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Updated 2 weeks ago

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…

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
AP FACT CHECK: Trump team's false comfort on schools, virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration is providing misguided assurances on the safety of kids in school during a coronavirus epidemic.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Maine speaker drowns out rivals in bid to take on Collins

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — It's great to be identified early as the establishment-backed candidate and to benefit from millions of dollars in donations.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Exit poll: Duda leads Poland's tight presidential runoff

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A late exit poll in Poland’s presidential runoff Sunday showed the conservative, populist incumbent, Andrzej Duda, leading against the liberal, pro-Europe mayor of Warsaw, but with the race st…

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Appeals court: 1st federal execution in 17 years can proceed

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Sunday that the first federal execution in nearly two decades may proceed as scheduled on Monday.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Federal appeals court overturns injunction, rules first federal execution in 17 years can proceed as scheduled on Monday

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal appeals court overturns injunction, rules first federal execution in 17 years can proceed as scheduled on Monday.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Vetoed petrochemical tax break bill revived in Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) —

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Houston leaders call for city lockdown amid virus case surge

HOUSTON (AP) — Top officials in Houston are calling for the city to lock back down as area hospitals strain to accommodate the onslaught of patients sick with the new coronavirus.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Joe Biden wins Democratic primary in Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden won the Democratic presidential primary in Puerto Rico on Sunday.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Analysis: Jarring introduction for Louisiana's new lawmakers

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Talk about a rough introduction to the Louisiana Legislature.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Rhode Island legislature gets back to work on major matters

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's legislature is returning to work this week to take on several matters, including a 20-year, no-bid Lottery deal, an early-voting option during November's election, and a plan …

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Maine speaker drowns out rivals in bid take to on Collins

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — It's great to be identified early as the establishment-backed candidate and to benefit from millions of dollars in donations.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
Maryland governor says GOP needs 'bigger tent' after Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican governor rumored to be eyeing a run for the White House in 2024 said Sunday that the GOP needs to be a “bigger tent party" after President Donald Trump leaves office.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
New British-French deal to fight "vile people smuggling"

PARIS (AP) — France and Britain signed an agreement Sunday to share intelligence in their joint fight against the human traffickers who are illegally smuggling migrants across the English Channel.

Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
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Updated 6 years, 1 month ago
More filings to resume in Georgia courts, but trials on hold

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's state court system is beginning to resume business even as the coronavirus pandemic continues, but the state's chief justice says there are unlikely to be any jury trials until September or…