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In Grant County Judge debate, Bevier, Chadwick place emphasis on experience and constitutional interpretation
EPHRATA — The two candidates seeking Grant County Superior Court Judge Position 3 highlighted their legal experien…
Evers reopens 34 Wisconsin state parks closed since April 10
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Thirty-four closed Wisconsin state parks and recreational areas will reopen Friday, but their bathrooms will remain closed to try to prevent the spread of the coronavirus by limiting enclosed s…
Pennsylvania schools could see 5% revenue loss, group says
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's 500 school districts are facing a projected loss of as much as 5% in the revenue from local taxes as the coronavirus pandemic shutdowns take a heavy toll on the economy, a lead…
Nevada's outbreak death toll reaches 219; state joins pact
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada health officials report at least 219 deaths statewide from the coronavirus outbreak, an increase of 13.
Amid pandemic, Italy sees hope in Genoa bridge completion
ROME (AP) — Nearly two years after a highway bridge in Genoa collapsed and killed 43 people, workers moved the final piece of a replacement span into place Tuesday in a milestone hailed by Italy’s premier as a symb…
Blind justice: No visual cues in high court phone cases
WASHINGTON (AP) — On the evening before he was to argue a case before the Supreme Court years ago, Jeffrey Fisher broke his glasses. That left the very nearsighted lawyer with an unappealing choice. He could wear c…
Hawaii governor halts flower delivery prior to Mother's Day
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s florists have suffered a blow through the reversal of a coronavirus policy exemption that would have allowed flower deliveries on Mother’s Day.
Iowa tells workers to return to jobs or lose their benefits
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa is warning furloughed workers that they will lose their unemployment benefits if they refuse to return when their employer calls them back to work.
UK mourns front-line workers who have died from coronavirus
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. held a minute's silence Tuesday for all front-line workers who have died from the coronavirus, as official figures showed a new weekly high in the total number of deaths in England and Wales.
Report: Biden accuser spoke to neighbor of alleged assault
WASHINGTON (AP) — An associate of a former Senate aide to Joe Biden says the woman told her about her allegations of sexual assault against Biden — now the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee — in the 1990s.
Former EU head Tusk appeals for boycott of Poland's election
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Former European Council president Donald Tusk appealed Tuesday for a boycott of the upcoming presidential election in his native Poland, saying the postal vote the government has proposed carr…
Congressional races to be decided in unusual Ohio primary
CINCINNATI (AP) — A Democratic U.S. House incumbent faces a spirited challenge in central Ohio and two Democrats are competing to take on a potentially vulnerable Republican congressman in the Cincinnati area as Oh…
Kosovo court in another step toward indicting war suspects
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A court investigating crimes against ethnic Serbs during and after Kosovo’s 1998-99 independence war with Serbia on Tuesday said it has initiated charges against suspects without giving deta…
Turkey sends medical equipment to help US fight virus
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has dispatched a planeload of personal protective equipment to support the United States as it grapples with the coronavirus outbreak.
New chance for House Democrats to force McGahn's testimony
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., is giving the House another shot at forcing former White House counsel Don McGahn to appear before Congress.
Russian doctors, nurses face more risks as virus cases grow
MOSCOW (AP) — A patient who had routine surgery at a hospital in St. Petersburg suddenly developed a fever after an operation. Doctors insisted on testing him for coronavirus and results showed that he had it.