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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…
Democrats, Biden look to accelerate Southern political shift
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Analysis: Tax breaks may worsen Louisiana budget uncertainty
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana's lawmakers spent most of the last four-year term digging out of nearly a decade of financial instability that forced deep cuts across state services, par…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsely says 99% of virus cases benign
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is understating the danger of the coronavirus to people who get it, as more and more become infected in the U.S.
The Latest: Trump to establish 'National Garden' of heroes
MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL, S.D. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's July Fourth celebration at Mount Rushmore (all times local):
AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsely says 99% of virus cases benign
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is understating the danger of the coronavirus to people who get it, as more and more become infected in the U.S.
Mississippi house speaker tests positive for coronavirus
House Speaker Philip Gunn said Sunday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus as state health officials reported more than 200 new infections and five deaths linked to the pandemic.
Analysis: Tax breaks may worsen Louisiana budget uncertainty
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana's lawmakers spent most of the last four-year term digging out of nearly a decade of financial instability that forced deep cuts across state services, par…
Arizona reports 3,536 more coronavirus cases, 4 more deaths
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego is pointing to a “crisis” involving coronavirus testing shortages in her city due to surging cases in Arizona, which leads the U.S. in new coronavirus cases per capita.
Hutchinson will insist on masks if Trump rallies in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — If President Donald Trump decides to hold a campaign rally in Arkansas, the state will insist that all participants are socially distanced and wear masks to prevent the spread of the corona…
UK pays tribute to National Health Service on 72nd birthday
LONDON (AP) — People across the U.K. joined in a round of applause on Sunday to mark the 72nd anniversary of the free-to-use National Health Service, one of the country's most cherished institutions.
Charity: Rescue ship gets OK to bring 180 migrants to Sicily
ROME (AP) — A humanitarian group said Sunday its rescue ship with 180 migrants stranded aboard for days has “finally” received instructions to sail to an Italian port, so its passengers can be disembarked.
Anti-racism groups in Paris call out colonizer street names
PARIS (AP) — Paris police blocked anti-racism groups from leading a “de-colonial tour” of Paris on Sunday to call attention to monuments and streets honoring historical figures tied to the slave trade or colonial-e…
Louisiana's cap on lobbyist wining and dining edges up a bit
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's lobbyists can spend a bit more on wining and dining state lawmakers and other public officials.
Louisiana's second medical marijuana grower releases product
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's second medical marijuana grower announced it has started making its products to the state's dispensaries for sale to patients.
Russian shot dead in Austria, police probe political motive
BERLIN (AP) — Police in Austria say they have detained a Russian man after one of his compatriots was shot dead near Vienna late Saturday in what Austrian media report is being considered a possible political assas…