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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…
Missouri lawmakers return to Capitol for virus funding bill
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers took
Official: Navy leader Modly submits letter of resignation to Defense Secretary Esper, tells staff he is quitting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Official: Navy leader Modly submits letter of resignation to Defense Secretary Esper, tells staff he is quitting.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump myths on new jobs, airport virus tests
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defending his administration’s response to the
Navy boss resigns amid uproar over firing of ship captain
WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned Tuesday, bringing to a climax an extraordinary drama that he advanced by delivering a profanity-laced upbraiding of the officer he fired as captain of t…
Prominent Ohio Democrat Brown endorses Biden for president
CINCINNATI (AP) — Ohio’s most prominent Democrat on Tuesday endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden for president, with his state’s extended primary three weeks away.
Trump upends virus oversight, removing key official
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…
Michigan lawmakers extend emergency declaration in pandemic
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-led Michigan Legislature on Tuesday lengthened Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s coronavirus emergency declaration by 23 days, through April, rather than adopt the 70-day exten…
Trump blasts world health group, defends early virus steps
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to freeze U.S. funding to the World Health Organization, saying the international group had “missed the call” on the coronavirus pandemic.
North Carolina leaders talk cooperation as deaths grow
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's elected officials on Tuesday pledged cooperation and prepared for expanded social distancing restrictions as
Wisconsin voters wait for hours, others stay home amid virus
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Despite federal health recommendations, thousands of Wisconsin voters waited hours in long lines outside overcrowded polling stations on Tuesday so they could participate in a presidential prim…
Report: Outbreak triggers drop in climate-changing emissions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite mocking the idea of climate change, President Donald Trump will preside over one of the country’s sharpest drops in climate-damaging emissions on record, as the economic paralysis from the…
Arizona governor orders self-quarantine for NY travelers
PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday ordered anyone flying into an Arizona airport from the coronavirus hotspots of New York, New Jersey or Connecticut to self-quarantine for 14 days.
Kentucky offender let out of prison by Bevin charged by feds
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man who had sex crime convictions commuted by former Gov. Matt Bevin last year has been charged by federal prosecutors with producing child pornography.
Hawaii mayor to arrested Florida man: 'Covidiot'
HONOLULU (AP) — A mayor in Hawaii has a choice word for the Florida man accused of trying to flout Hawaii’s traveler quarantine: “covidiot.”
Trump removes watchdog tapped for $2T virus rescue oversight
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has removed the inspector general tapped to chair a special oversight board for the $2.2 trillion economic relief package on the