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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…
Northam signs bills on monuments, LGBTQ protections
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed a number of bills Saturday, including anti-discrimination legislation that offers new protections for LGBTQ people and another measure that gives l…
Californians mostly staying home for Easter amid virus
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Easter egg hunts are out but drive-in religious services may be in as Californians celebrated the holiday weekend mostly by abiding by stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Hawaii gets $31M in relief funds, cash grants to students
HONOLULU (AP) — The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs has asked colleges and universities in Hawaii to determine how to give out more than $31 million in cash grants to students provided by the Higher Edu…
Judge: Louisville church can conduct Easter drive-in service
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The city of Louisville cannot halt a local church's drive-in church service planned for Easter, a federal judge on Saturday ruled.
Kentucky AG calls Beshear's new action 'arbitrary'
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron is criticizing Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's plan to order people into quarantine if they attend in-person religious gatherings.
GOP leaders hit brakes on virus aid as governors seek help
WASHINGTON (AP) — As governors plead for aid, Republican leaders in Congress said Saturday they prefer replenishing a $350 billion small business program rather than negotiate the broader
Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and wife to get divorced
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and his wife, Sheena Greitens, are divorcing, the couple announced on social media Saturday, nearly two years after Greitens resigned amid
Alaska villages implement travel restrictions amid pandemic
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — About 70 Alaska tribes have implemented travel restrictions to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, limiting incoming air, land and water traffic in remote villages scattered across the st…
African nations, US decry racism against blacks in China
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — African officials are confronting China publicly and in private over racist mistreatment of Africans in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, and the U.S. says African-Americans have been targeted too.
Michigan officials seek workers for local May 5 elections
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Do you want a front seat to democracy?
Lawsuit seeks release of Wisconsin inmates due to virus
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two inmates with preexisting conditions joined together with Disability Rights Wisconsin and criminal defense attorneys on Friday to ask the state Supreme Court to release elderly and vulnerabl…
Next potential shortage: Drugs needed to run ventilators
NEW YORK (AP) — As hospitals scour the country for scarce ventilators to treat critically ill patients stricken by the
Trump feels no need for crisis counsel from predecessors
WASHINGTON (AP) — President George W. Bush turned to one of the world's most exclusive clubs for help raising money after an Indian Ocean tsunami killed more than 200,000 people in 2004.
Fire, rioting breaks out at Siberia prison
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials said a large fire was blazing Friday at a prison in Siberia where inmates and guards have clashed.
Advocates furious after outbreak at San Francisco shelter
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In the biggest outbreak at a homeless shelter in California to date, San Francisco's mayor announced Friday that 70 people have tested positive for the coronavirus, infuriating advocates who ha…