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No-confidence vote in Grant County sheriff’s administration drew support from majority of participants
EPHRATA — Newly-released public records show that 31 members of the Grant County Sheriff's Office Deputy Sheriffs’…
South Carolina Senate OKs teacher raises, hazard pay
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate passed changes Tuesday to the state budget that would provide a small raise to most teachers and a hazard pay bonus for some lower-paid state workers.
Israel signs agreements with United Arab Emirates and Bahrain formally establishing diplomatic relations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel signs agreements with United Arab Emirates and Bahrain formally establishing diplomatic relations.
House GOP unveils tax cuts, police funds in election agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy rolled out Republicans' priorities of tax breaks and police funding Tuesday, the GOP's calling card to voters as they try to wrest back seats from Democrats in…
Colorado city bans ketamine use amid Elijah McClain probe
DENVER (AP) — City council members in a Denver suburb have voted to ban the use of a powerful sedative by first responders until officials finish a review of its use in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man…
Merkel slams anti-Semitism 'disgrace' on Jewish group's 70th
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel celebrated the renaissance of Jewish life in Germany but denounced the “disgrace” of increasingly open anti-Semitism and racism as she marked the 70th anniversary Tuesday of t…
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Hundreds of Jewish pilgrims stuck on Belarus-Ukraine border
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — About 700 Jewish pilgrims were stuck on Belarus' border Tuesday due to coroavirus restrictions that barred them from entering Ukraine.
California fitness centers sue state over virus closures
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California fitness centers have filed a lawsuit alleging Gov. Gavin Newsom's measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus unfairly target the industry and are demanding they be allowed…
Split North Carolina appeals court retains 2 amendments
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina appeals court panel overturned on Tuesday a court ruling that voided alterations to the state constitution because legislators who put referendums on the ballot were elected fr…
Michigan Senate OKs more time to process absentee ballots
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Larger Michigan municipalities could begin processing an expected surge of absentee ballots sooner in the battleground state's November presidential election under a bill approved Tuesday by t…
Wisconsin election clerks rush to mail ballots after delay
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Election clerks across the presidential battleground state of Wisconsin rushed to mail absentee ballots Tuesday, less than 24 hours after the state Supreme Court lifted a temporary freeze on se…
Wolf hits back after judge rules against virus restrictions
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vowed he wouldn't heed the “irresponsible demands” of President Donald Trump and Republicans in the state legislature concerning the state's coronavirus response, hitting back hard Tuesda…
Wisconsin elections commission member advised Green Party
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission advised a Green Party representative about who to hire as an attorney after its presidential nominee was denied ballot access in the ke…
Survey: US's international reputation takes a virus hit
LONDON (AP) — The international reputation of the United States has declined further in the wake of its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new research Tuesday from the Pew Research Center.
Belarusian opposition condemns Russia for backing Lukashenko
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin said Tuesday that a $1.5 billion loan it offered to Belarus carried no political conditions, despite claims by the Belarusian opposition that Russia was trying to shore up the nation's aut…