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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,…
Bitter US Senate contest dwells on crime, coronavirus
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Candidates in an open U.S. Senate race outlined clashing visions for the future of health care, policing strategies and civil rights struggles in the first public debate of the campaign, aired…
New Mexico governor self-isolates after staff gets virus
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has tested negative for the coronavirus after a custodian at the governor’s mansion was diagnosed with COVID-19. The governor is self-quarantining for a …
Poll: Many Americans blame virus crisis on US government
WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans blame the U.S. government instead of foreign nations for the coronavirus crisis in the United States, a rebuke to the Trump administration's contention that China or other countries…
Tucson woman gets prison for giving out fentanyl at party
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Tucson woman has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl at a party, resulting in three overdoses and one death.
Louisiana governor: Alcohol sales can resume in stadiums
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards said Monday that alcohol sales can resume at Louisiana sporting events this weekend in parishes that have reached low rates of new coronavirus cases and are allowed to …
Moving the flip zone: Democrats march deeper into suburbia
PHOENIX (AP) — When Katherine Rutigliano and her husband moved away from San Francisco in 2013, they figured they would never meet a fellow Democrat again.
2 justices slam court's 2015 decision in gay marriage case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court, already poised to take a significant turn to the right, opened its new term Monday with a jolt from two conservative justices who raised new criticism of the court’s embrace of …
Group challenges amendment language of graduated tax plan
CHICAGO (AP) — A group aligned with the Republican Party filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the language of a proposed Illinois constitutional amendment that creates a graduated-rate income tax.
DC government unable to connect with White House on outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials with the Washington, D.C., Department of Health have been unsuccessful in trying to connect with the White House to assist with contact tracing and other protocols regarding the ongoing …
Infected senator vows 'moon suit' to vote Trump's court pick
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Congressional debate turns fiery between Barr, Hicks
A fiery debate between Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr and his Democratic opponent Josh Hicks turned personal as they clashed over the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sole scheduled debate for Tennessee Senate seat called off
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The only debate scheduled thus far between the candidates seeking to win Tennessee's open Senate seat has been called off.
Judge: Video voting OK if necessary due to disability
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona election officials can allow voters to cast ballots through video conferencing if necessary to accommodate a disability, a judge ruled Monday.
UN envoy: Haiti trying to avert 'precipice of instability'
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Haiti warned Monday that Latin America’s poorest country has seen increasing violence in recent months, with gangs challenging the authority of the state and political divis…
US court: Iran owes $1.4B over ex-FBI agent presumed dead
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. judge has ordered Iran to pay $1.45 billion to the family of a former FBI agent believed to have been kidnapped by the Islamic Republic while on an unauthorized CIA mission…