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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…
'Why not a Black woman?' Consensus grows around Biden's VP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is facing growing calls to select a Black woman as his running mate as an acknowledgement of their critical role in the Democratic Party and a response to the nationwide protests against…
AP-NORC poll: Many in US say protest impact will be positive
NEW YORK (AP) — Ahead of 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…
Long odds as Georgia lawmakers try again on sports gambling
ATLANTA (AP) — Some Georgia lawmakers want to test the odds one more time on sports gambling this year.
Black Lives Matter spurs scrutiny of Dutch colonial past
HOORN, Netherlands (AP) — The 17th century has gone down in Dutch history as the Golden Age, when unprecedented trading wealth helped fund the likes of artists Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer.
Trump: Mail-in voting presents 'biggest risk' to reelection
ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday said the growing use of mail-in ballots is the “biggest risk” to his reelection, and his chances may hinge on whether he can successfully block efforts to make voting…
Trump plans visit to shipyard in Marinette next week
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to tour the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard on Thursday, marking his first visit to Wisconsin since January on a trip that comes two days after Vice President…
Memorial held for federal officer shot at US courthouse
PINOLE, Calif. (AP) — Family and friends mourning a federal law enforcement officer who was fatally shot while guarding a U.S. courthouse in Oakland voiced poignant pleas Friday for an end to the violence that cut …
Police fire tear gas at protest against Mali's president
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Police fired tear gas at protesters demanding President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's resignation Friday as tens of thousands took to the streets for the second time this month in Mali's capital.
Poland says Putin falsifies history to weaken Western allies
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish government says that Russian President Vladimir Putin is manipulating World War II-era history in a way that whitewashes Soviet crimes and accuses him of doing it as part of an “inf…
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…
Tennessee advances 6-week abortion ban, lawsuit filed
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Amid nationwide unrest and a global pandemic that wrecked the state budget, Tennessee lawmakers advanced one of the strictest abortion bans in the country as most Tennesseans were asleep Fri…
Money, board overhaul at N.C. transportation clears Senate
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A proposed financial and governing overhaul for North Carolina's Department of Transportation received unanimous state Senate approval this week even though it would lessen Democratic Gov. Roy …
Former Baltimore mayor pleads guilty to perjury charge
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore’s disgraced former mayor pleaded guilty to a state perjury charge Friday for failing to disclose a business interest relating to her
White House announces plans for July 4th celebration
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is moving ahead with a lower-key “Salute to America" celebration this year on July Fourth, despite concerns from some lawmakers about the crowds the event could generate dur…