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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,…
Health chief cites 'broad' authority, issues virus rules
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's health chief said Tuesday he has “broad” legal authority to curb the coronavirus, as he issued additional orders both reinstituting restrictions negated by a state Supreme Court rul…
9th Circuit won't block MT counties from mailing ballots
HELEN, Mont. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday denied a request for an emergency injunction to block most Montana counties from mailing ballots to active voters.
Countering Trump, US officials defend integrity of election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four weeks ahead of Election Day, senior national security officials provided fresh assurances about the integrity of the elections in a video message Tuesday, putting them at odds with President …
Campaign: Staff tests negative after Tillis' virus diagnosis
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — All members of North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis' campaign staff who were in close proximity to him last week have tested negative for COVID-19 so far, a campaign spokesman said Tuesday as Till…
Court blocks move to give voters time to fix early ballots
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked a move that would have given Arizona voters who forget to sign their early ballot affidavits up to five days after the election to fix the problem.
Supporters mirror Trump's rosy projection of virus infection
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — As an infected President Donald Trump urged Americans not to fear the virus that has killed more than 1 million people worldwide, many of his supporters were already in sync with that message.
Group sent thousands of incorrect voter registration forms
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A company working to increase election participation mistakenly sent 11,000 voter registration forms pre-filled with incorrect information to people in North Carolina, state elections officials…
Trump, contagious at White House, back to downplaying virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Still sickened by COVID-19, President Donald Trump plunged back on Tuesday into playing down the disease that hospitalized him for three days and has so far killed more than 210,000 Americans. He …
FDA discloses vaccine guidelines blocked by White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration laid out updated safety standards Tuesday for makers of COVID-19 vaccines after the White House blocked their formal release, the latest political tug-of-war betwe…
Whitmer approves earlier processing of absentee ballots
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Clerks in Michigan cities or township of at least 25,000 people can start processing a surge of absentee ballots a day before November's presidential election under legislation signed by Gov. …
Military leaders quarantined after official tests positive
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's top military leaders were under self-quarantine Tuesday after a senior Coast Guard official tested positive for the coronavirus, the Pentagon said. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of…
North Macedonia: 5 migrant smuggling suspects arrested
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Five men have been arrested in North Macedonia, accused of running a smuggling ring that brought migrants from neighboring Greece.
Messner's law firm represented state-run Chinese insurer
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican Senate candidate Corky Messner takes a hard line against China in his campaign, but his law firm once represented an insurance company run by the Chinese government that sued a U.S. …
Florida man arrested for threatening census taker with gun
BUNNELL, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man was arrested for using an assault-style weapon to threaten a census taker who had come to his house for the
Audit faults Wolf's business shutdown waiver program
Pennsylvania’s chief fiscal watchdog on Tuesday criticized a state program under which businesses could seek permission to operate during Gov. Tom Wolf’s pandemic shutdown, saying waivers were granted inconsistentl…