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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…
The Latest: Trump mocks the way Biden wears his mask
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the
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 …
Police investigate report of boy assaulted over Trump sign
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Police in Colorado are investigating a report that a woman punched a 12-year-old boy carrying a Donald Trump lawn sign because she was upset about his support for the president.
Biden, in Kenosha, says U.S. confronting 'original sin'
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Joe Biden told residents of Kenosha, Wisconsin, that recent turmoil following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, could help Americans confront centuries of systemic racism, drawin…
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 …
Court won't halt witness requirement for NC absentee ballots
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina judges refused on Thursday to block a witness requirement for mail-in absentee ballots this fall that's already been scaled down by legislators to address COVID-19 health concern…
New Mexico governor urges voting by mail amid pandemic
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is urging voters to
Dunleavy not planning now to fill vacant state House seat
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Mike Dunleavy currently “does not see a need to fill” the state House seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Gary Knopp when voters will decide a successor in November, Dunleavy's office s…
Judge kicks Kanye West off Virginia ballot for November
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge on Thursday ordered rapper Kanye West's name removed from presidential ballots in Virginia.
Redo of Missouri redistricting voter summary final
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri appeals court panel on Wednesday finalized its rewrite of a summary for voters describing a November ballot measure that would revamp the state’s nationally unique model for dr…
Republicans replace Wayne State candidate after snafu
DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Republican Party replaced a candidate for the Wayne State University governing board after she was disqualified for failing to pay a campaign fee related to the 2018 election.
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…
Governor won't say whether he would get COVID-19 vaccination
Nashville, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday would not say whether he would be vaccinated against COVID-19 when a vaccine becomes available. His comments came during a news conference at which he als…
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.
Whitmer: Gyms can open; contact sports resume, but unadvised
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday that gyms can reopen after 5 1/2 months of closure and additional organized sports can resume if masks are worn — lifting some coronavirus restrictions…