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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…
Republican who drew lines called gerrymanders faces charges
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Republican who played a prominent role in drawing North Carolina districts that were declared gerrymanders by courts resigned Thursday from the state House after being accused of federal frau…
Former sailor details misconduct by SEALs pulled from Iraq
SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. Navy intelligence specialist Colleen Grace was asleep on a remote air base in Iraq in 2019 when she was woken up by knocking on the door next to her room, and then a voice she recognized.
AP FACT CHECK: Dems on minimum wage and poverty
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans tuned into the Democratic National Convention were told Thursday that the higher minimum wage favored by presidential candidate Joe Biden would lift all full-time workers out of poverty.…
Analysis: Drive to beat Trump unites Democrats behind Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly everything in American life has changed in the 16 months between
Hawaii counties explore modified traveler quarantine
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. David Ige on Thursday said he has authorized the state’s counties to develop agreements with hotels that would allow travelers from out of state to move around resort properties during t…
Bidding for Pennsylvania, Trump trolls Biden in old backyard
OLD FORGE, Pa. (AP) — Determined to keep Pennsylvania in his column, President Donald Trump took the fight to Joe Biden's old backyard Thursday and insisted his Democratic rival would be the state's “worst nightmar…
Nevada task force: Bars in Las Vegas, Reno areas stay closed
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bars and taverns in the Las Vegas and Reno areas will remain closed for at least another two weeks, following decisions Thursday by a newly formed task force empowered by the governor to guide Neva…
Trump reaffirms plan to withdraw all US troops from Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday reaffirmed his plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq as quickly as possible as he met with the prime minister of Iraq to discuss ways to rein in pro-Iran mi…
Businesswoman becomes new member of Arizona Board of Regents
PHOENIX (AP) — Cecilia Mata, a native of Panama who came to the United States in 2000 and started a global security business five years later, is joining the Arizona Board of Regents.
Nevada judge denies mass payout of late unemployment claims
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada judge decided Thursday not to require the state unemployment office to pay out benefits en masse to laid-off workers whose claims have been erroneously delayed or denied.
AP FACT CHECK: Dems on minimum wage and poverty
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans tuned into the Democratic National Convention were told Thursday that the higher minimum wage favored by presidential candidate Joe Biden would lift all full-time workers out of poverty.…
Hawaii counties explore modified traveler quarantine
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. David Ige on Thursday said he has authorized the state’s counties to develop agreements with hotels that would allow travelers from out of state to move around resort properties during t…
The Latest: Sen. Duckworth dubs Trump the 'coward in chief'
Sen. Tammy Duckworth says Donald Trump is a “coward in chief” who has proved himself unfit to lead the U.S. armed forces.
Courts toss 2 initiatives, say 2 can stay on Arizona ballot
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a voter initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana will appear on the November ballot, but it blocked one that would ban surprise medical b…
Police say Muslim man wasn't mocked during fatal arrest
PHOENIX (AP) — An advocacy group released what they say is previously unseen body camera footage Thursday showing Phoenix police mocking the religion of a Black Muslim man who later died in their custody.