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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…
AP Explains: Vile US history of lynching of people of color
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Congress is once again at an impasse over a
Ethics panel fines former Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper $2,750
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado commission fined Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Hickenlooper $2,750 on Friday for ethics violations he committed as governor that included accepting a private jet flight to an offici…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's overblown boasts about military, vets
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is exaggerating his accomplishments for the military and veterans.
Rethinking police: How Camden, NJ, reimagined its force
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — To Scott Thomson, changing the culture of policing in America is a relatively simple process.
Thousands form human chain in Berlin against racism
BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of people formed a human chain through Berlin on Sunday in a message against racism, discrimination and social inequality among other causes.
Russia's low virus death toll still raises questions in West
MOSCOW (AP) — When Leonid Shlykov's father, Sergei, died in a Moscow hospital last month after 11 days on a ventilator, the death certificate listed the coronavirus as an underlying condition but not the actual cau…
Yankee go home: What does moving troops out of Germany mean?
BERLIN (AP) — After more than a year of thinly-veiled threats to start pulling U.S. troops out of Germany unless Berlin increases its defense spending, President Donald Trump appears to be proceeding with a hardbal…
California lawmakers take up budget in tense economic times
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature will meet Monday to pass a budget for these uncertain times, without knowing how much money they have to spend and without an agreement with Gov. Gavin Newsom, w…
Europe's borders reopen but long road for tourism to recover
BERLIN (AP) — Mallorca's first tourists in 93 days touched down Monday, saying they feel safe in the popular Spanish island and ready to make the most of the beach and sunny weather without the hordes of visitors f…
Georgia lawmakers have few days to decide on weighty issues
ATLANTA (AP) — Welcome back, Georgia lawmakers. The state budget is in tatters; Georgians continue to die from COVID-19; demonstrators are in the street protesting police brutality and racial injustice; and many vo…
Legacy of late Italian journalist stained by colonial past
MILAN (AP) — The colonial past of a highly revered Italian journalist has become a flashpoint in Italy's Black Lives Matters protests, as detractors defaced a statue in his honor and seek its removal from a city pa…
Senate GOP to restrict police choke holds in emerging bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Driven by a rare urgency, Senate Republicans are poised to unveil an extensive package of policing changes that includes new restrictions on police choke holds and other practices as President Don…
Alaska residents to get $992 from Permanent Fund dividend
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Permanent Fund dividend was finalized at $992 and distribution is expected to begin early this year because of economic impacts caused by the coronavirus pandemic, state departme…
New Hampshire seniors receive diploma on mountain top
A look at coronavirus-related developments around New England on Saturday.
As US seethes over race, Trump calls out 'evil of slavery'
WEST POINT. N.Y. (AP) — As the nation continues to grapple with its racial past, President Donald Trump urged West Point's graduating class Saturday to “never forget” the legacy of soldiers before them who fought a…