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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…
Vindman retiring from Army, lawyer blames Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a national security aide who played a central role in President Donald Trump's impeachment case, announced his retirement from the Army on Wednesday in a scathing state…
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2 lawsuits filed over coronavirus orders in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Two separate lawsuits naming Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear have been filed that seek rulings over orders made in the state during the coronavirus pandemic.
US seizes 81 vehicles in Venezuela smuggling ring
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Federal investigators said Wednesday they have seized 81 vehicles worth an estimated $3.2 million that were bound for Venezuela as part of a smuggling ring operated for wealthy and poli…
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GOP establishment boosting Kansas congressman's Senate bid
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Establishment Republicans who'd been coy for months about the GOP primary for Kansas’ open Senate seat are increasingly putting their thumbs on the scale, hoping to push Rep. Roger Marshall to v…
Trump threatens to cut federal aid if schools don't reopen
Determined to reopen America's schools, President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to hold back federal money if school districts don't bring their students back in the fall despite coronavirus worries. He comp…
Worker at center of N.C. ballot fraud probe seeks local seat
ELIZABETHTOWN, N.C. (AP) — The political operative at the center of a North Carolina absentee ballot fraud investigation has filed for reelection for a local elected position.
Germany laments US exit from WHO, says EU seeks to reform it
GENEVA (AP) — Germany’s health minister on Wednesday lamented the
Justice Department plows ahead with execution plan next week
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is
Trump threatens to withhold federal funds from schools that don't reopen, lashes out at health officials over guidelines
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump threatens to withhold federal funds from schools that don't reopen, lashes out at health officials over guidelines.
Supreme Court sides with Trump effort to let more employers out of healthcare law’s no-cost birth control requirement.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court sides with Trump effort to let more employers out of healthcare law’s no-cost birth control requirement.
Harvard, MIT sue to block ICE rule on international students
BOSTON (AP) — Colleges and universities pushed back Wednesday against the Trump administration’s decision to make international students leave the country if they plan on taking classes entirely online this fall, w…
US envoy issues rare public criticism of N. Korean official
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The top U.S. official on North Korea accused a senior North Korean nuclear negotiator on Wednesday of being “locked in an old way of thinking,” days after the negotiator said Pyongyang won…
China threatens visa restrictions on US officials over Tibet
BEIJING (AP) — China said Wednesday it will impose visa restrictions on U.S. individuals following the Trump administration’s imposition of travel bans on Chinese officials it accuses of restricting foreigners’ acc…