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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…
At Nixon library, Pompeo declares China engagement a failure
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration took a hammer to one of the most significant Republican foreign policy achievements in the past five decades on Thursday, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declaring U.S…
Cognitive Test. Trump. Biden. Campaign. Flashpoint.
WASHINGTON (AP) — It doesn’t quite have the ring of “Morning in America” and “I Like Ike.”
Trump to visit North Carolina, cite work on COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Donald Trump will visit North Carolina on Monday to tour a business that is participating in work on a COVID-19 vaccine.
Trump lets New Yorkers back into federal travelers program
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Five months after it kicked New Yorkers out of trusted traveler security programs in a spat over immigration policy, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reversed itself Thursday and told a …
Packed competitions in Louisiana's US Senate, House races
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An open U.S. House seat representing northeastern and central Louisiana attracted strong interest from candidates, with seven contenders signed up for the race Thursday as the state closed t…
China orders US consulate in western city of Chengdu closed in response to closure of Chinese consulate in Houston
BEIJING (AP) — China orders US consulate in western city of Chengdu closed in response to closure of Chinese consulate in Houston.
Man shot by police dies, New Mexico investigation requested
DEMING, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau has been asked by the authorities in Deming to investigate the death of a man shot by police earlier this month.
Las Vegas stepping up COVID-19 response, city officials say
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas was already stepping up efforts to test, treat and track community spread of COVID-19 when a top doctor on the White House coronavirus task force listed the city with 10 others in the U.S…
Lawmakers don masks, vote to allow absentee voting in Nov.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Given the possibility of an uptick in coronavirus infections this fall, Connecticut's House of Representatives on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to give all voters the option to vote by absent…
White House seeks advice of 'torture memos' author on powers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is relying on an outlier interpretation of a recent Supreme Court decision to assert broad new powers as he prepares to sign a series of executive orders in the coming weeks.
NY passes Juneteenth holiday, automatic voter registration
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — State lawmakers wrapped up work Thursday on bills ranging from automatic voter registration to two new public holidays celebrating Juneteenth and Abolition Commemoration Day.
Longtime Yavapai County judge announces July 31 retirement
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — The presiding judge in Yavapai County Superior Court is retiring from the bench on July 31.
Lawsuit seeks education reform at Native American schools
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A lawsuit that accuses the federal government of failing to adequately provide for students on a small, isolated reservation in Arizona is set to go to trial in November.
Corps to release Alaska mine review amid ongoing debate
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The developer of a proposed copper and gold mine near the headwaters of a major U.S. salmon fishery in southwest Alaska is expressing confidence that it's on track to win key federal approvals…
Man shot by police dies, New Mexico investigation requested
DEMING, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau has been asked by the authorities in Deming to investigate the death of a man shot by police earlier this month.