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Grant County primary turnout slips from 2022 levels as officials look ahead to November election
EPHRATA — Grant County's voter turnout in the 2026 primary election finished at nearly 34%, a figure county electi…
AP Explains: US debt will soon exceed size of entire economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government's war against the coronavirus is imposing the heaviest strain on the Treasury since America's drive to defeat Nazi Germany and imperial Japan three-quarters of a century ago.
Erdogan raises rhetoric in Greece standoff in Mediterranean
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned Greece to enter talks over disputed eastern Mediterranean territorial claims or face the consequences.
Harris' mostly virtual campaign to get Wisconsin road test
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kamala Harris told a friendly crowd of Hollywood donors on Thursday they'd be surprised by how many states she's visiting daily, if only virtually.
After Democrats' big 2018 gains, more House seats could flip
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In the shadow of Pennsylvania's status as a battleground state in the presidential election, Democrats will fight to defend their gains in Congress two years ago and, possibly, add another se…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump on McCain; Biden's stretch on virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he never called John McCain a loser — he did — and denigrated the record of the late Republican senator on veterans affairs despite routinely appropriating one of McCai…
Delaware GOP gubernatorial primary draws surge of candidates
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Finding Republican candidates to run for office in solid-blue Delaware can sometimes be a challenge, but there’s no shortage of GOP contenders hoping to unseat Democratic Gov. John Carney this ye…
Coming up Tuesday: The other New Hampshire primary
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — It's time for the other New Hampshire primary.
Another new pandemic reality? Election gets shaken up
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Add voting to the list of routines shaken up by the coronavirus pandemic this year.
Ex-FBI agent: Attacks from Trump 'outrageous' and 'cruel'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Peter Strzok spent his FBI career hunting Russian and Chinese spies, but after news broke of derogatory text messages he had sent about President Donald Trump, he came to feel like he was the one …
Indiana officials add 17 coronavirus deaths to state's toll
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana health officials Friday added 17 more coronavirus-related deaths to the state’s toll as the pandemic continues nearly six months after the first confirmed COVID-19 infection in the state.
Germany calls for US to back off from world court sanctions
BERLIN (AP) — Germany on Friday added its voice to criticism of U.S. sanctions against two top officials of the International Criminal Court, appealing to Washington to withdraw the measures and describing them as …
Kamala Harris, Mike Pence to both be in Wisconsin on Monday
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris is scheduled to make her first campaign appearance in battleground Wisconsin on Labor Day in Milwaukee, while Vice President Mike Pence was …
Biden confirms virus test, says he'll be tested regularly
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden said Friday that he's been tested at least once for the COVID-19 virus and promised he will be tested regularly during his
George Washington professor's racial hoax claim stokes anger
WASHINGTON (AP) — George Washington University is investigating the case of a history professor who allegedly admitted to fraudulently pretending to be a Black woman for her entire career, and said Friday that she …
Pandemic politicking: Democrats at laptops. GOP at your door
REEDSBURG, Wisconsin (AP) — At a family dining table in tiny Reedsburg, Wisconsin, Arlene Ketchpaw chatted with a half-dozen Sauk County Democrats about how to win over voters, her fellow volunteers staring out fro…