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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…
Albania PM calls Kosovo leader’s indictment 'shameful stain'
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Albania's prime minister on Monday called the indictment of Kosovo's president and other former rebel fighters a “shameful stain" on world justice.
Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion clinic law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics, reasserting a commitment to abortion rights over fierce opposition from dissenting conservative justices in the…
Supreme Court declines to hear border wall challenge
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving in place a decision that rejected environmental groups' challenge to sections of wall the Trump administration is building along the U.S. border with Mexico.
Supreme Court rejects appeal from federal inmates facing executions in July, August
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court rejects appeal from federal inmates facing executions in July, August.
Justices reject appeal from imprisoned Chinese billionaire
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Monday from a Chinese billionaire who was convicted of bribing United Nations officials to buy their support for a proposed U.N. center in Macau that was never…
Polish president attacks LGBT rights as he heads to runoff
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's conservative president, Andrzej Duda, promised Monday to protect traditional Polish values against LGBT rights after a first-round presidential election that gave him the most votes b…
2020 Watch: Trump's new focus on baseless voter fraud claims
NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
Residents of eastern Ukraine vote on extending Putin's rule
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Residents of separatist-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine who have Russian citizenship are travelling to Russia to vote on constitutional amendments that would allow President Vladimir P…
Couple draw guns at crowd heading to St. Louis mayor's home
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A white couple who stood outside their St. Louis mansion and pointed guns at protesters support the Black Lives Matter movement and don't want to become heroes to those who oppose the cause, their …
Georgia reports its highest daily total of COVID-19 cases
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia reported more than 2,200 additional COVID-19 cases Sunday, a new high of daily reported cases as confirmed infections continue to rise.
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Trump's brother asks another court to halt niece's book
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's brother has asked another court to halt publication of a tell-all book by the president's niece, after his first bid was rejected by a New York City judge.
Trump tweets video with 'white power' chant, then deletes it
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting “white power," a racist slogan associated with white supremacists. He later deleted the tweet…
Majority of Wisconsin Republicans voted absentee in April
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans who oppose making it easier for people to vote absentee have taken advantage of the opportunity to vote by mail in recent elections, with more than 80% of GOP members of t…
Florida governor signs into law bill to speed up recounts
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law this weekend that allows local elections officials across the state to use a secondary system to speed up recounts and verify the accuracy o…