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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…
Salango pushes for 5 debates with Justice before election
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Ben Salango wants to debate.
Rep. Greg Pence criticized for racist items sold at his mall
EDINBURGH, Ind. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Greg Pence is coming under criticism for allowing the sale of objects with racist depictions of African Americans at a sprawling antiques mall he co-owns — and the issue has taken o…
Watchdog group: Trump campaign improperly masking payments
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s reelection effort allegedly hid nearly $170 million in spending from mandatory public disclosure by routing payments through companies tied to his former campaign manager,…
Doctors try pressurized oxygen chambers in COVID fight
As a New York University medical researcher who works once a week in an emergency room, Dr. David Lee had the luxury of time to think like a scientist while also treating coronavirus patients whose lungs kept givin…
UK goes to Supreme Court to fight return of IS bride
LONDON (AP) — The British government is going to the U.K.'s Supreme Court to challenge the return of a woman who ran away from home as a teenager in London to join the Islamic State group.
Budget hawks hatch plan to force constitutional convention
WASHINGTON (AP) — GOP activists want to trigger a constitutional convention with the goal of enacting a federal balanced budget amendment, potentially requiring massive cuts to government spending.
Despite virus threat, Black voters wary of voting by mail
DETROIT (AP) — Despite fears that the coronavirus pandemic will worsen, Victor Gibson said he's not planning to take advantage of Michigan’s expanded vote-by-mail system when he casts his ballot in November.
Kremlin sternly urges Belarus to free detained Russians
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin on Friday demanded that Belarus quickly release 33 Russian private security contractors detained on terrorism charges, dismissing the accusations as bogus.
German defense minister: Planned US withdrawal 'regrettable'
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's defense minister on Friday described the planned withdrawal of some 12,000 U.S. troops from her country as “regrettable,” while suggesting it underlines the need for Europe to do more for it…
Fauci to tell House panel 'unclear' how long pandemic lasts
WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s no end in sight to
Three candidates run for open commission seat
EPHRATA — The retirement of four-term Grant County Commissioner Richard Stevens, who was first elected in 2004, means the race to fill the Commission District …
Beshear says Kentucky might be leveling off virus cases
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's governor reported an uptick in coronavirus cases Thursday but signaled that the outbreak might be leveling off after surging infections hit the state earlier this month.
Election officials game out worst-case scenarios in drills
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity agency this week hosted a three-day tabletop exercise aimed at helping local, state and federal officials prepare for and respond to worst-case …
Board approves plan to delay Hawaii school year start
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's Board of Education approved Thursday an agreement to delay the start of public schools.
Detroit plans to keep poll workers, voters safe from virus
DETROIT (AP) — Elections officials in Detroit are preparing for the challenges that come with voting during a national health crisis that has killed