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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,…
Lawyers spar over Georgia voting machine glitch, planned fix
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia election officials say they're implementing a software change to fix a glitch in the state's new voting machines. But election integrity activists say the state is downplaying the problem and…
Israeli PM to UN: Hezbollah storing missiles in Beirut
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah of maintaining a "secret arms depot" in a residential neighborhood of Beirut, warning it could cau…
Medicaid covering more Alaskans than in past due to pandemic
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has caused a national increase in the number of people enrolling in the federal Medicaid health payment program and officials have said Alaska residents are joining at…
Greece moves asylum-seekers to ease crowding at island camps
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities moved nearly 1,000 refugees from eastern Aegean islands to the mainland Tuesday as part of efforts to improve conditions in overcrowded island refugee camps.
Another GOP challenge tries to block absentee ballot order
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan's Democratic secretary of state was sued Tuesday by her two Republican predecessors after failing to challenge a major court decision that orders the state to count absentee ballots days aft…
The Latest: Biden releases 2019 tax returns ahead of debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local):
Murphy signs $32.7B budget taxing millionaires, businesses
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday signed a $32.7 billion budget for New Jersey that raises taxes on the wealthy and businesses and authorizes $4.5 billion in new debt he says is necessary to keep sta…
Tennessee won't say which businesses got virus relief
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has given more than $170 million in federal relief funds to businesses struggling to survive during the coronavirus pandemic, but top state officials aren't saying exactly who is g…
As cases rise, Germany plans new virus restrictions, fines
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel and the governors of Germany’s 16 states agreed Tuesday on plans meant to keep the country’s coronavirus infection figures from accelerating to levels being seen in other Euro…
Wisconsin justices weigh removal of 130K from voter rolls
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court weighed Tuesday whether to go along with conservatives who argue that 130,000 voters should be removed from the rolls in the hotly contested presidential battlegroun…
Rally brings gun rights advocates to Pennsylvania Capitol
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A smaller than usual crowd of a few hundred people rallied for gun rights on the steps of Pennsylvania's Capitol on Tuesday, an annual event that also was attended by a few dozen state lawmak…
Ex-Sanders staffers promote Biden to Latinos in Iowa, Nevada
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Former staffers from Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign want to
Orthodox church petitions UN over Istanbul's Hagia Sophia
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Greek Orthodox Church of the United States said Tuesday it is petitioning United Nations experts to coerce Turkey into protecting Orthodox Christianity's cultural heritage following the Tu…
Women's issues at UN: Still 'too low down on the agenda'
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Addressing the U.N. General Assembly last week, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina noted a milestone: the 25th anniversary of the Beijing women's conference that produced a global roadma…
Pair of endorsements adds more fuel to Georgia Senate race
ATLANTA (AP) — A pair of new high-profile endorsements are adding fuel to an already contentious special election for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia.