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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…
Alabama officer fired over post of protester in rifle scope
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama police chief says one of his officers has been fired after posting a photo on social media that depicted a protester in the crosshairs of a rifle scope.
Inslee puts brakes on Phase 4
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says he's pausing moving counties to the fourth phase of his reopening plan as coronavirus cases continue to increase
Senate Republican leaders support ruling against Inslee vetoes
OLYMPIA — Washington Senate Republican Leader Mark Schoesler and Sen. Curtis King, Republican leader on the Senate Transportation Committee, issued statements Friday after Thurston County Superior Court Judge Carol…
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…
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…
More Florida beaches announce closures as virus cases rise
MIAMI (AP) — Officials are announcing more beaches will be closing again in Florida to avoid further spread of the new coronavirus as they try to tamp down on large gatherings amid a spike in confirmed COVID-19 cas…
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.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo declares victory in her fight to win reelection and oversee the 2024 Summer Olympics
PARIS (AP) — Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo declares victory in her fight to win reelection and oversee the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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.
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…
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…
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.
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.
DC mayor caught between activists, police in funding battle
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Black candidates push race debate into GOP-held districts
COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — It was a scene Jeannine Lee Lake never would have imagined when she first ran against Greg Pence, Vice President Mike Pence’s brother, for a rural Indiana congressional seat two years ago: an …