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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…
Federal judge denies new criminal trial for Roger Stone
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday denied a request for a new trial made by Trump ally Roger Stone following his conviction on charges related to the Russia investigation.
Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed rebels exchange prisoners
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed rebels exchanged 34 prisoners Thursday in the latest trade aimed at creating conditions that could lead to the end of the six-year war in eastern Ukraine, the…
Bolsonaro fires popular Brazil health minister amid pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, whose dismissive stance toward the COVID-19 pandemic has angered many health experts, fired his popular health minister following a series of disagreements o…
Trump faces global resistance to US plan to cut WHO funding
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump faced international resistance Thursday as he defended his plan to cut U.S. payments to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
California governor expects $7 billion in virus spending
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom expects to spend up to $7 billion this year battling the coronavirus and the economic disruption it has unleashed as state budget experts warned lawmakers on T…
Nevada governor: Any business reopenings will come slow
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gov. Steve Sisolak said Thursday he intends to detail next week some of the criteria he’ll use to determine how soon it’s safe to slowly start reopening businesses and relax other restrictions as c…
Abortion opponents send bill to Kentucky governor
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kentucky moved this week to give the state's anti-abortion attorney general authority to regulate abortion clinics, but they may have acted too late if the state's new …
A look at new guidance to states on the coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has
Trump gives governors 3-phase plan to reopen economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump gave governors a road map Thursday for recovering from the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic, laying out “a phased and deliberate approach” to restoring normal activ…
Advocates urge release of prisoners as Arizona fights virus
PHOENIX (AP) — As the coronavirus surfaces in Arizona prisons, advocates for inmates worry that they are running out of time to persuade Gov. Doug Ducey to avoid a larger outbreak by releasing some of the 42,000 pe…
Lawmaker: Montana doesn't need $1.25B in federal relief
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The chairwoman of Montana's Legislative Audit Committee said Thursday she doubts the state can justify spending all of the $1.25 billion it expects to receive under the federal coronavirus reli…
As $2 trillion starts to flow, oversight of virus cash lags
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress unleashed $2 trillion to deal with the coronavirus crisis. So far, only one person is working to oversee how it is spent.
Alabama appeals abortion ruling during COVID-19 outbreak
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Thursday asked an appellate court to allow it to limit abortions as part of a ban on elective medical procedures during the COVID-19 epidemic.
AP source: Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen being released from prison
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 amid the coronavirus pandemi…
California's top cop defends extraordinary virus shutdowns
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — What would normally be broad constitutional protections for freedoms of assembly, religion — even buying guns — have their limits when they endanger others during the coronavirus pandemic,…