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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,…
Federal appeals court upholds six-day extension for counting ballots in battleground Wisconsin, handing Democrats a win.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal appeals court upholds six-day extension for counting ballots in battleground Wisconsin, handing Democrats a win.
California prosecutor: Driver tried to kill Trump supporters
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The organizer of a Southern California rally against police brutality and racism was charged with attempted murder Tuesday for driving her car into counterprotesters and running over a woman's he…
Senate advances bill to fund government into December
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to fund the federal government cleared a key Senate procedural hurdle Tuesday as lawmakers sought to accomplish the bare minimum before they depart Washington to campaign — preventing a shu…
Myanmar says militants hampering return of Rohingya refugees
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A top Myanmar official on Tuesday accused a militant group and its supporters of hampering the repatriation of over 700,000 Rohingya Muslims who fled a military crackdown in 2017 and are now i…
North Korea on virus threat: 'Under safe and stable control'
North Korea on Tuesday called on the world's governments to “display effective leadership” in the fight against COVID-19 and said its own measures against the pandemic, which it called “preemptive, timely and stron…
The Latest: Kamala Harris previews Biden's focus for debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local):
Louisiana senators begin debate on emergency power oversight
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana senators Tuesday started advancing a proposal to give themselves some sway over Gov. John Bel Edwards' decision-making in the coronavirus pandemic, as criticism from Republicans mo…
The Latest: Mali notable in its absence from UN meeting
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest from the U.N. General Assembly (all times local):
Changing absentee rules leave South Carolina voters confused
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A flurry of federal court rulings this month over whether South Carolinians need witnesses to sign their mail-in ballots this November has left many confused and frustrated as voting registrat…
Evers, Wisconsin health officials say state in 'crisis'
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers urged people throughout Wisconsin on Tuesday to “get on the same team” by taking steps to slow the spread of COVID-19, with cases statewide at their highest numbers since the pa…
Belarus pulls popular news site's credentials amid protests
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarusian authorities said Tuesday that an independent media outlet that has extensively covered over seven weeks of protests against the country's authoritarian president will have its media …
Justice Ginsburg buried at Arlington in private ceremony
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was buried Tuesday in a private ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, laid to rest beside her husband and near some of her former colleagues on the…
Bill sent to Whitmer would lengthen bonds for dam repairs
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Legislature on Tuesday finalized a bill that would lengthen the financing period of lake projects in the wake of flooding that damaged dams and drained lakes in the Midland area.
House Intelligence panel to subpoena DHS over whistleblower
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Tuesday he will subpoena the Department of Homeland Security after a department whistleblower wasn’t allowed access to documents and clearanc…
House lawyer says Trump's census order breaks with history
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s directive to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from being counted when the number of congressional seats in each state is determined is an unlawful order and followi…