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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…
Michigan to give jobless extra $300 a week under Trump plan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan has applied for federal funding to provide an additional $300 a week in unemployment benefits amid the coronavirus pandemic — less than the $600 boost that expired last month but stil…
Portland police: Riot outside federal immigration building
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities declared a riot at a Portland protest outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement building.
Obama, in scathing Trump rebuke, warns democracy on the line
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama painted a unsparing portrait of American democracy on the brink if President Donald Trump wins in November, warning in a scathing, and at times emotional, address Wed…
Hawaii denies threatening candidate with quarantine arrest
HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii attorney general's office denies threatening a Republican state House of Representatives candidate with arrest for violating a traveler quarantine mandated to protect the islands from the…
At home and in US, Jamaicans celebrate Kamala Harris' VP nod
ORANGE HILL, Jamaica (AP) — Residents of this small town in the farming country of northern Jamaica watched elated Wednesday night as Kamala Harris, daughter of one of the many Orange Hill residents who emigrated t…
Arizona Supreme Court revives education tax initiative
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a lower court ruling and restored a citizen’s initiative that would raise taxes on the wealthy to help boost education funding to the ballot.
WHAT TO WATCH: Joe Biden's big moment at the DNC
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democratic Party luminaries, rising stars, former presidents and presidential contenders have been making a pitch for Joe Biden over three days of an atypical convention. Now the presidential nomin…
Biden friend Sen. Coons to elevate faith on convention stage
Chris Coons is cut from the same cloth as Joe Biden in many ways: He occupies the same Senate seat from Delaware that Biden held for 36 years, is a Democrat known for seeking bipartisan collaboration where possible…
Whitmer assessing if businesses can open after long closures
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday that her administration is assessing the risk of reopening Michigan businesses that have been closed for five months under her orders to curb the spread of…
GOP US Senate hopeful in New Mexico releases 1st ad
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Mark Ronchetti, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate in New Mexico, released this week his first general election commercial as he seeks to reintroduce himself to voters.
Governor praises Biden on climate, energy issues
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The governor of a major state for energy production praised Joe Biden for his approach to combating climate change and supporting the clean energy sector, in an online appearance Wednesday at …
Trump praises QAnon conspiracists, appreciates support
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised the supporters of QAnon, a convoluted, pro-Trump conspiracy theory, and suggested he appreciates their support of his candidacy.
Q&A: Valerie Biden Owens, from Joe's manager to proud sister
Valerie Biden Owens cultivated her famous brother's political career for the better part of a half-century, managing 36 years of Senate campaigns and two unsuccessful presidential bids. For Joe Biden's third White …
New Mexico city to pay $6.5M in police chokehold settlement
A New Mexico city has agreed to pay $6.5 million to the family of Mexican American man who was choked to death by a police officer.
Harris seizes historic moment in accepting VP nomination
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president on Wednesday, cementing her place in history as the first Black woman on a major party ticket and promising she and Joe Bi…