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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…
Supreme Court rules gay and lesbian people can sue for workplace bias under landmark civil rights law
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court rules gay and lesbian people can sue for workplace bias under landmark civil rights law.
Justices rule LGBT people protected from job discrimination
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conserva…
Supreme Court rules transgender people are also protected from workplace bias
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court rules transgender people are also protected from workplace bias.
Supreme Court rejects several gun rights cases for next term
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday passed up several challenges to federal and state gun control laws, over the dissent of two conservative justices.
Senate GOP to restrict police chokeholds in emerging bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Driven by a swift-moving national debate, Senate Republicans are on the brink of introducing an extensive package of policing changes with new restrictions on police chokeholds and other practices…
US Senate candidate Kobach reports 4 guns stolen from truck
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — U.S. Senate candidate and former Kansas Secretary of State
First lady announces youth art project on women's suffrage
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump wants to use art to help children learn about women's suffrage.
EU official criticizes Polish campaign targeting LGBT people
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A senior European Union official on Monday criticized a campaign by Polish authorities against the LGBT rights movement during a close presidential election campaign, saying is is wrong to tar…
Russia expels 2 Czech diplomats in quid pro quo move
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Foreign Ministry on Monday ordered two Czech diplomats to leave the country in a quid-pro-quo response to Prague's expulsion of Russian diplomats, amid tensions rooted in differences over his…
Japan to scrap costly land-based US missile defense system
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Defense Ministry said Monday that it has decided to stop unpopular plans to deploy two costly land-based U.S. missile defense systems aimed at bolstering the country’s capability against threat…
Poll: Black Americans most likely to know a COVID-19 victim
DETROIT (AP) — African Americans are disproportionately likely to say a family member or close friend has died of COVID-19 or respiratory illness since March, according to a series of surveys conducted since April …
Alleged Darfur militia leader appears before ICC judge
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An alleged Sudanese militia leader charged with more than 50 crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Darfur conflict appeared Monday before a judge at the International Criminal …
Morocco's king, 56, undergoes successful heart surgery
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — King Mohammed VI of Morocco has undergone successful surgery in Rabat for a heart rhythm disorder, state news agency MAP reported Monday.
2020 Watch: Will Trump's return to campaign trail backfire?
MONTCLAIR, N.J. (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
UK's Johnson calls anti-racism commission; critics want more
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced he will establish a commission to look at racial equality in the U.K., after two weeks of protests spurred by the death of George Floyd in Minneapoli…