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Grant County Republican Party to stage debate in Ephrata
EPHRATA — Grant County voters will have an opportunity this evening to hear directly from candidates seeking two o…
Pennsylvania primary begins despite unrest, pandemic
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania will undertake a primary election Tuesday amid civil unrest, a pandemic, the introduction of new voting machines in some counties and the debut of mail-in balloting that has push…
Turkey seeks to arrest 118 military personnel over coup
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Prosecutors in Istanbul issued warrants on Tuesday for the detention of 118 military personnel over their suspected links to a U.S.-based Muslim cleric as authorities pressed ahead with a crac…
California turns to curfews after a weekend of violence
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police throughout California arrested hundreds of protesters who refused to heed curfews and chased down people who smashed their way into stores in a crackdown following a weekend of violence th…
2 Las Vegas shootings, 1 officer shot amid Floyd protests
LAS VEGAS (AP) — An officer has been shot in Las Vegas and authorities are responding to another shooting as people protest the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, authorities said.
Open House, Senate races at stake in New Mexico primary
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic contenders for Congress, including a former CIA operative, district attorney and professional advocate for Native American communities, were facing off Tuesday in a congressional pr…
AP Deleg Count-GOP Regions, 5th Add,400
NORTHEAST Others +- Total Write +- Uninstructe +-
'Hate just hides': Biden vows to take on systematic racism
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden vowed to address institutional racism in his first 100 days in office as he sought to elevate his voice in the exploding national debate over racism and police brutality.
AP Deleg Count-GOP Regions, 6 Takes,450
NORTHEAST Trump +- Weld +- Ardini +- Boddie +-
US-GOP-Senate-All,100
Jim Risch (i), Uncontested
US-GOP-House-All,100
0 of 467 precincts - 0 percent
Missouri protests remain tense in Kansas City, St. Louis
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri protests continued Monday over the death of George Floyd and police treatment of African Americans, with gatherings in Kansas City, Jefferson City and St. Louis, where protesters smash…
DC Episcopal bishop: 'I am outraged' by Trump church visit
The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington sharply criticized President Donald Trump for staging a visit to the historic St. John's Church across from the White House, where he held up a Bible after authorit…
Police: 4 St. Louis officers hit by gunfire during protests
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Protests that began peacefully over
Democratic contest for Baltimore mayor tops primary race
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore voters are looking for a leader who can get violent crime under control, address deep-rooted poverty and restore trust in local government in their mayoral election, the highest-profile c…
Barr: Law enforcement must ‘dominate’ streets amid protests
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials vowed to “maximize federal law enforcement presence” in the nation’s capital after days of violent demonstrations led to fires across Washington and left scores of businesses with b…