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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…
DC protesters pull down, burn statue of Confederate general
WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters toppled the
Nevada delegation wants statue of late senator replaced
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Democratic members of Nevada's congressional delegation are renewing a proposal to remove a statute of a former Nevada Sen. Patrick McCarran from the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall, saying th…
Statues toppled throughout US in protests against racism
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Protesters tore down more statues across the United States, expanding the razing in a San Francisco park to the writer of America’s national anthem and the general who won the country’s Civil W…
Montenegro to hold parliamentary election on Aug. 30
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro’s president on Saturday set the small Balkan nation's next parliamentary election for Aug. 30.
Trump comeback rally features empty seats, staff infections
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — President Donald Trump launched his comeback rally Saturday by defining the upcoming election as a stark choice between national heritage and left-wing radicalism. But his intended show of polit…
Trump holds 1st rally in 110 days amid pandemic; empty seats abound as he says silent majority is 'stronger than ever'
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Trump holds 1st rally in 110 days amid pandemic; empty seats abound as he says silent majority is 'stronger than ever.'
Attorney general says Trump has fired top federal prosecutor in Manhattan who defied administration effort to remove him
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney general says Trump has fired top federal prosecutor in Manhattan who defied administration effort to remove him.
DOJ tries to oust US attorney investigating Trump allies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department moved abruptly Friday night to oust Geoffrey S. Berman, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan overseeing key prosecutions of President Donald Trump’s allies and an investigation of…
Lawmakers use protest momentum to push state racial reforms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The racial reckoning sweeping the country after the killing of George Floyd in police custody has generated momentum at state capitols for widespread reforms addressing a range of inequiti…
Top US diplomat calls UN rights body 'a haven for dictators'
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the decision by the U.N.'s top human rights body to commission a report on policing and race amid international protests spurred by George Floyd's …
Noem appoints GOP'er Crabtree to South Dakota Senate
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem said she is appointing Madison Republican Casey Crabtree to the South Dakota Senate, representing District 8.
Legislature sends solvency plan to New Mexico governor
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Legislature on Saturday sent a budget solvency plan to the governor that would mend a multibillion-dollar deficit by scaling back spending increases while tapping federal recovery…
Governor appoints Santa Fe lawyer to state Court of Appeals
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed a lawyer in private practice in Santa Fe to fill a vacancy on the New Mexico Court of Appeals.
Top federal prosecutor in Manhattan steps down after Attorney General William Barr told him Trump had fired him
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top federal prosecutor in Manhattan steps down after Attorney General William Barr told him Trump had fired him.
Minnesota lawmakers fail to reach deal on revamping policing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota legislative leaders traded barbs Saturday after a special session collapsed with no deal on revamping policing following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, a session that one gro…