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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…
Pick for top NY prosecutor won't withdraw from Trump matters
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick to be the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan won't say whether he would withdraw from overseeing matters related to Trump in his current job, as Securities and Excha…
Report warns of gas drilling's health, environmental impacts
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — State regulators have failed to prevent Pennsylvania's natural gas drilling industry from sickening people and poisoning air and water, a grand jury concluded in a report issued Thursday afte…
Boston mayor creating 'inclusion Cabinet' to fight injustice
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said Thursday he’s creating an equity inclusion Cabinet charged with helping the city fight racial injustice.
Arkansas governor: No further reopening as virus cases surge
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday he is not ready to further ease restrictions on businesses while coronavirus cases continue surging, while the mayor of the state's capital city o…
Republicans resume bid to override virus state of emergency
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Despite a recent spike in Louisiana’s coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, a group of conservative House Republicans on Thursday restarted a stalled effort to override Gov. John Bel Edwar…
Pence says US economy bouncing back despite troubling signs
LORDSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that the nation’s economy is rebounding well from the coronavirus pandemic despite a surge in cases that is threatening the recovery.
HHS whistleblower Rick Bright files complaint alleging ongoing retaliation for revealing failures in COVID response
WASHINGTON (AP) — HHS whistleblower Rick Bright files complaint alleging ongoing retaliation for revealing failures in COVID response.
Booker leads McGrath but most Kentucky votes not yet counted
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Progressive candidate Charles Booker pulled ahead of Amy McGrath on Thursday in his bid for an upset in Kentucky's Democratic U.S. Senate primary, but most votes had yet to be counted.
New York City judge dismisses effort by Trump family to halt publication of relative's tell-all book
WASHINGTON (AP) — New York City judge dismisses effort by Trump family to halt publication of relative's tell-all book.
AP-NORC poll: Support for restrictions, virus worries wane
WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of steady progress, new confirmed cases of COVID-19 climbed to near record levels in the U.S. this week. Experts blame a nation that’s become complacent, and a new poll finds evidence…
Mississippi sees drastic one-day uptick in new COVID cases
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Health announced 1,092 new cases of
Pence touts economic return during Ohio assembly plant visit
LORDSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. economy is rebounding well from the coronavirus pandemic despite a surge in cases that is threatening the recovery, Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday during a visit at an Ohio …
US health officials estimate 20M Americans have had virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials estimate that 20 million Americans have been infected with the coronavirus since it first arrived in the United States, meaning that the vast majority of the population remains susc…
White House punts on Israel annexation; more talks planned
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s top national security aides have been unable to reach
U.S. Supreme Court move ends relaxed Ohio signature rules
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied an effort by Ohio ballot campaigns to win access to more flexible signature-gathering rules during the coronavirus pandemic.