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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…
Climate activists take global protest online during pandemic
BERLIN (AP) — Youth groups are staging a long-planned global climate demonstration online Friday because of restrictions on public protests during the coronavirus pandemic.
California cities project 2-year losses of $6.7 billion
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's 482 cities say they will collectively lose $6.7 billion over the next two years because of the coronavirus pandemic, prompting layoffs and furloughs for public workers and pot…
AP FACT CHECK: Veterans Affairs chief plugs unproven drug
WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie is taking advocacy of an unproven drug for
China's diplomats show teeth in defending virus response
BEIJING (AP) — From Asia to Africa, London to Berlin, Chinese envoys have set off diplomatic firestorms with a combative defense whenever their country is accused of not acting quickly enough to stem the spread of …
Doctors struggle to stay true to science but not cross Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s becoming a kind of daily ritual: President Donald Trump and a phalanx of doctors file into the White House briefing room each evening to discuss the coronavirus, producing a display of rhetor…
Tennessee gov: Restaurants, retail stores can open next week
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Lee has announced that restaurants in Tennessee will be allowed to reopen Monday for dine-in service with reduced seating capacity as part of his effort to reopen large swaths of t…
New Mexico university gets grant to tackle opioid epidemic
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State University has received a $200,000 federal grant to grow the number of nurse practitioners who will fight the opioid epidemic in the state.
Biden backs mail vote, says Trump's opposition 'un-American'
ATLANTA (AP) — Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is calling on Congress to provide enough money for every state to allow voters to cast a ballot by mail this November amid the coronavirus pandem…
North Dakota sets all-mail June primary due to virus fears
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's June 9 primary will be conducted entirely by mail after all 53 counties chose to avoid in-person voting due to the coronavirus.
Walz ends school year, but lets some businesses reopen
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota's schools will remain closed through the end of the academic year, but stay-at-home restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus will be eased to allow up to 100,000 peopl…
Arkansas plans 'surge' of virus tests before reopen decision
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' governor on Thursday said the state will ramp up coronavirus testing over the next two days as he nears a decision on whether to allow some businesses to reopen.
14% of South Carolina's workforce says they have lost jobs
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — More than 341,000 people have reported losing their jobs in South Carolina since the start of the
California suspends 10-cent grocery bag charge amid virus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Californians won't be charged 10 cents per bag at the grocery store and retailers can again hand out thinner, single-use plastic bags under
Coronavirus shakes the conceit of ‘American exceptionalism’
WASHINGTON (AP) — What if the real “invisible enemy” is the enemy from within — America's very institutions?
AP review: State supply stocks sparse and dated before virus
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (AP) — Last autumn, when schools were in session, sports stadiums full and no one had even heard of the COVID-19 disease, the Missouri health department made an eerily foreshadowing request.