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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…
Italian officers arrested for lockdown abuses, other crimes
MILAN (AP) — Seven Carabinieri officers were arrested in northern Italy Wednesday for allegedly helping drug dealers evade the country's coronavirus lockdown to obtain supplies and for alleged abuses of power datin…
Virginia Democrats vow sweeping changes in criminal justice
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democrats say they are looking to make transformational change to the state's criminal justice system — just a few months after taking a far less ambitious approach.
County files suit against Wolf over $13M in virus funding
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania county filed suit Wednesday to compel Gov. Tom Wolf to release $12.8 million in federal coronavirus relief funding that he withheld after county leaders defied his shutdown ord…
UK looks to new laws on spies after critical intel report
LONDON (AP) — Britain's government faced heated questions on national security Wednesday after a damning intelligence committee report on Russian meddling in the nation’s politics concluded the U.K. should examine …
Minnesota governor prepares to announce masking decision
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz is expected to announce a statewide face mask mandate on Wednesday to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
US wildlife agency rejects protections for rare fish species
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials on Wednesday rejected special protections for a rare, freshwater fish related to salmon that's been at the center of a long-running legal dispute, citing conservation …
Dutch farmers protest move to cut emissions from livestock
DE BILT, Netherlands (AP) — Some 2,000 farmers gathered in the central Netherlands Wednesday for the latest in a string of protests against government efforts to cut emissions of nitrogen oxides from livestock.
UK: Labour pays damages to ex-workers in anti-Semitism probe
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s opposition Labour Party has agreed to pay substantial damages to seven whistleblowers who sued for defamation after they voiced concerns of anti-Semitism within the party.
UK looks to fresh laws on spies after critical intel report
LONDON (AP) — Britain is considering new legislation to crack down on the activity of hostile governments after a damning intelligence committee report on Russian meddling in the nation’s politics.
US orders China to close its consulate in Houston
BEIJING (AP) — The United States said Wednesday that it has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston “to protect American intellectual property" and the private information of Americans.
Shreveport mayor enters race against US Sen. Bill Cassidy
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy drew the first high-profile challenger to his reelection bid Wednesday, when Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins announced his last-minute entrance into Louisia…
China says US has ordered it to close Houston consulate in what it calls a provocation that violates international law
BEIJING (AP) — China says US has ordered it to close Houston consulate in what it calls a provocation that violates international law.
Judge: Colorado racing track must obey coronavirus orders
DENVER (AP) — A judge decided against sanctioning a Colorado drag racing track Tuesday for violating social distancing rules during a July 4 event but said the track must abide by public health orders to stem the s…
Trump says of Ghislaine Maxwell, 'I wish her well'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered sympathetic words to Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime companion of Jeffrey Epstein who stands accused of facilitating the abuse of girls by the now-decease…
Nevada reports 28 additional deaths from coronavirus
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada reported 28 additional COVID-19-related deaths Tuesday, the highest single-day total since the start of the pandemic, bringing the statewide total to 676 deaths.