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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…
Arizona politician condemned for using Floyd's last words
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A city council member in suburban Phoenix is drawing criticism from the governor and others after invoking George Floyd's dying words of “I can't breathe” during a protest over an order to …
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2,926 of 3,685 precincts - 79 percent
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House Democrats push toward policing vote, challenge Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a policing overhaul collapsed in the Senate, House Democrats returned to Washington for a day heavy with emotion and symbolism to vote on their sweeping proposal to address the
On hottest day of year, thousands cram onto English beaches
LONDON (AP) — Police around the southern English coastal town of Bournemouth urged people to stay away Thursday as thousands defied coronavirus social distancing rules and flocked to local beaches on what was the U…
Bill sent to Whitmer allows for deferral of summer taxes
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — People and businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic or dam flooding could wait to pay their summer property taxes until 2021 without being penalized under
Wildfire burns near Mount Rushmore week before Trump visit
CUSTER, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota is bringing in more resources to fight a wildfire that burned Thursday near Mount Rushmore ahead of
Federal court blocks timber sale in Alaska's Tongass Forest
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal judge has blocked what would have been the largest timber sale in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest in decades.
Grand jury report into natural gas drilling set for release
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The results of a grand jury investigation into Pennsylvania's large natural gas drilling industry will be made public Thursday, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced.
Belgian, UK police bust migrant smugglers; 12 arrested
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian police on Thursday arrested 10 people suspected of smuggling migrants into Britain during a major operation linked to a cross-border investigation into human trafficking.
Belarus leader alleges election meddling from Russia, Poland
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The president of Belarus has accused unidentified forces in Russia and Poland of interfering in the country's presidential election, in which he is seeking a sixth term.
Albania arrests man over social media calls to kill Israelis
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An Albanian man has been arrested for allegedly using social media to call for the killing of Israelis, police said Thursday.
Bus crash in Polish capital kills 1, injures about 20 others
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Warsaw city bus crashed through a barrier on a highway overpass on Thursday and fell onto a concrete embankment below, killing at least one person and injuring about 20 others, authorities s…
Where's Markey? Senator misses dozens of votes in pandemic
BOSTON (AP) — When the U.S. Senate gathered to debate a major, bipartisan bill aimed at spending nearly $3 billion on conservation projects last week, just two senators failed to cast votes.