesday night at age 91.
Ex-Catholic priest in New Mexico dies before abuse trial
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A former Roman Catholic priest has died just weeks before he was scheduled to go on trial in New Mexico after he was accused of raping a young girl at an Albuquerque parochial school decade…
Tillis: I made a mistake taking off mask inside White House
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says he made a mistake by taking off his face mask indoors last month at a White House event. Many attendees — including Tillis and President Donald T…
Greek court rules that Golden Dawn party is a criminal group
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek court ruled Wednesday that the far-right Golden Dawn party was operating as a criminal organization, delivering landmark guilty verdicts following a politically charged five-year trial…
US court denies bid to force expanded Indiana mail-in voting
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit that aimed to make mail-in ballots available to all Indiana voters for the November election because of the coronavirus pandemic, ruling that the l…
In SC, Cunningham foe says car vandalism meant to intimidate
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Republican challenging U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham is alleging someone tried to intimidate her candidacy by vandalizing her vehicle hours before the two met in a debate.