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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…
Concern grows as Mexico president talks of investigation
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s insistence on a public airing of a rapidly widening corruption scandal could complicate the investigation and open the case to criticism that it’s m…
Iowa medical director was aware for weeks of COVID data flaw
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s medical director said Thursday that she was aware of inaccuracies in the state’s coronavirus data when her agency used it to release flawed calculations that helped guide decisions on …
Albuquerque to extend online public school to end of year
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Albuquerque Public Schools Board voted to extend online instruction through the end of the first semester.
US sanctions 6 senior Syrian government, financial officials
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday announced new sanctions against six Syrian military, government and financial officials as part of ongoing efforts to prevent money from going to President Bas…
Ex-county clerk pleads no contest in case linked to money
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) — A woman who was swept into a countywide office with the help of President Donald Trump's popularity has been ordered to repay $1,660 to a woman who was in her care.
Belgian police official steps aside over brutality video
BRUSSELS (AP) — A top Belgian police official stepped aside Thursday a day after the emergence of a 2018 video showing an officer sitting on top of a Slovak man in custody at a local airport and another officer app…
Germany welcomes Israeli air force for first joint exercise
NOERVENICH, Germany (AP) — Germany has welcomed military aircraft from Israel to its airspace for their first joint combat exercises in German territory, a milestone which both air forces praised Thursday as a sign…
Pelosi endorses Kennedy in Democratic U.S. Senate primary
BOSTON (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed fellow Democratic House member Joe Kennedy III on Thursday in his bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Edward Markey in the Democratic primary.
Cuomo dismisses undercount concerns in NY care home deaths
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo dismissed concerns that his state’s coronavirus death toll in nursing homes could be a significant undercount, saying it makes sense to include only those residents who di…
French president: France ready to offer Russian opposition leader Navalny all help necessary
PARIS (AP) — French president: France ready to offer Russian opposition leader Navalny all help necessary.
Ricketts celebrates new property tax, incentives law
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts on Thursday praised a new state law that will help lower property tax bills, offer tax incentives to businesses that create new jobs and possibly spur the creation o…
Fauci recovering after surgery to remove vocal cord polyp
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government's
GOP bill on school sports clears state House committee
Republican-sponsored legislation that would give Pennsylvania school districts the final say over whether to hold sports and other activities during the pandemic cleared a House committee Thursday, one day before t…
Minnesota’s jobless rate falls to 7.7% but job growth slows
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota's unemployment rate fell to 7.7% in July from 8.6% a month earlier, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development said Thursday, but cautioned that job growth is s…
NY lets voters get absentee ballots due to virus concerns
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will allow voters to request absentee ballots for the general election because of an outbreak — like coronavirus — under a new state law signed Thursday.