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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…
Republicans seek to appeal to Trump support in rural Maine
Three Republicans who want to flip a highly competitive Congressional seat in Maine think the key to winning is to appeal to fans of President Donald Trump in rural parts of the state, even as the president's appro…
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Justices rule swath of Oklahoma remains tribal reservation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a large chunk of eastern Oklahoma remains an American Indian reservation, a decision that state and federal officials have warned could throw Oklahoma into ch…
Supreme Court won't allow Congress to get Trump tax and financial records, for now
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court won't allow Congress to get Trump tax and financial records, for now.
Supreme Court rules Manhattan district attorney can obtain Trump tax returns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court rules Manhattan district attorney can obtain Trump tax returns.
Alaska judge to hear arguments in virus relief aid case
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A state court judge is set to hear arguments Thursday over whether to block disbursement of federal coronavirus relief aid to small businesses under a reinterpretation of program rules by Alas…
Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds Republican-authored lame-duck laws in union lawsuit
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds Republican-authored lame-duck laws in union lawsuit.
Kosovo veterans protest war crimes charges against president
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Veterans of a rebel army that fought for Kosovo's independence from Serbia held protests Thursday against the indictment of the country’s president on war crimes and crimes against humanity …
Valdez joins Alaska communities mandating face coverings
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The city of Valdez has mandated the use of face coverings in public to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
WHO chief taps ex-leaders to head COVID-19 response panel
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Thursday that former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark will head a new panel tasked with giving …
Chechen leader blames foreign spies for slaying his critics
MOSCOW (AP) — The regional strongman leader of Russia's province of Chechnya on Thursday blamed unidentified foreign spy agencies for the recent killing in Austria of a Chechen man who criticized him.
Germany sees rise in number of right-wing extremists
BERLIN (AP) — Germany recorded a significant rise in the number of right-wing extremists last year, after security agencies added thousands of members of the country's main far-right party to the count.
Despite budget woe, legislature not meeting
OLYMPIA — Facing a projected $8.8 billion budget shortfall in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Republican state lawmakers are urging their Democratic coun…
California Senate delays work as coronavirus cases soar
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Senate will delay its work because of a coronavirus outbreak at the Capitol and an increasing number of new cases across the state.
US rule targets disease-stricken countries to deny asylum
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed empowering border authorities to deny asylum to people from countries with widespread communicable disease, its latest in a string of regulations befo…