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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’…
Judges: Florida felons can't vote until they pay fines, fees
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida felons must pay all fines, restitution and legal fees before they can regain their right to vote, a federal appellate court ruled Friday in a case that could have broad implicati…
Judge won't order more controls upon NC prison system
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge refused on Friday to place more controls upon the state prison system after inmate advocates argued it wasn't doing what he previously ordered to protect the incarcerated…
South Carolina taps lead virus doctor for public health role
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's public health director appeared to be on her way to a new job in Ohio before abruptly withdrawing, saying a day later she was concerned because the previous director's family …
Georgia officials tweak standard for marks to count as votes
ATLANTA (AP) — Election officials in Georgia approved a new rule Thursday that changes the standard for how much an oval needs to be filled in on an absentee ballot to count as a vote.
Ex-Baltimore mayoral aide gets prison in book sales scam
A former aide who helped ex-Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh fraudulently sell her self-published children’s books to nonprofits was sentenced Friday to more than two years in federal prison.
Confirmation gets trickier for Trump Homeland Security pick
WASHINGTON (AP) — A whistleblower's complaint and a tight timeline are making it increasingly unlikely that the Senate will confirm Chad Wolf as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security before the election.
Judge OKs Ohio ballot applications arriving by fax, email
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge ordered Ohio's elections chief on Friday to allow voters to apply for absentee ballots for the November presidential election by electronic means, including by fax or email, siding wit…
US remembers 9/11, with virus altering familiar tributes
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans commemorated 9/11 on Friday as another national crisis, the coronavirus, reconfigured ceremonies and as a presidential campaign carved a path through the memorials.
Greece seeks shelter for thousands after refugee camp fire
MYTILENE, Greece (AP) — Authorities on Friday sought to shelter thousands of refugees and migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos after fires destroyed the squalid and overcrowded Moria camp that for years symbolize…
Bahrain becomes latest Arab nation to recognize Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bahrain on Friday agreed to normalize relations with Israel, becoming the latest Arab nation to do so as part of a broader diplomatic push by President Donald Trump and his administration to furth…
Collins won't say in debate who she'll vote for in November
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Democrat Sara Gideon sought to link Republican Sen. Susan Collins, of Maine, with President Donald Trump during their first debate Friday night, and she demanded several times that Collins sa…
Judge: Kanye West stays off ballot in battleground Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Rapper Kanye West does not qualify to be on the presidential ballot in battleground Wisconsin after missing a filing deadline, a judge ruled late Friday, upholding a bipartisan decision by the …
US, Kosovo, Serbia Nobel Peace nominees for White House deal
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A Swedish lawmaker said Friday that he has nominated the governments of the United States., Kosovo and Serbia for the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to secure a peace agreement between t…
AG: N. Carolina to continue testing suit despite withdrawal
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina will keep challenging the U.S. government's decision to advance seismic testing off the state’s Atlantic coast although a potential testing company has pulled out, Attorney Gener…
Governors past and present honor Steve Merrill at Statehouse
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire governors past and present honored one of their own Friday, remembering Republican Steve Merrill for talents both political and personal.