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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…
Former Arizona Gov. Jane Hull dies at 84
PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona Gov. Jane Dee Hull has died along with her husband, Terry Hull. Jane Hull was 84.
California's attorney general defends virus shutdowns
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — What would normally be broad constitutional protections for freedoms of assembly, religion — even buying guns — may be curtailed when they endanger others during the coronavirus pandemic, …
AP Exclusive: Wolf's 'sector-based approach' to reopening
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania will gradually reopen its economy using a “regional, sector-based approach” and a modeling tool that will help public officials decide when it's safe, according to a plan obtaine…
Virus outbreak hits homeless shelter near Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake County officials reported a COVID-19 outbreak Friday at a homeless center for men near Salt Lake City where 94 of 205 people tested positive.
Trump tweet supports protest at Minnesota governor's home
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump has tweeted his support for a protest by conservatives Friday outside Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's official residence in St Paul.
New Mexico dioceses have different public Mass approaches
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — The Archdiocese of Santa Fe will not follow another New Mexico diocese's lead to lift the ban on in-person public Masses and instead will continue to celebrate services without physical part…
Wolf to unveil economic reopening plan Friday afternoon
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf plans to outline Friday how he sees Pennsylvania emerging from the coronavirus pandemic after weeks of social distancing that have kept people at home and out of a job.
Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen to serve out prison sentence at home
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former lawyer and longtime fixer Michael Cohen will be released from federal prison to serve the remainder of his sentence in home confinement because of the coronavirus p…
Wyoming Democrats prepare to count votes delayed by COVID-19
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Democrats plan to release the results Sunday of a presidential caucus that was postponed two weeks and scaled back to strictly mail-in voting because of the coronavirus.
China pushes back on Trump administration coronavirus theory
WASHINGTON (AP) — China is pushing back against President Donald Trump and some of his officials, who’ve flirted in recent days with an outlier theory that
Whitmer hopes to start reopening sectors of economy on May 1
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Friday that she hopes to begin reopening parts of Michigan's economy on May 1 that have been shut down for many weeks to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.
New Brazil health minister aims to spare economy from virus
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s new health minister was sworn into office on Friday, after pledging to work not only to save lives from the new coronavirus, but also to spare the economy.
Experts take UK to task over late virus testing, death rate
LONDON (AP) — Not enough protective equipment. Too few tests. Too many needless deaths.
Initial virus fallout sends Pennsylvania jobless rate to 6%
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's unemployment rate zoomed upward in March to its highest point since 2014 as the effects of Gov. Tom Wolf's coronavirus-related business shutdown and stay-at-home orders began t…
Sisolak: Reopening businesses will be incremental process
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada' reported death toll from the coronavirus outbreak continues to rise and Gov. Steve Sisolak says reopening businesses and relaxing other restrictions will be an incremental process.