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Sheriff’s race Q&A part 3: candidates outline unpopular decisions they may face
EPHRATA — As Grant County voters prepare to choose their next sheriff, they are weighing not only each candidate's…
Virus: Legal opinion sought on any Alabama runoff delay
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill said Sunday he is seeking an emergency legal opinion from the state attorney general about the possibility of postponing the March 31 primary runoff b…
Analysis: Biden's pragmatism shines in virus-centered debate
NEW YORK (AP) — As he campaigns for president, Joe Biden's moderate approach to governing often fails to excite his party's most passionate voters. But
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DEBATE TAKEAWAYS: Biden tries to draw in Sanders supporters
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former vice president Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders launched a new phase of the 2020 presidential election Sunday night, with a one-on-one debate held in a Washington studio without a studio a…
Millions of California schoolkids staying home amid virus
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Millions of California's oldest and youngest residents are staying home Monday as state and local governments take increasingly strident steps to separate people and contain the spread of the cor…
Arizona election officials say primary will be safe
PHOENIX (AP) — Election officials in Arizona say they'll be prepared for Democrats to vote in their party's presidential primary Tuesday despite the unprecedented cloud of a global pandemic and pleas by public heal…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump, Dems and politics of the pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans normally hear from President Donald Trump when he is opining on Twitter, riffing from a rally stage or otherwise improvising. This past week was different as he sat in the Oval Office wi…
Tuesday's primaries offer chance for Biden to reach Latinos
PHOENIX (AP) — In Joe Biden’s pursuit of the Democratic presidential nomination, he’s run repeatedly into a wall in the West, where Bernie Sanders’ strength among Latinos propelled his campaign even as he struggled…
AP FACT CHECK: The Dems on pandemic, Social Security, more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders
The Latest: Biden, Sanders debate electability versus Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest from the Sunday night Democratic debate between former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (all times local):
Virus: Legal opinion sought on any Alabama runoff delay
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill said Sunday he is seeking an emergency legal opinion from the state attorney general about the possibility of postponing the March 31 primary runoff b…
Biden commits to picking a woman as running mate if he wins Democratic presidential nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden commits to picking a woman as running mate if he wins Democratic presidential nomination.
AP FACT CHECK: Examining claims from Biden, Sanders debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders
White House acts to protect Trump during virus outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is putting in place new measures starting Monday to protect President Donald Trump and his staff during the coronavirus outbreak, including taking the temperature of anyone who ent…
Florida coronavirus cases jump and now exceed 130
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Sunday that a drive-thru testing facility will soon open at a hospital in Broward County, the hardest-hit county from the new coronavirus, as the state s…