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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…
Massachusetts takes steps to redo virus-ravaged vets' home
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts has taken another step toward an expedited renovation project at a veterans' care center that was the site of one of the nation's deadliest COVID-19 outbreaks at a long-term care facilit…
Hawaii upholds moratorium on commercial aquarium fishing
HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Environmental Council has effectively extended a ban on commercial aquarium collection along the west coast of Hawaii Island.
UK scraps public health body amid criticized virus response
LONDON (AP) — The British government announced Tuesday it is scrapping a public health agency that has taken blame for the country’s uneven response to the coronavirus.
Polish health minister, key official in virus fight, resigns
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's health minister, a doctor who has been a leading figure in the government's fight against the coronavirus, resigned Tuesday following questions about the procurement of questionable m…
State prisons to implement modified virtual visits Sept. 1
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania prison system is rolling out modified video visiting procedures designed to make it simpler to schedule the online meetings between inmates and their families and others.
Paris rape investigation targets ex-top City Hall official
PARIS (AP) — Paris prosecutors said Tuesday they are investigating a rape accusation against an influential former deputy mayor who recently resigned over his links to a writer whose works celebrated pedophilia
Voters in 6 villages will vote absentee in person Tuesday
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) —
Trump says he'll pardon Susan B. Anthony, arrested for voting in 1872 in violation of laws permitting only men to vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he'll pardon Susan B. Anthony, arrested for voting in 1872 in violation of laws permitting only men to vote.
Sullivan, Gross headline primaries for Alaska Senate seat
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Independent Al Gross led the field in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Alaska, while the incumbent, Republican Dan Sullivan, ran unopposed in his primary Tuesday.
Trump to pardon women's suffrage leader Susan Anthony
WASHINGTON (AP) — As he works to curry favor with women voters, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will pardon Susan B. Anthony, a women's suffrage leader arrested for voting in 1872 in violation of laws p…
Young, Galvin poised to set up rematch for US House seat
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Rep. Don Young, Alaska’s sole representative in the U.S. House since 1973, faces token opposition in the Republican primary Tuesday as he attempts to win a 25th term.
Virginia lawmakers to start special session amid pandemic
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers will meet Tuesday for a special session to address both the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and widespread calls for criminal justice reform sparked by the death …
German sentences member of Kurdish PKK group to prison
BERLIN (AP) — A court in western Germany has convicted a 60-year-old Turkish citizen of membership in the banned Kurdish militant group PKK.
Whitmer on veepstakes: Being governor is 'my dream job'
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she was “thrilled” when Joe Biden chose Kamala Harris as his running mate, and her decision to be vetted for the job despite earlier reservations will benefit Michig…
Israeli, German military jets overfly Dachau in tribute
BERLIN (AP) — German and Israeli Air Force jets flew over the former Nazi concentration camp Dachau on Tuesday in tribute to the Jews and others killed there in the Holocaust.