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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…
Judge: Candidates can use election grants for child care
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut politician has won a court battle that will allow candidates for elected office in the state to use public campaign funds to pay for child care while they are on the campaign …
Court: Judge was wrong to dismiss House gun ban complaint
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A judge was wrong to dismiss a legislator's challenge to a rule banning firearms inside New Hampshire's 400-member House of Representatives, the state Supreme Court said in an opinion released …
At White House, SC's McMaster flouts his own virus mandates
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Despite his executive orders capping the size of public gatherings and requiring South Carolinians to wear masks at them, Gov. Henry McMaster flouted his own mandates at Thursday night's Repub…
Utility regulators leave moratorium on shutoffs in place
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state utility regulators have effectively extended a moratorium preventing utilities from terminating service to non-paying customers for three more weeks while the state fights …
Sen. Paul complains about 'angry mob' encounter after RNC
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Rand Paul, who was surrounded by screaming protesters when he and his wife left
Harris: nationwide mask mandate wouldn't carry punishment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris said Friday “nobody’s going to be punished” if she and running mate Joe Biden implement the nationwide mask mandate they have called for d…
Belarus leader cites alleged NATO threat to shore up rule
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Belarus' authoritarian leader accused NATO on Friday of hatching aggressive plans and threatened neighbors Lithuania and Poland with counter-sanctions as he sought to shore up his 26-year rule…
Hospital: Russia's Navalny still in coma but improving
BERLIN (AP) — German doctors treating Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny for a suspected poisoning say the dissident is still in an induced coma but his condition is stable and his symptoms are improving.
Focused on pandemic, Merkel has no time for retirement plans
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday that the decision not to run for office again in 2021 has allowed her to focus on tackling the coronavirus pandemic and other pressing problems during her f…
Russian navy conducts major maneuvers near Alaska
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian navy conducted major war games near Alaska involving dozens of ships and aircraft, the military said Friday, the biggest such drills in the area since Soviet times.
Protesters try to drown out Trump speech, yell at Sen. Paul
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators gathered around the White House for a “noise demonstration and dance party" in an attempt to drown out
Protesters gather in an attempt to drown out Trump's speech
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators gathered around the White House on Thursday night for a “noise demonstration and dance party" in an attempt to drown out President Donald Trump's speech accepting the Rep…
Los Angeles to file criminal charges against party houses
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Criminal charges will be filed over recent parties in the Hollywood Hills that were held despite a city ban on large gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic, authorities said.
State Senate meets without 10 GOP senators amid virus tests
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — All but one of the Republicans in the California Senate were barred from the state Capitol on Thursday after they were exposed to the coronavirus, prompting unprecedented changes that will…
Arizona sending more than 150 Guard troops to Wisconsin
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is sending more than 150 members of the state National Guard to Wisconsin to help after widespread unrest over police shooting Jacob Blake, a Black man, on Sunday.