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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…
Congress defies Trump veto threat on Confederate base names
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday joined the House in defying a veto threat from President Donald Trump to approve defense legislation that would remove the names of Confederate officers from American milita…
Maryland governor criticizes Trump on virus response
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The nation's governors were priming for battle against the coronavirus as early as February, but President Donald Trump's lackadaisical approach to the spreading disease hindered a national re…
Another virus death tied to Montana memory care facility
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana has confirmed 97 more cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths, including the 14th death related to an outbreak at a memory care facility in Billings, state officials said Thursday.
House Democrats move to check Trump's pardon power
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee voted Thursday to try and rein in President Donald Trump’s clemency powers, approving legislation to discourage pardons for friends and family and prevent presidents from pardoni…
Board: Nebraska revenue drop won't be as sharp as expected
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska tax revenue will likely dip below earlier projections because of the coronavirus, but the state's budget picture won't be as bad as previously expected, a state board predicted Thursda…
New report shows more virus deaths at Indiana nursing homes
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — New information on coronavirus-related deaths among Indiana nursing home residents collected by state health officials shows 128 more deaths than previously reported by the facilities.
On House floor, Dem women call out abusive treatment by men
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's outrage over
State lawmakers don masks, return to work; face protesters
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers returned to the state Capitol on Thursday for the first time since March, greeted by hundreds of shouting protesters, to vote on police accountability, absentee ballot a…
Islamic State group says it killed 5 aid workers in Nigeria
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Militants from an Islamic State affiliate claimed responsibility Thursday for killing five aid workers who were kidnapped last month in northeastern Nigeria.
Despite pandemic shutdown, SC ekes out surplus in budget
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina appears to be finishing last budget year with a little extra money in its bank accounts even after the economic shutdown from
US accuses Russia of testing anti-satellite weapon in space
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States accused Russia on Thursday of conducting a test of an anti-satellite weapon in space, asserting that it exposed Moscow's intent to deploy weapons that threaten U.S. and allied sa…
HUD revokes Obama-era rule designed to diversify the suburbs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Thursday that it is revoking an Obama-era housing regulation designed to eliminate racial disparities in the suburbs, a move that fair housing advocates have decried …
Voters' rights groups challenge mail-in ballot requirements
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Two voters' rights groups in Rhode Island filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging the state's vote-by-mail witness and notary requirements, saying the rule unnecessarily puts people's h…
Putin and Trump discuss arms control issues in phone call
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed arms control and cooperation in fighting the coronavirus during a phone call between the two leaders Thursday, the Kremlin an…
Pepcid as a virus remedy? Trump admin's $21M gamble fizzled
As the coronavirus began its deadly march through the world, two well-respected American doctors identified a possible but seemingly unlikely remedy: Pepcid, the heartburn medication found on drugstore shelves ever…