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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…
A teen’s killing stirs Black Lives Matter protests in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When Rafaela Matos saw police helicopters over her favela and heard gunshots, she fell to her knees and asked God to protect her son, João Pedro. Then she called the boy to make sure he was OK…
Kentucky governor seeks to revive health insurance exchange
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Reversing his Republican predecessor, Kentucky's Democratic governor announced plans to bring back a health insurance program his father started that was credited with signing up hundreds of t…
In family meeting, Trump asks for reviews of police killings
DALLAS (AP) — Dwayne Palmer and his mother arrived at the White House wary, worried about being “used as political pawns" when President Donald Trump invited them and other families of other black people killed in …
Auditor's race poses historic first for candidates of color
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's two major political parties have nominated candidates of color for state auditor general, a historic step that means that voters will for the first time elect a racial minority…
Senate GOP proposes police changes, less sweeping than Dems'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans unveiled proposed changes to police procedures and accountability Wednesday, countering
Bolton: Trump said Xi was right to detain ethnic minorities
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump told China's Xi Jinping that he was right to build detention camps to house hundreds of thousands of ethnic minorities, former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton all…
Pandemic looms over New Mexico Legislature, state finances
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Legislature met Thursday for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic struck in a special session to shore up state finances.
Analysis: Floyd death, protests show need for police reform
WASHINGTON (AP) — It looks like Washington has finally woken up.
Pompeo meets Chinese officials amid Bolton book revelations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged China to reveal all it knows about the coronavirus outbreak in a meeting with a top Chinese official in Hawaii on Wednesday as new revelations about President …
US broadcasting chief fires agency heads in major reshuffle
WASHINGTON (AP) — The new chief of U.S.-funded international broadcasting on Wednesday fired the heads of at least three outlets he oversees and replaced their boards with allies, in a move likely to raise fears th…
Governor wants public access to police disciplinary records
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham endorsed election reforms Wednesday that would ship absentee ballots to most registered voters without a request in November and also called for greater …
Nevada church appealing, state defending virus restrictions
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's lawyers reaffirmed their defense of the state's 50-person cap on religious gatherings to help prevent the spread of coronavirus Wednesday after a rural church asked a U.S. appeals court t…
Biden calls on Trump to 'wake up' to havoc caused by virus
DARBY, Pa. (AP) — Joe Biden unleashed a stinging critique Wednesday of President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus, calling on Trump to "wake up” to the havoc caused by the pandemic and do more to prevent …
Pandemic looms over New Mexico Legislature, state finances
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Legislators are gathering to shore up New Mexico state finances for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic struck.
Analysis: Floyd death, protests show need for police reform
WASHINGTON (AP) — It looks like Washington has finally woken up.