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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…
Michigan lawmakers spar over emergency length, need to meet
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers plan to convene for the first time in weeks to lengthen Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's emergency declaration amid the
Trump uses coronavirus crisis to push his broader agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is taking an old political adage to heart: Never let a crisis go to waste.
Forest fire near Chernobyl boosts radiation level
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — A forest fire is burning in the evacuated area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and is causing elevated radiation levels, authorities said Sunday.
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
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…
Democrats elevate health care as virus-era campaign argument
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are zeroing in on health care as one of the few issues that might resonate among Americans who have largely shelved election-year politics as they focus on protecting their families from…
Arizona Senate campaigns get creative amid virus scare
PHOENIX (AP) — Martha McSally is volunteering at the Salvation Army. Mark Kelly is using his background as an astronaut to entertain kids stuck at home.
Clarification: California-Oil Well Moratorium story
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In a story published April 3, 2020, The Associated Press reported California officials had authorized the first new oil wells in the state since July. The story should have made clear that…
Trump, Dems clash on boosting mail-in voting during pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — While
AP FACT CHECK: Trump, 'wartime' pandemic leader or 'backup'?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Is he a wartime president or a backup point man? President Donald Trump seems to go back and forth on that, or both ways at once, in responding to the coronavirus pandemic that takes more lives by…
Kansas governor signs bill to launch new transportation plan
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed
Global diplomacy under the gun in the time of coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Entire countries are on lockdown, state visits canceled, travel curtailed, key meetings postponed or moved online.
President Trump fires intelligence watchdog who handled complaint that triggered his impeachment
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump fires intelligence watchdog who handled complaint that triggered his impeachment.
California homeless advocate: 'We're moving way too slowly'
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Since the beginning of an international pandemic, experts have known one population is particularly vulnerable to contracting and spreading the coronavirus: the homeless.
Alaska health officials recommend face coverings in public
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — State health officials on Friday recommended Alaskans wear cloth face coverings in certain public areas to help limit the spread of the coronavirus.