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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 COVID-19 case surge continues, setting care records
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona total of COVID-19 cases neared 50,000 on Saturday as the state's surge in additional cases continued to set daily records for hospitalizations, ventilator use and use of intensive care beds f…
Trump suggests US slow virus testing to avoid bad statistics
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he's asked his administration to slow down coronavirus testing because robust testing turns up too many cases of COVID-19.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump at rally falsely cites a Biden apology
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump falsely told supporters Saturday night that Democratic rival Joe Biden apologized for opposing his restrictions on travel from China early in the coronavirus pandemic. On mu…
Trump campaign says six staffers helping set up for Tulsa rally have tested positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump campaign says six staffers helping set up for Tulsa rally have tested positive for coronavirus.
Amid wave of cultural change, Trump tries to stir a backlash
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was June 2015, and Democrats felt the nation’s political and cultural winds blowing their way. The Supreme Court ruled in President Barack Obama’s favor on landmark gay marriage and health care…
N.C. Congress runoff pits Trump favorite versus young rival
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Western North Carolina voters in a congressional primary runoff are deciding whether to accept President Donald Trump's favored candidate for the seat recently held by his Chief of Staff Mark M…
Lawmakers: Open Mich. unemployment offices, give $1K loans
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers increasingly frustrated over delayed unemployment benefits for people out of work due to the coronavirus pandemic are urging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to reopen offices so the j…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump at rally falsely cites a Biden apology
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump falsely told supporters Saturday night that Democratic rival Joe Biden apologized for opposing his restrictions on travel from China early in the coronavirus pandemic. On mu…
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…
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.
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.
Nevada again sets single-day record rise in COVID-19 cases
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada reported 445 additional new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the second straight day the state recorded its largest single-day jump in new cases since the start of the pandemic.
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.
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…
Trump campaign says six staffers helping set up for Tulsa rally have tested positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump campaign says six staffers helping set up for Tulsa rally have tested positive for coronavirus.