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ICE arrests surge as Central Washington candidates split over enforcement
(The Center Square) - Immigration arrests in Washington surged this summer, with federal immigration officers deta…
N. Carolina sticking to deliberate, expanding virus response
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina government is sticking for now with incremental expanded business closings, tightened assembly limitations and health care system preparations to blunt the spread of the
Lawsuit challenges Tennessee false campaign literature law
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) —
Ex-Trump lawyer loses effort for early prison release
NEW YORK (AP) — A former personal lawyer for President Donald Trump was denied early release from a three-year prison sentence Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to numerous charges, including campaign finance fraud a…
Edwards seeks federal disaster declaration for Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's governor on Tuesday asked the White House to declare a major disaster in his state to free up more direct federal aid to cope with the surging
Hospitals, nursing homes warn of closures in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Hospitals, nursing homes and child care centers are asking Pennsylvania state government for more money to avoid closures amid a surge of
Board finds 'express bias' in firing of Iowa OSHA inspector
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A review board has overturned the firing of an Iowa workplace safety inspector, finding that he unfairly faced retribution after reporting a hostile work environment inside the agency.
Missouri coronavirus death toll climbs to 6
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's death toll from the coronavirus doubled to six in one day, and cities and counties statewide took new measures Tuesday to slow the spread of the virus.
Minnesota's count of confirmed COVID-19 cases rises to 262
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Minnesota rose to 262 on Tuesday, an increase of 27 from the 235 reported the day before.
Milwaukee mayor, others urge Evers to hold election by mail
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Voting advocacy groups and the mayor of Wisconsin's largest city on Tuesday urged Gov. Tony Evers to close polling sites and conduct the state's spring election entirely by mail to protect vote…
Park cabins, golf close; Kent State commemoration canceled
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State parks have shuttered more facilities as Ohio enters its first full day of a statewide “stay at home” order. Grocery stores, gas stations and other essential businesses remain open. Cases…
Lawmakers focus on disrupted school year, postponed election
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The fate of the remaining school year, including graduation requirements and state-mandated testing, are among the top issues before lawmakers planning a return to Columbus this week to addres…
Spanish army finds bodies in nursing homes among residents
MADRID (AP) — Spanish army troops disinfecting nursing homes have found, to their horror, some residents living in squalor among the infectious bodies of people that authorities suspect have died from the new coron…
UK clamps down to fight virus, but confusion still reigns
LONDON (AP) — Confusion rippled through Britain on Tuesday, a day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered a three-week halt to all non-essential activity to fight the spread of the new coronavirus.
Corrections officers push state to stop inmate transfers
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's state corrections officers' union wants the state prison system to stop all transfers of inmates as a preventative measure against potential spread of the new
Likud members urge speaker to defy Israeli high court order
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel appeared on the verge of a constitutional crisis Tuesday as top members of Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud urged their party colleague and parliament speaker to defy a Supreme Court order to let …