Indiana governor extending virus limits for 2 more weeks

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana will extend its current capacity limits for restaurants and bars and other restrictions for at least another two weeks because of an increasing number of coronavirus cases across the sta…

Police detain dozens in 2nd day of Belarus election protests

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — A Belarusian human rights group says police detained dozens of demonstrators in the capital and the city of Borisov on Wednesday as protests against the exclusion of two opposition candidates …

Feds bring terrorism charges in latest MS-13 gang crackdown

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities announced terrorism charges Wednesday against a leader of MS-13, continuing a nationwide crackdown against a notorious street gang that President Donald Trump described as “vile …

Court: Absentee ballots that come after election won't count

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan appeals court denied a request to require the counting of absentee ballots received after the time polls close on Election Day, ruling that the battleground state's deadline remai…

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Even with COVID-19 spike, Kansas prepares to reopen schools

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ state school board on Wednesday approved guidelines aimed at helping K-12 schools reopen safely next month, even as members wondered whether districts have enough time to prepare and tea…

Pence returning to Wisconsin for stops in Ripon, Onalaska

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence planned to speak at Ripon College on Friday before touring a dairy farm near La Crosse.

New Mexico inmates riot amid demands for more virus testing

FARMINGTON, N.M, (AP) — A riot at a northwestern New Mexico jail sparked by demands for more COVID-19 testing and hot meals left one inmate injured and damage to the jail, officials said.

In Colorado, Hickenlooper outraises Gardner, lags in cash

DENVER (AP) — Former Colorado Gov.

Lawyers: Trump may claim harassment in tax return quest

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Indiana's coronavirus hospitalizations highest in month

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A new jump in Indiana’s hospitalizations for coronavirus illnesses was reported Wednesday by state health officials ahead of an expected announcement by the governor on whether

N.C. Prosecutor ends probe of ex-congressional candidate

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former North Carolina congressional candidate won't face state charges in an absentee ballot fraud investigation that's already led to indictments against his hired political operative and a …

Opponents concede as Maine GOP primary heads to ranked round

The opponents of a former Maine state representative conceded to him in a Republican primary for a competitive U.S. House seat, but with former state Rep. Dale Crafts falling short of 50% of the vote, a winner may …

Atomic anniversary brings US nuclear official to New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The 2030 deadline set by the U.S. government to resume and ramp up production of the plutonium cores used in the nation’s nuclear arsenal is nothing short of challenging, but the head of th…

Sam Adams closes roof patio; no Swan Boat rides this summer

BOSTON (AP) — Brewer Sam Adams is shutting down the roof deck patio of its Boston Tap Room to protect guests and employees because of what it describes as an “influx of out-of-state visitors from COVID-19 hot spots…