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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…
President Donald Trump's lawyers renew attempt to block New York prosecutor's subpoena of his tax records
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's lawyers renew attempt to block New York prosecutor's subpoena of his tax records.
Trump national security adviser O'Brien has the coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, has tested positive for
Democratic National Convention to require masks, distancing
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Everyone attending the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee next month will have to wear a face mask, consent to daily testing for COVID-19, fill out questionnaires and maintain a physic…
Reopening of Kansas City, Kansas, school buildings delayed
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A local health official on Monday ordered public schools in the Kansas City, Kansas, area not to reopen their buildings until after Labor Day because of the coronavirus pandemic.
2nd presidential debate host withdraws amid virus outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — The University of Notre Dame has become the second university to withdraw as the host of one of this fall's three scheduled presidential debates amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Michigan drivers refunded $95M in premiums due to virus
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan motorists are being refunded nearly $95 million in car insurance premiums due to a drop in driving and crash claims during the coronavirus pandemic, regulators said Monday.
Grant program opening for Louisiana virus-harmed businesses
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana small businesses that have been hammered by the
Schools seek federal aid; absentee ballots ready to go out
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Education officials struggling to line up transportation, technology and teaching staff for the upcoming school year in New Hampshire told U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan on Monday that they need more …
Suit again targets N.C. private school scholarship program
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Several North Carolina parents sued on Monday to halt the state's taxpayer-funded scholarship program for K-12 children to attend private schools, saying they're discriminated against based on …
Absentee ballots sent to New Hampshire towns, cities
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire cities and towns are now ready to send absentee ballots to voters who want to avoid polling places this fall because of the coronavirus.
Sen. Rand Paul's attacker receives longer prison sentence
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s former neighbor was resentenced Monday to an extra seven months behind bars and six months in home detention for tackling and injuring the Kentucky lawmaker over a la…
Report: 2,866 COVID claims, 48 deaths among federal workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 3,000 federal workers have filed compensation claims for having contracted COVID-19 on the job, a number that is expected to double by early next month, according to a Department of Labor r…
Former Vernon Parish state lawmaker and sheriff has died
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Frank “Frankie” Howard, a former Louisiana state lawmaker and Vernon Parish sheriff, has died at age 81.
Kansas reports another bad spike in COVID-19-related deaths
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas on Monday reported another bad week-long spike in COVID-19-related deaths and its total number of reported coronavirus cases rose past 26,000.
Protesters chained to governor's home as prison deaths mount
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Demonstrators chained themselves to a fence outside Gov. Gavin Newsom's home on Monday, calling for mass inmate releases and an end to immigration transfers because of the coronavirus pand…