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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…
Kennedy loss in Massachusetts may mark end of 'Camelot' era
BOSTON (AP) — After the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy famously compared his 1,000-day presidency to “Camelot,” a popular Broadway musical about the legend of King Arthur — craf…
House OKs changes to mail-in voting law; veto threatened
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In the shadow of an increasingly strident presidential campaign, Pennsylvania's House of Representatives approved changes to the state's fledgling mail-in voting law Wednesday, but in highly …
House subpoenas embattled Postal Service leader over delays
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday subpoenaed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy for records about the widespread mail delivery delays that have pulled the Postal Service into the polit…
Senate candidate Marshall slams Facebook virus 'censorship'
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall is accusing Facebook of censorship after the social media giant removed a post from his account that promoted a conspiracy theory about federal reports of cor…
AP FACT CHECK: Barr raises voter fraud specter, China threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the 2020 presidential race between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden heats up, Attorney General William Barr warned of the potential of substantial fraud in voting by mail — but he …
Whitmer: Announcement on gyms and sports coming 'very soon'
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday she will make an announcement “very soon” on the reopening of gyms and clarifying the standing of high school and other youth sports, noting that she is aw…
Spaceport America vets capital projects amid investigation
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An investigation into the conduct of Spaceport America's chief executive officer is ongoing and initial findings are expected in the coming weeks, the organization's interim leader said Wed…
Mississippi governor defends his use of phrase 'China virus'
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves on Wednesday defended his practice of referring to the new coronavirus as the “China virus."
In Kenosha, Biden to test his promise to unify the nation
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden faces the most intense test yet of his pledge to be a calming, unifying leader for a divided nation when he travels Thursday to Kenosha, Wisconsin, a city now at the center of Amer…
NC Senate approves $1B federal virus relief package
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday swiftly advanced a Republican proposal to spend another $1 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds, with almost half going to families in st…
Biden: Trump ignores pandemic, stokes unrest, solves neither
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden is calling the struggle to reopen U.S. schools amid the coronavirus a “national emergency” and accusing President Donald Trump of turning his back to stoke passions instead about u…
Wolf relaxes restrictions on fans in stands at school sports
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The administration of Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday moved to relax restrictions on spectators at some fall sporting events, though attendance might be impossible at high school volleyball and wa…
Virus rates among LA homeless less than overall population
LOS ANGELES (AP) — People experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County are testing positive for the coronavirus at rates far lower than among the population at large, a health official said Wednesday as he breat…
75th anniversary of end of WWII is mostly virtual amid virus
HONOLULU (AP) — When Japanese military leaders climbed aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945, the battleship was packed with U.S. sailors eager to see the end of World War II.
Edwards on Laura: 'Long road' to rebuild southwest Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Power crews were working to restore electricity across storm-devastated Louisiana, road crews were clearing debris and thousands of tarps were being distributed to patch over wrecked roofs. …