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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,…
It's in the mail: California sending ballots to all voters
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Nov. 3 election will test Californians' commitment to voting by mail as the nation's most populous state offers far fewer in-person polling places, hoping that during a pandemic voters…
High court won't take up ex-Kentucky clerk Kim Davis' case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving in place a decision that allowed a lawsuit to move forward against a Kentucky clerk who was jailed in 2015 after refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couple…
Supreme Court allows minor leaguers' class action over pay
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing a class-action lawsuit to proceed from minor league baseball players who allege they are being paid less than minimum wage.
More than 300 detained in Belarus during Sunday protests
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities in Belarus said Monday that more than 300 people were detained during the previous day's protests against the country's authoritarian president, who won his sixth term in office in …
Malaysia PM quarantines as minister tests positive for virus
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said Monday he will self-quarantine after a Cabinet minister he was in contact with tested positive for the coronavirus, as new cases in the c…
Justices reject South Dakota's only death row inmate's case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court refused on Monday to take up an appeal from South Dakota’s only death row inmate, who pleaded guilty to taking part in a torture killing 20 years ago.
Supreme Court declines to get involved in Steinbeck dispute
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving in place a decision awarding the late John Steinbeck’s stepdaughter $5 million in a family dispute over abandoned plans for movies of some of Steinbeck's best-known wo…
Cities declare racism a health crisis, but some doubt impact
CHICAGO (AP) — Christy DeGallerie noticed a startling trend in her online group for coronavirus survivors: White patients got medications she’d never heard of, were offered X-rays and their doctors listened to thei…
Kentucky deadline to register to vote in November arrives
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The deadline has arrived for Kentucky residents to register to vote in time for this year's general election.
2 California ballot measures would expand voting rights
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Early voting in California began Monday and a pair of propositions on the Nov, 3 ballot would expand voting rights in California — restoring the vote for some felons and allowing 17-year-olds to …
NATO chief hopes Greece, Turkey can negotiate differences
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — NATO’s chief voiced hope Monday that an agreement by Greece and Turkey to avoid potential military tensions and accidents can lead to diplomatic negotiations to settle long-standing difference…
Lithuania foreign minister self-isolates after French visit
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius will spend a week in isolation after having been in contact with two infected people who were part of the French delegation during last week's…
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Indiana attorney general may face bill over discipline case
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill could face a big bill from the disciplinary case stemming from allegations that he
Scientists to Spanish politicians: 'You rule but don't know'
MADRID (AP) — Although the speed of new coronavirus infections is waning, hard-hit Spain has accumulated more than 800,000 cases since the beginning of the pandemic as scientists and health workers redouble their c…