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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…
Masks to be worn at all times in school, state says
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Amid questions over mask-wearing requirements in schools, Gov. Tom Wolf's administration is trying to make it clear that masks are to be worn practically at all times by students in school, d…
Female AGs back Biden-Harris bid in nod to suffrage history
A group of female attorneys general is throwing its support behind the presidential bid of former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, who served as California Attorney General from 2011 to 2017.
NH's youngest lawmaker among convention keynote speakers
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire's youngest state lawmaker will be featured in the Democratic National Convention's keynote address.
March on Washington reconfigured to comply with virus rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid widespread protests and unrest over the police killings of Black Americans, a national commemoration of the 1963 civil rights March on Washington is being reconfigured to comply with coronavi…
Virginia lawmakers start special session amid pandemic
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers met Tuesday for a special session aimed at addressing both the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and widespread calls for criminal justice reform sparked by the dea…
Wyoming primaries bring burst of Democratic activity
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Two well-funded Republican candidates with past experience in federal office face several little-known challengers, while an usually large number of Democrats are seeking nomination for U.S. S…
Milwaukee adding drop boxes to help protect absentee voting
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Milwaukee plans to install more than a dozen secure drop boxes to make it easier for voters to drop off their absentee ballots before Election Day to combat a “full-scale attack on voting by ma…
N. Macedonia: Pro-Western party secures coalition deal
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s pro-Western Social Democratic Party said Tuesday it has struck a power-sharing deal with a smaller ethnic Albanian party that will pave the way for forming a coaliti…
Correction: Racial Injustice-March on Washington story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story Aug. 11, 2020, about the racial justice march in Washington planned for Aug. 28, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the National Park Service had issued a permit for the eve…
Trump campaign sues 3rd Iowa county over absentee mailings
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump's reelection campaign and Republican Party groups are suing a third Iowa county, seeking to invalidate thousands of absentee ballot request forms that have been returne…
US, Russia still at odds over new nuclear arms treaty
BERLIN (AP) — The United States and Russia concluded two days of arms control talks Tuesday with the two sides still at odds over the U.S. demand to include China in any new treaty but showing signs of a possible w…
The Latest: Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter to address convention
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Report: Trump campaign's Russia contacts a 'grave' threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump campaign's interactions with Russian intelligence services during the 2016 presidential election posed a “grave” counterintelligence threat, a Senate panel concluded Tuesday as it detail…
Pennsylvania opting in to Trump's $300-a-week jobless pay
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania will ask the federal government for a new round of $300 in weekly unemployment benefits under a presidential order tapping into disaster relief aid, Gov. Tom Wolf's labor and ind…
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…