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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…
Federal appeals court refuses to block extension of absentee voting in Wisconsin election
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal appeals court refuses to block extension of absentee voting in Wisconsin election.
California COVID-19 testing backlog cut by two-thirds
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has cut its COVID-19 testing backlog by more than two-thirds, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Saturday, but has still managed to test less than one half of 1% of the state's nearly …
Some Democrats say SC Legislature meeting is unsafe
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers are coming back to the Statehouse for a day next week, but not everyone is happy the Republican dominated House and Senate will be in session as
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.
Ducey orders hair salons closed amid criticism
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — After mounting criticism, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday ordered hair and nail salons, barbers and other businesses that provide personal services to close to slow the spread of the new co…
Trump admin tries to narrow stockpile's role for states
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has abruptly changed its description of the Strategic National Stockpile and put forward a narrower vision of the role the federal government’s repository of life-saving m…
Barr orders increase in home confinement as virus surges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr ordered the Bureau of Prisons on Friday to increase the use of home confinement and expedite the release of eligible high-risk inmates at three federal prisons where …
Pennsylvania residents told to wear masks in public
Pennsylvania residents should wear face coverings in public to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, the governor said Friday as the state recorded another single-day high in new cases and surpassed 100 deaths
Nevada Guard emphasizes activation is not `martial law'
RENO, Nev. (AP) — State and federal officials are finalizing details of Nevada National Guard role in the statewide response to the coronavirus, but they’re emphasizing the mission won’t include martial law.
Biden to name VP vetting team, thinking about Cabinet makeup
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden said Friday that he will announce a committee to oversee his vice presidential selection process and is already thinking about whom he’d choose to join his Cabinet.
As budget passes, Cuomo says: 'The state has no money'
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A $177 billion state budget passed by New York lawmakers Friday leaves leeway for spending cuts of as much as $10 billion as the full financial toll of the coronavirus outbreak becomes more clea…
Judge demands FBI provide new details about its surveillance
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chief judge of a secretive national security court demanded Friday that the FBI provide him with details about some of its investigations after the Justice Department inspector general identif…
Keir Starmer picked to lead UK Labour amid virus crisis
LONDON (AP) — Lawyer and lawmaker Keir Starmer was elected leader of Britain's main opposition Labour Party on Saturday by a decisive margin, after a contest thrown into turmoil by the coronavirus outbreak.
Colorado governor: Wear homemade cloth masks to fight virus
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis urged all residents Friday to wear cloth masks each time they leave home, another measure to stem the spread of the coronavirus as the state's death toll from the pandemic su…