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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…
Louisiana's new education superintendent confirmed by Senate
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s new state education superintendent will start the job June 8 after receiving confirmation Monday from state senators.
Alabama virus cases top 18,000
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has topped 18,000 cases of coronavirus with nearly a third of the cases being added in the last two weeks.
Missouri governor cuts $209M from budget because of virus
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's governor on Monday cut another $209 million from this year's budget, including deep cuts in education, following a steep drop in revenues because of the coronavirus.
Pennsylvania's tax collections suffer for 3rd straight month
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state government's revenue shortfall grew in May to $2.6 billion, as the effects of the state's coronavirus-related shutdowns and delayed tax-filing deadlines hammered tax collec…
Mass testing at N.C. prison reveals 30 more COVID-19 cases
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Mass
AP FACT CHECK: Trump claim of saving space program off base
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is making claims on space that are off course from reality.
Indiana's virus-delayed primary may mean lines, slow tallies
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s delayed and revamped
Markey, Kennedy to face off in Democratic primary debate
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Edward Markey and his Democratic primary challenger, U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, are preparing to face off for a televised debate Monday.
Whitmer lifts stay-at-home order, keeps some places closed
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lifted Michigan's nearly 10-week coronavirus stay-at-home order Monday, letting restaurants reopen to dine-in customers next week and immediately easing limits on outdoor…
Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear voter purge case
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a case seeking to purge about 129,000 voter registrations from the rolls ahead of the November presidential election after previously deadlo…
Whitmer lifts Michigan's stay-at-home order
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lifted Michigan's coronavirus stay-at-home order Monday, letting restaurants reopen to dine-in customers next week and immediately easing limits on gatherings while keepi…
With Pompeo out, GOP looks to Rep. Marshall in Kansas race
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The passing of Monday's deadline to file to run for Kansas' open Senate seat confirmed that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo won't be a candidate, and a major anti-abortion group threw its su…
Federal health officials say nursing homes have reported nearly 26,000 deaths among residents from COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials say nursing homes have reported nearly 26,000 deaths among residents from COVID-19.
Kremlin: Trump tells Putin about idea for summit with Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday to tell him about his proposal to convene an international summit that would involve Russia, the Kremlin said.
Belarus opposition leader jailed after joining protest
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — A leading Belarus opposition politician was jailed Monday amid a crackdown on protesters who rallied against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko's re-election bid, rights activists sa…