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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…
Poland's government names new foreign, health ministers
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's prime minister on Thursday appointed new ministers of foreign affairs and health, important postings that will help guide the conservative government's response to the coronavirus pan…
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…
McAuliffe files paperwork to run but says no decision made
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has filed paperwork to run for his old job next year but says he's still hasn't made a decision yet.
AP Interview: Ex-official urges transition talks in Belarus
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — As a former culture minister and ambassador to France, Pavel Latushko is the most well-connected member of a new council established by the political opposition in Belarus to facilitate a tran…
Montana secretary of state appealing Greens' ballot removal
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana's Republican secretary of state said Thursday he will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a decision that took the Montana Green Party off the ballot in the November election.
Pelosi tells fellow Democrats 'it's all riding on Wisconsin'
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Attorney General Eric Holder delivered a stark reminder to Wisconsin Democrats on Thursday about the importance the battleground state plays in the preside…
US: New Utah pandemic crisis plan removes disability bias
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah overhauled crisis guidelines Thursday that could have put people with disabilities at the back of the line if hospitals become overwhelmed during the coronavirus pandemic, adopting a new …
Ricketts names new director of Dept. of Natural Resources
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Pete Ricketts on Thursday named an engineering firm executive as the new director of the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources.
N.C. judge won't halt use of touch-screen vote-mark machines
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Certain touch-screen ballot-marking machines will remain in use in North Carolina this fall, a judge ruled in a case in which voters questioned the equipment's accuracy and health risks during …
Trump appeals as judge OKs Manhattan DA getting tax returns
NEW YORK (AP) — As President Donald Trump’s lawyers moved swiftly Thursday to appeal a federal judge's ruling that granted Manhattan’s top prosecutor access to his tax returns, Trump blasted the long-running quest …
Federal judge rejects President Donald Trump's latest effort to shield tax returns from Manhattan district attorney
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal judge rejects President Donald Trump's latest effort to shield tax returns from Manhattan district attorney.
Pelosi tells Democrats 'it's all riding on Wisconsin'
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Attorney General Eric Holder delivered a stark message to Wisconsin Democrats on Thursday about what role the key battleground state will have in the presi…
Whitmer: $600M Flint water deal a step toward making amends
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A $600 million deal between the state of Michigan and Flint residents who were harmed by
The Latest: Ex-Clinton, Trump aides discuss 2016 vote, 2020
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Hawaii Supreme Court orders inmates released due to virus
HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Supreme Court ordered the temporary release of some detainees and inmates at the Oahu Community Correctional Center because of the coronavirus.