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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,…
West Virginia delegate resigns after homophobic comments
A West Virginia delegate resigned Saturday night after messages circulated online that allegedly show him making homophobic comments in a group chat.
Monday is deadline to register to vote in Nov. 3 election
PHOENIX (AP) — The coming week marks two big dates in the leadup to Arizona's Nov. 3 general election.
Michigan's 2nd-biggest county requires masks after ruling
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The health department in Michigan's second-largest county issued an order requiring residents to wear masks when they leave their homes, a day after the state Supreme Court struck down a law u…
Gianforte, Cooney focus on pandemic and economy in debate
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana gubernatorial candidates Republican Greg Gianforte and Democrat Mike Cooney focused on their approaches to the economy and their responses to the coronavirus pandemic in their first deb…
The Latest: Biden aides say COVID results will be released
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on coronavirus infections hitting President Donald Trump and others in his circle (all times EDT):
Warner, Gade tackle questions on race, equity in 2nd debate
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia and his Republican opponent, Daniel Gade, clashed over topics including policing and coronavirus relief legislation but also found a number of point…
Colliding crises shake already chaotic campaign's last month
NEW YORK (AP) — The closing days of the presidential campaign were already dominated by the worst public health crisis in a century, millions of jobless Americans, a reckoning on civil rights, the death of a Suprem…
Indiana adds 13 virus deaths, sees more growth in new cases
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana health officials on Saturday added 13 more coronavirus-related deaths to the state’s pandemic toll as the seven-day rolling average of new cases continued growing at record levels.
Mormon leaders call for end to racism, protest violence
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Top leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints urged members Saturday to root out racism and make the faith an “oasis of unity” while also decrying violence at recent racial …
Newspaper: Arizona inmates' letters cite COVID-19 lapses
PHOENIX (AP) — Numerous inmates say Arizona's prison system has failed to provide necessary testing, supplies and treatment during the coronavirus pandemic, with one saying that effectively meant the state's prison…
Pence ordered borders closed after CDC experts refused
NEW YORK (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence in March directed the nation’s top disease control agency to use its emergency powers to effectively seal the U.S. borders, overruling the agency’s scientists who said ther…
Of presidents and health, history replete with secrecy, lies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Throughout American history, an uncomfortable truth has been evident: Presidents have lied about their health.
Czech PM's party wins big in regional ballot amid pandemic
PRAGUE (AP) — The senior party in the Czech Republic's coalition government dominated the country's regional elections and is ahead in the first round of voting for Parliament’s upper house, according to results re…
Trump was given oxygen before his admission to hospital
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday was administered supplemental oxygen at the White House hours after being diagnosed with COVID-19 and before being flown to a military hospital.
Historic land settlement inches closer in South Dakota
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Digging into the fate of Native children who died in the early 20th century at an Indian boarding school in this Black Hills city, Lakota researchers struck legal gold.