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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 virus cases surge, with call to cancel athletics
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — One of Louisiana's education leaders is calling for the cancellation of public school athletics this fall amid the resurgence of the state's
PAC launches campaign against Kobach in Kansas Senate race
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A new Republican political action committee has launched what it says will be a $3 million campaign in Kansas with
Two senior GOP senators to skip convention in Florida
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two of the Senate’s most senior Republicans are skipping the GOP national convention in Jacksonville, Florida, where President Donald Trump will be nominated for a second term.
Montana infections set record as outbreak hits nursing home
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Billings nursing home said 58 residents and staff have tested positive for the coronavirus and the facility has been put under quarantine, as Montana on Tuesday reported its highest daily t…
In France, study shows virus hit African immigrants hardest
LE PECQ, France (AP) — Death rates among immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa doubled in France and tripled in the Paris region at the height of France's coronavirus outbreak, according to a study from the French gov…
Minnesota headed for another special session next week
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz is prepared to call Minnesota lawmakers into a special session that would begin Monday.
Serbia to reintroduce virus lockdown after new case spike
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president announced the reintroduction of a lockdown after the Balkan country reported its highest single-day death toll from the coronavirus Tuesday.
Maryland GOP governor releasing book on his tenure, politics
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who considered a primary challenge to President Donald Trump last year, said Tuesday he is releasing a book about national politics and his experiences as governor t…
Nearly 1,000 new infections include delayed test results
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is reporting its highest single-day caseload of new coronavirus infections since early May, although the state Department of Health said Tuesday that a significant portion are ba…
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Trump increasingly turning to executive orders, more to come
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is setting a brisk pace lately in issuing executive orders and he’s just getting started as he tries to position himself as a man of action on everything from foreign policy…
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Montana virus infections hit new high as nursing home hit
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Billings nursing home said 58 residents and staff have tested positive for the coronavirus and the facility has been put under quarantine, as Montana on Tuesday reported its highest daily t…
Louisiana senator calls on schools to cancel fall athletics
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's K-12 public schools should cancel student athletics for the fall semester because of the risks stemming from