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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…
Trump's attacks seen undercutting confidence in 2020 vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a startling declaration about one of the pillars of American democracy, all the more so given its source.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump hypes bid to stem monument vandalism
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's persistent see-no-evil posture on coronavirus testing — if you don't look for the virus, the cases go away — defies both science and street sense. Yet he took it a step fu…
Trump, statehood, police funding fight up DC mayor's profile
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Phoenix communities eye water in Arizona's rural areas
Central Arizona has been booming — more people, more houses, more need for water. There’s also a long-term drought, and less water to buy from the Central Arizona Project canal system. It’s leading Phoenix exurbs t…
Mississippi legislators vote to remove controversial Confederate emblem from state flag
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators vote to remove controversial Confederate emblem from state flag.
Alaska tribe to decide fate of European explorer statue
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The mayor of Anchorage has asked the Native Village of Eklutna to determine what happens to a statue of a British explorer following calls for its removal as monuments to historical figures…
Arkansas reports 570 more COVID-19 cases
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Saturday reported 570 more cases of the coronavirus and 10 more deaths.
Biden campaign says 36% of senior staff are people of color
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s campaign says a little more than a third of its senior staff are people of color, sharing staff diversity data after facing pressure to answer questions on the issue.
Exit poll shows incumbent Andrzej Duda with most votes in Polish presidential vote, but short of first-round win
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Exit poll shows incumbent Andrzej Duda with most votes in Polish presidential vote, but short of first-round win.
Exit poll: Polish presidential vote headed for runoff
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s conservative president, Andrzej Duda, was the frontrunner in Sunday's election, but fell short of the 50% of votes needed to win in the first round, according to the projection of an …
Trump denies briefing on reported bounties against US troops
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday denied that he was made aware of U.S. intelligence officials’ conclusions that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American tr…
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Mississippi surrenders Confederate symbol from state flag
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will retire the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem, more than a century after white supremacist legislators adopted the design a generation after the So…
Ireland's Micheál Martin to lead historic govt coalition
LONDON (AP) — Centrist politician Micheál Martin became Ireland’s new prime minister Saturday, fusing two longtime rival parties into a coalition four months after an election that upended the status quo.
Courts straining to balance public health with public access
After her son was arrested for allegedly throwing rocks at police during a protest over racial injustice, Tanisha Brown headed to the courthouse in her California hometown to watch her son's arraignment.