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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…
Fiserv Forum, Miller Park to serve as early voting centers
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The home arena of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and the home stadium of Major League Baseball’s Milwaukee Brewers will serve as early voting sites for the 2020 general election.
Thousands rally in Montenegro claiming opposition victory
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Several thousand supporters of pro-Serb and pro-Russian parties in Montenegro took to the streets to celebrate on Monday, claiming an opposition victory in weekend parliamentary electio…
Appeals court keeps Flynn case alive, won't order dismissal
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court in Washington declined to order the dismissal of
Judge blocks asylum screening by border protection agents
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees from conducting the initial screening for people seeking asylum, dealing a setback to one of the Trump administration’…
House to subpoena postmaster general over mail delays
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Oversight Committee intends to subpoena Postmaster General Louis DeJoy for documents about disruptions in mail delivery operations that are now central to questions over the ability to h…
Arizona picks senators, military for Trump's heroes garden
PHOENIX (AP) — A Native American U.S. Marine immortalized for helping raise the American flag over Iwo Jima during World War II. Two Arizona senators who were Republican nominees for president. The first female jus…
Nevada launches new wildlife app to help nab poachers
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada wildlife officials have launched a new online tool to help catch poachers and others who violate the state’s wildlife laws.
Judge orders Georgia to extend deadline for absentee ballots
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ordered Georgia to extend its deadline for accepting mail-in ballots for November’s general election from the close of polls on Election Day until three days later.
2 shootings, 2 days: In Kenosha, a microcosm of US strife
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Black man, accosted by police on a domestic dispute call, is left with bullet wounds in his back that will likely keep him from ever walking again. A white 17-year-old, rifle in hand, strolls…
Group raising defense money for suspect hears from candidate
PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican nominee for sheriff in metro Phoenix spoke Monday to a group of conservative Arizona State University students who have been criticized for their fundraising efforts for the legal defe…
Planes, pizza and Cher: Biden resumes campaign travel
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Biden opened the first week of the general-election campaign with a morning flight to a must-win battleground state where he delivered a blistering speech against his rival, President Donald T…
Sisolak extends Nevada eviction moratorium 45 days
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A day before Nevada's eviction moratorium was set to expire, Gov. Steve Sisolak announced plans to extend it for 45 days to provide relief to an estimated 250,000 renters facing the prospec…
Cooper, lawmakers back before Supreme Court debating powers
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper sought again Monday the state Supreme Court's help to try to rein in the General Assembly's powers, this time over how federal block grants are spent.
California lawmakers pass eviction relief bill amid virus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Californians who haven't paid their rent since March 1 because of the coronavirus could stay in their homes through at least Jan. 31 under a bill the state Legislature passed late Monday —…
COVID-19 downturn continues to eat away SC budget estimates
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A cautious group of economists decided Monday to cut the amount of taxes, fees and other revenues South Carolina expects to collect this budget year by about $52 million in large part because …