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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…
Suburban Denver Walmart shuttered after 3 coronavirus deaths
DENVER (AP) — Health officials have ordered the closure of a Walmart in suburban Denver as three people connected to the store died after being infected with the coronavirus and at least six employees tested positi…
California don't force 10-cent grocery bag charge amid virus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California grocery and retail stores won’t be required to charge 10 cents per bag, and they can again hand out thinner, single-use plastic bags under an executive order signed Thursday by …
Wolf pushed to let garden centers open as planting begins
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With outdoor planting season here for much of Pennsylvania, Republican state lawmakers are beginning to press legislation to force Gov. Tom Wolf's administration to allow garden centers to op…
Beshear order allows absentee voting by mail in primary
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear opened Kentucky's primary election to widespread mail-in absentee voting in a move Friday to relax election procedures and protect people amid the
Correction: Virus Outbreak-Plastic Bags story
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In a story April 23, 2020, about an executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom on plastic bags, The Associated Press erroneously reported the executive order means Californians won’t …
Another Navy warship at sea reports a coronavirus outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — Another Navy ship at sea has reported a coronavirus outbreak and is returning to port, the Navy said Friday.
First lady sends gifts to hospitals dealing with coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump is sending blankets, caps and other gifts to hospitals in 10 states, including some hit hardest by the new
FDA warns of risks with Trump-promoted malaria drug
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors against prescribing a malaria drug widely
Pandemic debate: Statewide reopening or parish-by-parish?
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has mulled rules for possibly getting more businesses open next month amid
Beshear order allows voting by mail in Kentucky primary
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear signed an order Friday allowing Kentucky residents to vote by mail in the upcoming primary election, which had already been pushed back to June because of the coronavirus.
Judge blocks new Illinois workers' compensation rule
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A judge has blocked a new Illinois workers' compensation rule granting benefits to any employee deemed essential who contracts COVID-19, even if working from home.
Ex-US Rep Brown out of prison early amid virus concerns
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, once a powerful Florida Democrat, has been released from federal prison over
Whitmer extends stay-home order through May 15, eases rules
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday lengthened her stay-at-home order through May 15, while lifting restrictions so some businesses can reopen and the public can participate in outdoor activities …
Don't inject disinfectants, Lysol warns as Trump raises idea
WASHINGTON (AP) — The parent company of Lysol and another disinfectant warned Friday that its products should not be used as an internal treatment for the
AP-NORC poll: Vast majority of Americans whose households lost jobs due to coronavirus think those jobs will come back
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP-NORC poll: Vast majority of Americans whose households lost jobs due to coronavirus think those jobs will come back.