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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…
AP News Guide: A look at Tennessee's Aug. 6 primary races
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A suddenly heated race to become the Republican nominee for an open U.S. Senate seat tops Tennessee's Aug. 6 primary election, as well as contested challenges in a handful of U.S. House and …
Minnesota governor signs police accountability bill into law
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz signed a police accountability bill into law Thursday that includes a ban on neck restraints like the one that was used on George Floyd before his death in Minneapolis, though s…
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine reverses course, calls for repeal of energy bill in wake of $60 million bribery scandal
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine reverses course, calls for repeal of energy bill in wake of $60 million bribery scandal.
Nebraska lawmakers clear the way for police oversight bill
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers cleared the way Thursday for a new proposal that would require cities to create civilian police oversight boards in response to public outrage over the deaths of Black men in…
Conservatives lash out at Liz Cheney over Trump criticism
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans facing electoral uncertainty in November turned on one another in a private meeting on Tuesday, as a small group of conservative lawmakers confronted House Republican Conference …
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…
Arizona virus toll tops 3,000 as Ducey mulls bar reopening
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona topped 3,000 deaths from the coronavirus Thursday as Gov. Doug Ducey faces a deadline to decide whether bars and gyms he ordered to close again a month ago can reopen safely.
Allegations against Trump envoy roil US Embassy in London
LONDON (AP) — Allegations that President Donald Trump’s envoy to Britain made inappropriate remarks about women and minorities and may have violated federal ethics rules are roiling the U.S. Embassy in London.
Kansas AG: Local officials can opt out of school mask order
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' Republican attorney general said Thursday that he believes both counties and local school districts can exempt themselves from the Democratic governor's
Arizona relocates 2 Confederate monuments on state land
PHOENIX (AP) — Two Confederate monuments on Arizona state property, including one at the Capitol, have been removed.
Another virus death tied to Montana care facility outbreak
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana has confirmed 97 more cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths, including a 14th death related to an outbreak at a memory care facility in Billings, state officials said Thursday.
North Dakota governor blasts party's anti-LGBTQ resolution
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican governor on Thursday blasted an anti-LGBTQ resolution that was passed by hundreds of his party's delegates, calling it insulting and divisive.
School openings hinge on case counts, health official warns
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Every region of Pennsylvania has seen an increase in the rate of positive coronavirus cases and failing to stop that could jeopardize the reopening of schools for the fall semester, the state…
Pompeo: 1940 Soviet occupation of Baltics 'a criminal act'
HELSINKI (AP) — The top U.S. diplomat says the Soviet occupation and annexation of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in 1940 was “a criminal act” and draws parallel with present-day Russia’s milita…
2 Confederate monuments on Arizona state land relocated
PHOENIX (AP) — Two Confederate monuments on Arizona state property, including one at the Capitol, have been removed.