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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…
Unhealthy air from wildfire smoke postpones Reno schools
RENO, Nev. (AP) — After weeks of debating how best to begin the new school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, school officials in Reno postponed reopening classrooms Monday due to unhealthy air quality and other conc…
SC Senate called back to 'protect the voter and the vote'
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's Senate is coming back into session in two weeks to mull over possible election law updates necessitated by the coronavirus outbreak.
Italy, EU pledge support for Tunisian jobs to slow migration
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — As growing numbers of migrants cross from Tunisia to Europe, top Italian and European Union officials promised Monday to support Tunisian development efforts to create jobs and keep young peop…
Wyoming primary: 2 Republicans dominate Senate, House races
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Two well-known and well-funded candidates dominate a dozen Republicans while a bigger-than-usual field of Democrats seek nomination for the U.S. Senate and House in Wyoming's primary Tuesday.
Belarus chaos brings a poker-faced response from Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — As Belarus experiences spasms of mass protests and a brutal police crackdown, its giant neighbor Russia has been uncharacteristically low key in its response.
Trump eyes White House funeral service for brother, Robert
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is eyeing a White House funeral service later this week for his younger brother, Robert,
UK scraps exam grading system that enraged students, parents
LONDON (AP) — In a U-turn after days of criticism, the British government on Monday scrapped an exam-grading policy that was set to deprive thousands of graduating high school students — especially more disadvantag…
Trump retweets purported audio of Biden call with Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has retweeted an audio recording that U.S. intelligence officials have described as being part of a Russian campaign to denigrate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden…
The Latest: Dems say Trump's bumbling cost them convention
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Democratic National Convention (all times local):
Louisiana emergency election plan scales back mail-in voting
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's elections chief Monday proposed a scaled-back emergency plan for this fall's elections that would modestly expand early voting amid the coronavirus outbreak, but still require mo…
Wisconsin Democrats lay blame on Trump at convention's start
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats marked the start of the Democratic National Convention on Monday by blaming President Donald Trump for botching the response to the coronavirus pandemic, which they said for…
Pennsylvania prepares to launch virus-tracing app next month
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania plans to launch a coronavirus exposure-notification app in early September in an effort to more quickly break chains of transmission by using the new technology to notify people …
How Sanders is helping keep the progressive movement strong
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Bernie Sanders is in a familiar position: runner-up.
Norway arrests citizen suspected of spying for Russia
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Norwegian citizen has been arrested after allegedly meeting with a Russian intelligence officer in an Oslo restaurant, Norway's domestic intelligence agency said Monday.
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.