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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…
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…
Louisiana governor urges students amid virus: Be 'vigilant'
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As Louisiana's college students return to campus, Gov. John Bel Edwards is urging them to take precautions against the
Then there were 5: Mississippi group narrows flag options
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A group recommending a new Mississippi state flag chose five final designs Tuesday — three with a magnolia blossom, one with a magnolia tree and one with a shield that has wavy lines represent…
McConnell challenges McGrath to socially distanced debate
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican Mitch McConnell laid down a challenge Wednesday to his Democratic opponent in Kentucky — a socially distanced debate with no notes on statewide television.
Justices remove Green Party candidates from Montana ballot
HELENA, Mont.a (AP) — A Republican-backed effort to qualify Montana Green Party candidates for the general election ballot was rejected by the Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Syrian refugee's relief after testimony at war crimes trial
BERLIN (AP) — A Syrian refugee in Germany spoke of his relief after being able to testify Wednesday at the trial of two ex-members of Syria's secret police who are accused of crimes against humanity, the first high…
Pine Gulch fire grows to second-largest in Colorado history
DENVER (AP) — A wildfire burning in remote terrain in western Colorado is now the second largest in the state's history, fire officials said Wednesday.
Ex-FBI lawyer admits to false statement during Russia probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former FBI lawyer pleaded guilty Wednesday to altering a document related to the secret surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser during the Russia investigation.
Sparks Mayor Smith dies after two-year battle with cancer
SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Sparks Mayor Ron Smith has died after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
Former FBI lawyer pleads guilty to false statement charge for altering email during Russia investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI lawyer pleads guilty to false statement charge for altering email during Russia investigation.
Failure to wear mask carries $100 fine in South Lake Tahoe
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Violators of California’s mask requirement will be subject to a hefty fine in South Lake Tahoe by the end of the week.
A million more Floridians voted by mail in Tuesday primaries
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former Navy pilot Scott Franklin has ousted Rep. Ross Spano, making the Florida congressman dogged by ethics investigations the eighth incumbent House member to be defeated in party primari…
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…
Harris prepares to make history with VP acceptance speech
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) —
US suspends extradition and tax agreements with Hong Kong
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday suspended or terminated three bilateral agreements with Hong Kong covering extradition and tax exemptions, the latest in a series of U.S. moves in response to…