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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 preps short-term budget amid virus uncertainty
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state government began advancing a temporary, no-new-taxes budget plan Tuesday that maintains current spending levels while budget makers watch to see how badly coronavirus-relat…
$285K salary set for new Louisiana education superintendent
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's new state education superintendent will receive a $285,000 salary, under a pay plan approved Tuesday by state lawmakers.
Tennessee officials: 2020 vote-by-mail for all not feasible
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials say they “cannot feasibly implement” a quick shift to let all voters cast their ballots by mail in the 2020 elections, an outcome sought in three lawsuits due to the
Federal coronavirus testing plan puts burden on states
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s new strategy for coronavirus testing puts much of the burden on states while promising to provide supplies such as swabs and material to transport specimens.
Wisconsin records 307 more COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths
MADISON, Wis. (AP) —
Cyprus to deport 17 migrants suspected of terror links
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus will deport 17 migrants who are being held on suspicion of having links to extremist groups or involved in acts of terror, the country's interior ministry said Monday.
Secretary of State: Return Georgia mail-in ballots now
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's chief election official is urging residents to complete and send in their absentee ballots now instead of waiting.
Judge: SC voters don't need witness to sign absentee ballot
A federal judge says people voting by absentee ballot in South Carolina don't have to have a witness sign the voting papers.
South Dakota reports 23 new coronavirus cases; no new deaths
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Department of Health reported 23 new coronavirus infections on Monday but no new deaths from COVID-19.
Police respond to large crowds, shooting in Florida beach
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered at a popular Florida beach boardwalk and were seen partying and dancing despite social distancing restrictions imposed by the state to combat the coronavirus p…
AP FACT CHECK: Faulty Trump claims on virus drug, vote fraud
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump doesn't like the message, he shoots the messenger.
Thousands wait to take US citizenship oath amid virus delays
BOSTON (AP) — Wendy De Los Santos passed the test to become a U.S. citizen just days before government offices shut down nationwide because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden aims to move left without abandoning centrist roots
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden worked out deals with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. He defended Vice President Mike Pence as
Alligator rumored to have been Hitler's dies in Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) — An alligator that many people believe once belonged to Adolf Hitler has died in the Moscow Zoo.
Trump honors fallen soldiers as nation battles against virus
BALTIMORE (AP) — President Donald Trump honored America’s war dead in back-to-back Memorial Day appearances colored by an epic struggle off the battlefield, against the coronavirus.