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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…
Bernie Sanders endorses former rival Joe Biden for president
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders endorsed his former rival Joe Biden for president on Monday in a joint online appearance.
Bernie Sanders endorses former Democratic rival Joe Biden for president
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders endorses former Democratic rival Joe Biden for president.
Trump campaign sues Wisconsin TV station over critical ad
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is suing a Wisconsin TV station for running an anti-Trump commercial that pieces together audio clips of the president talking about the coronavirus ou…
Michigan unemployment site, other online services are down
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's unemployment website and other online services were down on Monday, the first day self-employed workers and independent contractors could start filing claims for benefits under a fe…
Anti-LGBT discrimination ballot drive moves to e-signatures
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A group spearheading a ballot drive to add LGBT anti-discrimination protections to Michigan's civil rights law moved Monday to collect voter signatures online because of the coronavirus pandem…
Minnesota reports 29 new COVID-19 cases but no new deaths
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Twenty-nine more Minnesotans have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the state’s total of confirmed cases to 1,650, the Minnesota Department of Health reported Monday.
Virus exposes US inequality. Will it spur lasting remedies?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The sick who still go to work because they have no paid leave.
Wisconsin Legislature releases coronavirus response bill
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature will pass a coronavirus response bill with bipartisan support this week in first-of-its-kind virtual sessions that lawmakers will attend remotely, Republican leaders s…
Court lifts part of order blocking Texas abortion ban
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday partially rescinded a lower-court order that had largely blocked the enforcement of an abortion ban in Texas during the coronavirus pandemic.
Allegheny County seeks all-mail election in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The top government official in Pennsylvania's second-most populous county said Monday that he wants the authority from the state to conduct the June 2 primary election entirely by mail.
Supreme Court will hold May arguments by teleconference in Trump subpoenas, other key cases, with first-ever live audio
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court will hold May arguments by teleconference in Trump subpoenas, other key cases, with first-ever live audio.
Supreme Court to hold May arguments by teleconference
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hold arguments by teleconference in May in key cases, including President Donald Trump's bid to
Virus clouds fight for vacant US House seat in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The fight for an open U.S. House seat in a swing district north of Los Angeles provides Republicans with a rare opportunity to gain ground in heavily Democratic California, and the outcome could …
Navy reports first coronavirus death from Roosevelt crew
WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the crew of the coronavirus-infected USS Theodore Roosevelt died Monday of complications related to the disease, 11 days after the aircraft carrier's captain was fired for pressing his…
Greece airs concern over asylum-seekers seen on Turkey coast
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece expressed concern Monday that migrants and refugees are gathering on Turkey's coast with plans to cross the Aegean Sea to Greek islands despite movement restrictions in b…