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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,…
AP Explains: What's behind Armenia and Azerbaijan fighting
The mountainous region of Nagorno-Karabakh, where deadly new fighting erupted last week between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces, has been in a tense limbo since a 1994 truce. The Associated Press explains what’s be…
Ruling on Ohio ballot boxes contradicts GOP elections chief
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge in Cleveland on Tuesday broadly interpreted a new Ohio directive allowing ballot drop boxes at locations “outside” boards of elections as permitting them at multiple locations …
5 questions as Pence and Harris prepare for debate faceoff
NEW YORK (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence and Democrat Kamala Harris meet on the debate stage for the first and only time Wednesday night in Utah.
FDA publishes vaccine guidelines opposed by White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration released updated safety standards Tuesday for makers of COVID-19 vaccines despite efforts by the White House to block them, clearing the way for requirements that …
Aide: Noem has no plans to get tested despite Trump event
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has no plans to get tested for the coronavirus before heading back to the president's campaign trail this week, even though she attended a fundraiser with the …
California wildfires are larger than ever, but not deadlier
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With months still to go in California’s fire season, the state has already shattered records for the amount of land scorched in a single year — more than 4 million acres to date, with one blaze…
North Carolina governor adds 2 GOP members to election board
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's governor has appointed two Republicans to the State Board of Elections to replace predecessors who resigned amid pushback over absentee ballot procedures they had voted to supp…
Louisiana senators grapple with unemployment fund bankruptcy
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana senators Tuesday began moving legislation to keep the bankruptcy of the state unemployment trust fund from triggering business tax hikes and a drop in benefits for jobless workers …
Cyprus slams Turkey's move to open ghost town's beach
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus on Tuesday strongly condemned Turkey’s decision to open to the public a beach that’s been closed since the war of 1974 that divided the island along ethnic lines, a move that could hin…
Trump says he has instructed aides to stop negotiating on coronavirus aid plan until after the election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he has instructed aides to stop negotiating on coronavirus aid plan until after the election.
Tennessee adjusts 1st time voter ID rule after court order
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee election officials have adjusted rules for when first-time voters who want to vote by mail must provide identifying documents, following action by a federal court last month.
State House candidate addresses his work in 1980s porn films
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Roger Montoya, a Democratic candidate in an open state House race, has acknowledged his participation in two pornographic films in the 1980s as a college student.
Virus forces first cancellation of Sparks Christmas parade
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The coronavirus has forced the cancellation of the city of Sparks’ annual Hometown Christmas parade for the first time since the popular holiday tradition began 34 years ago.
Utah commission deliberates rooftop solar compensation rates
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rooftop solar advocates warn that a Utah state commission's ruling could mark the end of the industry in the state.
Battered by 1st wave, Madrid hospital staff stretched by 2nd
TORREJÓN DE ARDOZ, Spain (AP) — With speed and determination, nurses, doctors and caretakers move in and out of glassed rooms with beds hooked up to tubes, cables and monitors. The cadence of beeps serves as a soun…