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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…
43 coronavirus cases tied to party in Ann Arbor area
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Washtenaw County Health Department on Monday reported 43 coronavirus cases associated with a large house party held outside Ann Arbor nearly two weeks ago, with most of those infected bein…
Vermont governor signs law on police accountability
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s Republican Gov. Phil Scott signed into law a bill designed to increase accountability of the state's law enforcement officers, but he made several suggestions about how he felt the …
Germany's Merkel says she won't weigh in on successor
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed Tuesday that she will keep out of a debate on who should be her center-right political bloc’s candidate to become Germany’s next leader after a state governor whose p…
Massachusetts Senate passes police accountability bill
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Senate early Tuesday passed a police accountability bill that would place limits on the “qualified immunity” shielding officers from civil prosecution, put checks on the use of choke…
Wisconsin Democrats raised record-high $10M over 3 months
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Democratic Party said Tuesday that it raised more money from April to June than in any other three-month period in state party's history, bolstering its bank account in this
ICC prosecutor says defendant was 'key' to Timbuktu crimes
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An alleged Islamic extremist who went on trial Tuesday on charges that he policed a brutal Islamic regime in Timbuktu after al-Qaida-linked rebels overran the historic Malian desert ci…
White House virus task force member says 'none of us lie'
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top member of the White House coronavirus task force said Tuesday that “none of us lie” to the public, an accusation President Donald Trump had retweeted, and that while kids need to be back in …
France's Macron defends security chief accused of rape
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is defending his decision to put a man accused of rape in charge of all the nation’s police forces, citing the presumption of innocence.
US carries out the 1st federal execution in nearly 2 decades
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The federal government on Tuesday carried out its first execution in almost two decades, killing by lethal injection a man convicted of murdering an Arkansas family in a 1990s plot to build…
US carries out first federal execution in 17 years, putting to death a man who killed an Arkansas family in 1996
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — US carries out first federal execution in 17 years, putting to death a man who killed an Arkansas family in 1996.
Virginia delegate announces 2021 run for lieutenant governor
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A state delegate in Virginia announced Tuesday she will run for lieutenant governor in 2021.
3 Democrats face off to challenge GOP Sen. Susan Collins
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine voters did much of their work ahead of Tuesday's primary election, casting tens of thousands of absentee ballots as House Speaker Sara Gideon faced two other Democrats to challenge Repu…
France says 'merci' to virus heroes on poignant Bastille Day
PARIS (AP) — Medics in white coats replaced uniformed soldiers as stars of France’s Bastille Day ceremonies Tuesday, as the usual grandiose military parade in Paris was recalibrated to honor medics who died fightin…
N.C. parents, businesses await Cooper's COVID-19 plans
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina teachers, parents and students as well as gym and bar operators are anxious to know what Gov. Roy Cooper will say about the path ahead with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Texas heads to polls for Senate runoff as virus rages
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As Texas struggles to contain a raging coronavirus outbreak, voters on Tuesday were heading out to polls for runoff elections that include choosing a Democratic nominee in a U.S. Senate race th…