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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…
Analysis: China's rise takes the world into uncharted waters
BEIJING (AP) — Twice in the 20th century, Japan challenged the West, first in a military-led attempt to become an imperial power and then as an industrial powerhouse. Now it is China’s turn to take the global stage.
EPA chief pledges more cleanups, less focus on climate
Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler on Thursday defended the Trump administration's record on protecting the nation's air and water and said a second term would bring a greater focus on pollution c…
Fishermen hook homemade pipe bombs in Sacramento River
RED BLUFF, Calif. (AP) — In more than 15 years as a fishing guide, John Kenyon has hooked plenty of fish and many other items, including anchors and lawn chairs. But what he pulled from the Sacramento River in his …
Abortion-rights groups sue to overturn several NC laws
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Abortion-rights groups and abortion providers on Thursday sued to overturn several restrictions on the procedure approved by North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature during the past d…
Attempts to halt Kremlin critic Navalny have failed so far
MOSCOW (AP) — All the attempts over the years to stop the work of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny have failed — so far.
Former lawmaker arrested on misdemeanor campaign charge
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A former state senator who resigned suddenly this week was arrested Thursday on misdemeanor campaign finance charges, the state attorney general announced.
Is France really growing more 'savage'? Word stirs trouble
PARIS (AP) — The subject is serious: violence in French society. But senior ministers have been stumbling over each other’s words in a debate about how grave the problem really is and how best to describe what is h…
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Senate passes bill targeting Black St. Louis prosecutor
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A faction of Republican lawmakers forced a bill through the Senate early Thursday morning that would give the Missouri attorney general power to prosecute St. Louis homicides, a move widely see…
New focus for campaign: Will Biden or Trump keep you safer?
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The battle over who can keep Americans safe after recent deadly protests has emerged as the sharpest dividing line for the presidential campaign’s final weeks, with Joe Biden on Monday condemning …
Fraud concerns over California's unemployment benefits
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Concerns are growing about possible widespread fraud in California’s unemployment system following numerous reports of people receiving unsolicited letters, some with debit cards, from the…
Primary Preview: Mowers, Mayberry aim to challenge Pappas
The leading Republican contenders hoping to take on freshman Democratic U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas in November are battling to convince President Donald Trump's voters in New Hampshire that each is the true conservativ…
New Mexico governor urges voting by mail amid pandemic
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is urging voters to
Leaders of Kosovo, Serbia at White House for economic talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration officials worked Thursday to persuade the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo to set their difficult political disputes aside to make room for economic relations to develop.
Former education head, contractors accused of fudging bids
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former top official at the Mississippi Department of Education and three contractors who worked with the agency are being accused by the federal government of stealing thousands of dollars f…