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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…
Minnesota reports 11 new COVID-19 deaths; total hits 50
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Health reported 11 new deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday, the state's largest one-day increase since the pandemic began, raising the state's total deaths from the disea…
Cruise ship docks in New Orleans; Infected staying on board
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Hundreds of Carnival cruise ship workers who have tested negative for
Florida governor OK's stricter thresholds on ballot measures
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a slate of bills into law Wednesday, including one that would make it more difficult to place citizen initiatives on the ballot and another that would exten…
Astronauts leave virus-plagued planet for space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Three astronauts flew to the International Space Station on Thursday, departing the virus-plagued planet with little fanfare and no family members at the launch site to bid them farewell…
Alaska suspends burn permits to stop wildfires during virus
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Division of Forestry plans to suspend all burn permits in anticipation of the effects of the coronavirus on firefighting personnel and responses.
Democrats stall Trump's $250 billion business virus aid package, want more help for disadvantaged communities
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats stall Trump's $250 billion business virus aid package, want more help for disadvantaged communities.
No evictions through mid-May; PC commencement pushed to Oct.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's governor is reassuring people struggling to pay their rent that they cannot be evicted because courts are closed at least until mid-May.
New Mexico rural hospital gets US virus aid compensation
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Rural hospitals that have suspended non-urgent procedures while bracing for a surge in coronavirus patients have begun receiving a temporary financial lifeline from the federal government, mem…
Georgia postpones primaries again because of coronavirus
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia on Thursday postponed primary elections for the second time this year because of the
Georgia pushes back elections for the second time in response to the coronavirus, postponing May primaries until June
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia pushes back elections for the second time in response to the coronavirus, postponing May primaries until June.
DC community volunteers provide food for locked-down needy
WASHINGTON (AP) — A line begins forming as a van pulls into the parking lot of a senior living center in southeast Washington. By the time the half-dozen masked volunteers set up the folding table and start pulling…
Nearly 385,000 more file unemployment claims in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Nearly 385,000 people filed initial claims for unemployment in Michigan last week amid the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, marking a third straight week of historically high cl…
Governor reassures jobless tenants they can't be evicted
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's governor is reassuring people struggling to pay their rent that they cannot be evicted because courts are closed at least until mid-May.
UK braces for more virus deaths; Johnson reported stable
LONDON (AP) — Britons braced Thursday for several more weeks in lockdown as Prime Minister Boris Johnson remained stable in a London hospital after three nights in intensive care for treatment of his coronavirus in…
US-Russian crew blasts off for International Space Station
MOSCOW (AP) — A U.S.-Russian space crew blasted off Thursday to the International Space Station following a tight quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic.