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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…
Putin meets with World War II veterans, visits church
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday marked the date of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union by meeting with veterans and visiting a new military church.
Austria breaks ground on Holocaust memorial in Vienna
BERLIN (AP) — Austria broke ground Monday on a new memorial to the country's 65,000 Jews killed during the Nazi era.
Turkish lawyers stage sit-in protest near capital
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The heads of several Turkish lawyers’ associations on Monday began a sit-in demonstration after police blocked the group from marching to the capital, Ankara.
Serbian populist wins landslide as many parties boycott
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's president on Monday called for swift resumption of European Union-mediated talks on Kosovo after bolstering his hold on power at home in an overwhelming election victory for his gov…
Anchorage wants to buy 4 properties to relieve homelessness
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage municipal officials said they are considering spending up to $22.5 million to buy property that would be converted to shelters and service sites.
Defense lawyers seek more investigations into MH17 downing
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — Defense lawyers for a Russian charged with involvement in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 cast doubt Monday on prosecutors' assertions that the p…
Russian court hands prison terms to youth group members
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — A Russian court convicted two members of a left-wing youth group of terrorism Monday in a case that human rights groups called fabricated and based on coerced testimony.
2020 Watch: Trump navigates chaos after his Oklahoma rally
NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
WVa Mountain Party picks Danny Lutz for governor's race
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Mountain Party has nominated Danny Lutz in the governor's race.
2nd wave of virus cases? Experts say we're still in the 1st
What's all this talk about a “second wave” of U.S. coronavirus cases?
McCoy unanimous pick to be South Carolina's new US attorney
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former state lawmaker is now officially the top federal prosecutor in South Carolina.
Hungary's main online news site says independence in danger
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s leading online news site said Sunday that its editorial staff and independence are at risk because of a reorganization attempt that could compromise its journalistic integrity.
6 staffers setting up for Trump rally positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's campaign says six staff members helping set up for his Saturday night rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have tested positive for coronavirus.
Court denies request for arrest of Armenia opposition leader
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — A court in Armenia has ruled against the arrest and detention of the leader of the country’s main opposition party, who is facing charges of making election bribes.
Top Manhattan prosecutor leaves job after standoff with Barr
WASHINGTON (AP) — An extraordinary standoff between the Justice Department and Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman ended Saturday when the prosecutor agreed to leave his job with an assurance that his invest…