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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…
Son of US District Judge Esther Salas was killed, and her husband shot at New Jersey home, chief district judge says
NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Son of US District Judge Esther Salas was killed, and her husband shot at New Jersey home, chief district judge says.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump bending facts on virus, Biden, economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump clung to the false notion that the coronavirus will just “disappear,” made incorrect claims about a top government expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and again insisted that America…
As pandemic surges, election officials seek poll workers
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Wanted: Poll workers willing to brave a global pandemic in November.
Absentee voting smooth in Maine, but big test is November
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Town clerks and state officials in Maine are turning their eyes toward November after a dress rehearsal that proved the state can run an election that relies much more heavily on absentee bal…
Marathon European Union talks on a multibillion-euro coronavirus recovery fund have paused, will resume Monday afternoon
BRUSSELS (AP) — Marathon European Union talks on a multibillion-euro coronavirus recovery fund have paused, will resume Monday afternoon.
Analysis: Mask mandate marks latest Edwards, Landry quarrel
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The timing seemed strange for Attorney General Jeff Landry to challenge Louisiana’s recently enacted mask mandate for the coronavirus outbreak, while he was in quarantine with the virus hims…
Given a chance, Trump would push court pick before election
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have tried to make it clear: Given the chance, they would push through a Supreme Court nominee should a vacancy occur before Elect…
Arizona's rugged individualism poses barrier to mask rules
PHOENIX (AP) — With the coronavirus spreading out of control and Arizona cities beginning just last month to require residents wear masks in public, a few hundred people gathered in Scottsdale to make clear they di…
Social media for Rubio, Sullivan confuses Cummings, Lewis
MIAMI (AP) — Social media of Republican Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Dan Sullivan of Alaska mistakenly posted photos of the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings with comments meant to honor the late U.S. Rep. John Le…
14 hours later, Trump says he is 'saddened' by Lewis' death
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the hours after the death of American civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to retweet old missives about Democratic rival Joe Biden and lash out at his form…
Trump talks less about virus, states look inward for answers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has taken an increasingly hands-off approach to the
Nevada passes cuts to health care, education amid pandemic
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Legislature approved immense cuts to the state's health and education budgets on Sunday in an effort to rebalance the state budget amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and plumm…
UN chief: World 'at the breaking point' due to inequalities
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Saying “we are at the breaking point,” the U.N. secretary-general made a sweeping call Saturday to end the global inequalities that sparked this year’s massive anti-racism protests and have been…
Trump not ready to commit to election results if he loses
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is refusing to publicly commit to accepting the results of
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's alternate reality on COVID-19 threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump appears to be living in an alternate reality when it comes to the COVID-19 threat.