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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…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts record; BLM falsely accused
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump claimed accomplishments he didn't earn on the pandemic, energy and veterans at a Republican convention finale that also heard Black Lives Matter baselessly accused of coordi…
Esper visit to tiny Palau highlights US-China competition
WASHINGTON (AP) — No nation is too small or too distant from Washington, it seems, to be excluded from the Trump administration’s campaign to counter China’s efforts to supplant America as the dominant Pacific powe…
Justice Dept: North Korean hackers stole virtual currency
WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korean hackers stole millions of dollars from virtual currency accounts and then laundered the stolen funds in hopes of making the crime untraceable, according to a Justice Department civil …
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.
AP Analysis: Trump wields fear in pitch for 4 more years
WASHINGTON (AP) — As he laid out his case for reelection, President Donald Trump deployed a powerful, and familiar, political tactic: fear.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts record; BLM falsely accused
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump claimed accomplishments he didn't earn on the pandemic, energy and veterans Thursday at a Republican convention finale that also heard Black Lives Matter baselessly accused …
Theory on killings suspect barred at freeway shootings trial
PHOENIX (AP) — Lawyers for a landscaper once accused in metro Phoenix’s 2015 freeway shootings are barred from telling jurors at their client’s upcoming false-arrest trial that it's highly likely a car belonging to…
Nevada braces as pandemic-prompted eviction moratorium ends
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Gina Giambra worked as a massage therapist on the Las Vegas Strip until being laid off this spring and doesn't know how she's going to pay her rent in September.
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AP FACT CHECK: BLM takes a distorted hit at GOP convention
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Convention's final night heard Black Lives Matter falsely accused of co-coordinating violent protests, and President Donald Trump's record distorted on multiple fronts.
Report: Hawaii auditors stonewalled in contact tracing probe
HONOLULU (AP) — A report from Hawaii's state auditor’s office says Department of Health officials stonewalled them while attempting to get answers about the government's coronavirus contact tracing program.
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Judge voids 50,000 absentee ballot requests in Iowa county
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A judge ordered an Iowa county Thursday to invalidate 50,000 requests for absentee ballots, agreeing with President Donald Trump's campaign that its elections commissioner overstepped his …
Maine governor signs executive order for November election
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills is allowing external drop boxes for absentee ballots and will let clerks begin processing ballots earlier to deal with the anticipated heavy volume, her office said Thur…
Eversource defends storm response to skeptical legislators
Top officials from Eversource on Thursday defended the utility's electricity restoration efforts after Tropical Storm Isaias hit Connecticut earlier this month, but some state legislators remained unimpressed, ques…