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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…
3rd virus case reported among Arizona's 42,000 prisoners
PHOENIX (AP) — A third case of the coronavirus has been reported among Arizona's 42,000 prison inmates.
The Latest: Spanish hospital staff pay tribute to nurse
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe ill…
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.
Virus outbreak: Inmates being freed; long lines at food bank
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday authorized the early release of as many as 1,800 inmates from Pennsylvania state prisons in an effort to minimize the spread of the
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
Groups used to serving desperately poor nations now help US
In Santa Barbara, forklifts chug through the warehouse of Direct Relief, hustling pallets of much-needed medical supplies into waiting FedEx trucks. Normally those gloves, masks and medicines would go to desperatel…
Feds probing veterans home; flowers given to medical workers
BOSTON (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating a Massachusetts veterans home hit hard by the
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…
West Virginia near last in 2020 census responses
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia has one of the country's lowest participation rates in the 2020
Pennsylvania moves ahead with plan to free some inmates
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf is issuing an executive order Friday to authorize the early release of up to 1,800 inmates from Pennsylvania state prisons in an effort to minimize the spread of the new
Flowers given to medical workers; AG probing price gouging
BOSTON (AP) — Health care workers on the front lines of the fight against the
AG investigating price gouging of protective virus gear
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' attorney general is investigating alleged price gouging on sales of personal protective equipment as the state works to combat fraud tied to the coronavirus pandemic.
Joe Biden's next big decision: Choosing a running mate
Joe Biden faces the most important decision of his five-decade political career: choosing a vice president.
Poland marks 10 years since president killed in plane crash
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's government on Friday marked the 10th anniversary of the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others by demanding that Russia return the wreckage of the plane.
Legislative candidate Alston moving now to N. Carolina House
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A Durham City Council member will join the North Carolina House now after the death of the legislator she had been likely expected to succeed early next year.