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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…
Legislature extends recess, to re-assess at end of April
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Legislature has informed members and staff that it will extend its recess and assess the coronavirus situation again at the end of the month.
Democrats want additions to Trump $250B emergency virus aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democratic leaders proposed Wednesday adding hundreds of billions of dollars for health care, state and local governments, and food stamps to $250 billion in fresh emergency aid Pres…
EU court: Poland chamber penalizing judges must be suspended
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Europe’s top court on Wednesday ordered Poland's government to immediately suspend a body it set up to discipline judges, saying the chamber did not guarantee independence or impartiality of i…
Wrong ballots mean redo for N. Carolina county primary race
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Republican primary for a North Carolina county commissioner’s seat will get a do-over in June because a handful of ballots were cast by voters ineligible to vote in the race.
Fire at replica Prussian palace in Berlin quickly controlled
BERLIN (AP) — One person was injured after a fire broke out Wednesday at a replica of a Prussian palace being rebuilt on the city’s historic Unter den Linden boulevard, which was brought quickly under control, the …
Explosion on road in southeast Turkey kills 5
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An improvised explosive device went off on a road in southeast Turkey on Wednesday, killing five forestry workers traveling to work, officials said.
Louisiana data: Virus hits blacks, people with hypertension
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is releasing more information about its
Atlanta hospital to open space early; 348 virus deaths in GA
ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta hospital on Tuesday announced the early opening of part of an expansion to provide more intensive care beds during the
Alaska says abortions can be delayed amid virus concerns
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state of Alaska has placed surgical abortion on a list of procedures that could be postponed to help conserve personal protective equipment for health care workers amid the COVID-19 outbre…
Trump seeks $250 billion for payrolls in virus aid showdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Congress races to craft the next
Border wall workers in New Mexico spark coronavirus anxiety
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Some residents of a southern New Mexico village, immigrant advocates and others are raising concerns about an influx of workers in the community as part of the effort to build the U.S.-Mexi…
Trump gets win in executions case, but more litigation ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court sided with the Trump administration Tuesday in its effort to resume executions of federal death row prisoners but sent a legal challenge by inmates back to a lower court for furth…
Trump challenges authority, independence of agency watchdogs
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is moving aggressively to challenge the authority and independence of agency watchdogs overseeing his administration, including removing the inspector general tasked with ov…
Voting rights disputes in virus era spark court battles
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With prime minister in ICU, Britain asks: Who's in charge?
LONDON (AP) — As British Prime Minister Boris Johnson fights the coronavirus in the