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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…
Spain says deaths from the coronavirus have more than doubled in a day to 288, infections near 8,000
MADRID (AP) — Spain says deaths from the coronavirus have more than doubled in a day to 288, infections near 8,000.
Gov. Tim Walz to unveil COVID-19 plans for Minnesota schools
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz has called a news conference for Sunday to unveil plans for Minnesota schools to prepare for and combat COVID-19 as new cases in the state continue to grow.
Connecticut officials seek to blunt economic impact of virus
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut legislators and Gov. Ned Lamont are considering additional ways to mitigate the impact of the new coronavirus on residents and businesses, as well as the state's overall economy.
How national security surveillance nabs more than spies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The case against Nassif Sami Daher and Kamel Mohammad Rammal, two Michigan men accused of food stamp fraud, hardly seemed exceptional. But the tool that agents used to investigate them was extraor…
Greece transferring 450 migrants to facility near Athens
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is transferring 450 migrants recently detained for trying to reach the island of Lesbos illegally to a facility near Athens, authorities said Sunday.
Legislative tracker sounds alarm on anti-transparency bills
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Amid growing concern about the expensive incentives promised to Amazon to land its new headquarters, Kentucky lawmakers considered a bill to shield its largest city's failed pitch from public…
Amid decline, newspapers press less for records in court
Shane Fitzgerald has pushed for public records in court to help his reporters uncover details of a destructive school fire, the police shooting of an inmate and a public defender who wasn't doing much work.
Groups help local journalists call out misinformation
Fact-checking organizations seek to help local journalists, news organizations and everyday citizens navigate the slippery world of online misinformation. Some tips:
How new state-by-state transparency bill tracker will work
Journalists, open government advocates and others have a new tool for tracking state legislation related to transparency.
Election-year spread of misinformation challenges local news
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — When a Republican running for Congress in the Chicago suburbs tweeted that her Democratic opponent's town hall events were invite-only, they
AP PHOTOS: Italians cooped up by virus cope with creativity
ROME (AP) — Italians are cooped up at home by a government decree to combat the spread of
Washington confronts coronavirus with new tools and angst
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Arizona coronavirus cases grow slightly; total now at 12
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona has three more cases of the coronavirus, raising the state's total to 12 and including the first in rural Graham County where a town's school district had already shut down before test result…
Trump tests negative for virus; White House begins screening
WASHINGTON (AP) — After
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