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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…
Louisiana governor, lawmakers oppose canceling school sports
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Despite Louisiana's surging coronavirus outbreak, Gov. John Bel Edwards and a majority of state House members oppose a state senator's call for the cancellation of public school athletics th…
CDC: No rewriting of guidelines for reopening schools
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite President Donald Trump's sharp criticism, federal guidelines for reopening schools are not being revised, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
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Esper defends use of National Guard in helping with unrest
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Thursday defended using National Guard soldiers to support law enforcement agencies in handling civil unrest triggered by the killing of George Floyd, saying it was…
AP source: Feds worried jailed Epstein confidante Maxwell might kill herself, so took her sheets, gave her paper clothes
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP source: Feds worried jailed Epstein confidante Maxwell might kill herself, so took her sheets, gave her paper clothes.
Thompson dedicated to UW campuses reopening in fall
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System interim president Tommy Thompson said Thursday that he has requested $110 million from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to pay for COVID-19 tests, contact tracing and p…
Incumbents sweep races in NJ's first almost all-mail primary
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — It took a couple of days of counting, but New Jersey's
Georgia sees dramatic rise in COVID-19 patients in hospitals
ATLANTA (AP) — With 82% of Georgia’s critical care beds now in use, health systems across the state say they’re quickly nearing capacity as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise.
Evers picks retired judges to select redistricting panel
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday picked three retired judges to select members of a nonpartisan redistricting commission he created to draw legislative and congressional boundary maps fol…
US sanctions Chinese officials over repression of minorities
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on three senior officials of the Chinese Communist Party, including a member of the ruling Politburo, for alleged human rights abuses targeting ethn…
Arizona virus death toll tops 2,000 as hospitals see surge
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak topped 2,000 on Thursday as state health officials reported new highs for COVID-19 hospitalizations and use of ventilators.
Albania Holocaust memorial honors locals who protected Jews
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania unveiled a Holocaust memorial in the capital on Thursday to honor the dead and the Albanians who protected Jews from the Nazis.
Whitmer: Health workers must get 'implicit bias' training
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — All Michigan health workers must receive “implicit bias” training tied to their professional licensure under a directive issued Thursday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who said the mandate will hel…
US sanctions 3 senior Chinese Communist Party officials for human rights abuses against ethnic minorities
WASHINGTON (AP) — US sanctions 3 senior Chinese Communist Party officials for human rights abuses against ethnic minorities.