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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’…
Recounts underway after record-breaking state primary
Recounts are underway in several close races after Tuesday’s state primary.
South Carolina lawmakers return for budget special session
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers are returning to Columbia to take up how the state spends its money, voting and whatever other loose ends remain in a session disrupted by COVID-19.
Trump to campaign Saturday in rural Nevada, Sunday in Vegas
RENO, Nev. (AP) — President Donald Trump plans a rally at a small airport in rural northern Nevada Saturday night before two campaign events in Las Vegas Sunday amid controversy over the western swing state’s 50-pe…
Lawmakers take record before voters under new election rules
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) —
Thousands left homeless by Greek refugee camp fire protest
MORIA, Lesbos (AP) — Thousands of asylum-seekers have spent a fourth night sleeping in the open on the Greek island of Lesbos, after successive fires destroyed a notoriously overcrowded migrant and refugee camp dur…
Trump's virus debate: Project strength or level with public
WASHINGTON (AP) — “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” — President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Trump endorses Herrell in close New Mexico U.S. House race
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — President Donald Trump is throwing his support behind Republican challenger Yvette Herrell in a crucial U.S. House race in southern New Mexico.
Group tops 400K signatures to repeal Whitmer's virus powers
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, faced with lawsuits challenging her use of emergency powers to fight the coronavirus, could continue to prevail in court.
Expect US election to have consequences for troops overseas
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden both say they want to pull U.S. forces out of Iraq and Afghanistan. But their approaches differ, and the outcome of the Nov. 3 election will h…
Voters urged to keep eye out for vote-by-mail applications
BOSTON (AP) — Voters who have not already submitted vote-by-mail applications for the November election should keep an eye on their mailboxes in the coming days.
Virginia lieutenant governor enters race for governor
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax formally kicked off his campaign for governor Saturday, a year after facing two allegations of sexual assault.
Republican tries again to get Greens back on Montana ballot
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s Republican secretary of state on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to restore the names of Green Party candidates to the state's November election ballot after a similar request w…
NJ voters weigh putting pot legalization in constitution
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The presidential election and the coronavirus outbreak have largely overshadowed New Jersey's highest-profile ballot question this year, but the state could be the latest to legalize recreation…
Schools that are mostly Black, Latino favor starting online
Missi Magness wanted her children back in school.
Arizona governor gets good, bad marks for virus response
PHOENIX (AP) — In early August, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey beamed