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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…
New safety restrictions issued for Maryland's nursing homes
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan on Sunday announced new mandates for Maryland’s nursing homes in order to dull the spread of
France turns to speedy trains to catch up in virus response
PARIS (AP) — The high-speed train whooshing past historic World War I battle zones and through the chateau-speckled Loire Valley carried a delicate cargo: 20 critically ill COVID-19 patients and the machines helpin…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized with virus
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to a hospital Sunday for tests, his office said, because he is still suffering symptoms, 10 days after he was diagnosed with COVID-19.
Trump suggests firing watchdog was payback for impeachment
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump suggested that he fired the inspector general for the intelligence community in retaliation for impeachment, saying the official was wrong to provide an anonymous whistleblo…
Delaware police use checkpoints for governor's travel order
Delaware police are enforcing Gov. John Carney’s latest order to blunt the spread of COVID-19 in part with checkpoints designed to discourage out-of-state visitors from entering the state.
Mormon leader: World will conquer the coronavirus
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A high-ranking member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Sunday that the world will conquer the coronavirus.
Intelligence official 'disappointed' after ouster by Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The ousted inspector general of the intelligence community says he is “disappointed and saddened” that President Donald Trump fired him, but he also encouraged other inspectors general to continue…
Puerto Rico imposes stricter COVID-19 measures amid lawsuit
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The ACLU said Sunday it is seeking an injunction to block part of Puerto Rico's strict curfew against the new coronavirus, arguing that some of its restrictions are unconstitutional as …
Lincoln Chafee ends Libertarian run for president
Former Rhode Island governor and U.S. senator Lincoln Chafee has ended his run for president as a Libertarian.
Ukraine battles forest fires near Chernobyl
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Ukrainian firefighters labored into Sunday night trying to put out two forest blazes in the area around the Chernobyl nuclear power station, which was evacuated because of radioactive contamin…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office says he's been admitted to the hospital suffering from coronavirus symptoms
LONDON (AP) — UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office says he's been admitted to the hospital suffering from coronavirus symptoms.
US sees coronavirus window to push Taiwan's global status
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is seizing the opportunity of the coronavirus pandemic to push a cause that has long been an irritant in U.S. relations with China: Taiwan. The virus has added yet another…
Biden raises idea of Democrats holding an online convention
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden said Sunday that the Democratic National Convention, already delayed until August because of the
Trump sees limits of presidency in avoiding blame for virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is confronting the most dangerous crisis a U.S. leader has faced this century as
In years before outbreak, investment in public health fell
In the decade before Michigan and its largest city became the latest hot spot for the deadly