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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’…
Courts weigh in on mail-in voting in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas. (AP) — The most populous county in Texas can move forward with plans to send all registered voters a mail-in ballot application for the November general election, a state judge ruled Friday.
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.
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…
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.
Scott: Country needs unity it found after 9/11 amid virus
Republican Gov. Phil Scott on Friday extended Vermont's coronavirus-related state of emergency to Oct. 15 and, on the 19th anniversary of 9/11, said the unity, determination and resolve the country found following …
10,000 North Carolinans vote absentee in first week
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Nearly 10,000 North Carolinians had their mail-in ballots accepted in the first week of voting, according to data released Friday by the State Board of Elections.
Humanitarian ship takes 27 migrants from Danish tanker
MILAN (AP) — Twenty-seven migrants who have grown increasingly distressed aboard a Danish tanker since being rescued at sea more than a month ago have been transferred to a humanitarian rescue ship, a nongovernment…
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…
S. Carolina taps lead COVID-19 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. Now she won't be keeping her job in the Palmetto State, either.
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…
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.
Kentucky Supreme Court candidate receives reprimand
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A circuit judge running for a seat on Kentucky's Supreme Court in this year's election has been reprimanded for misconduct.
Vote-by-mail advocates lose appeal in Texas
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has dealt another blow to vote-by-mail advocates in Texas.
Trump, Biden marking 9/11 with very different tones
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — One spent time quietly consoling families.
Trump's talk of secret new weapon fits a pattern of puzzles
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expanding his arsenal of spectacular, but hard to explain, claims about U.S. military might.