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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…
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,…
Graves confirmed as new leader of Arkansas' prison system
PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas Department of Corrections official has been confirmed as the prison system's new leader.
Ohio House to meet Thursday to vote on removal of speaker arrested in bribery probe, with both parties supporting ouster
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio House to meet Thursday to vote on removal of speaker arrested in bribery probe, with both parties supporting ouster.
County in oil-production zone fights stay-at-home order
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A county in New Mexico's southeastern oil production region is backing a legal challenge against a statewide ban on indoor dining amid surging coronavirus infections across the state.
Cooper: Alcohol sales at N.C. restaurants ending earlier
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Tuesday he's curbing alcohol sales hours at restaurants starting later this week, a
Experts worry about errors if census schedule is sped up
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — After asking for coronavirus-related deadline extensions in April, the Trump administration now appears to be abandoning that request by asking Congress for extra funding to wrap up
State weighs use of Guard to handle mail-in ballot requests
Rhode Island's top elections official has proposed mobilizing the National Guard to help process what's expected to be an overwhelming number of mail-in ballot applications for November's general election from peop…
10 residents with COVID-19 at Oklahoma veterans center die
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Ten residents at a home for veterans in northeastern Oklahoma have died after being among dozens of residents and staffers there who tested positive for the coronavirus this month, a state offi…
Trial begins in suit challenging education tax initiative
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A trial began Tuesday that will help determine if a voter initiative raising taxes on the wealthy in Arizona to help boost education funding makes the November ballot.
Masked mourners brave heat, virus fears to honor John Lewis
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mourners braved both coronavirus fears and brutal heat on Tuesday to pay their respects to the late Rep. John Lewis, the first Black lawmaker to lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda.
Trump defends disproved COVID-19 treatment
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump issued a stout defense Tuesday of a disproved use of a malaria drug as a treatment for the coronavirus, hours after social media companies moved to take down videos promotin…
Whitmer opposes making schools offer in-person classes
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was unreceptive Tuesday to Republican-passed legislation that would require public schools to offer in-person instruction to students in kindergarten through fifth grade …
As crime surges on his watch, Trump warns of Biden's America
President Donald Trump is painting a dystopian portrait of what Joe Biden’s America might look like, asserting crime and chaos would ravage communities should the former vice president win the White House in Novemb…
Washoe County mulls delaying classroom teaching
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Washoe County School Board began approving money on Tuesday it will need to reopen schools for students in the Reno-Sparks area and safely instruct them in the months ahead amid growing concer…
Nursing home ventilation investigated after virus outbreaks
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Ventilation systems at nursing homes are getting a closer look, and Dartmouth College is preparing to keep students in their dorm rooms for at least 48 hours after they arrive on campus as New …