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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…
AP sources: US to broaden European coronavirus travel ban, adding United Kingdom, Ireland to list
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP sources: US to broaden European coronavirus travel ban, adding United Kingdom, Ireland to list.
White House now conducting temperature checks on anyone in close contact with Trump, Pence
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House now conducting temperature checks on anyone in close contact with Trump, Pence.
Maryland lawmakers work weekend, set for virus measure vote
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers are working through the weekend.
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Sheriffs sue Illinois over law on immigrant prisoners
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A group of sheriffs is suing Illinois to halt a 2017 law that bans police from detaining people based on their immigration status without a court-ordered warrant.
Georgia 2nd state to postpone pres. primaries over virus
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's March 24 presidential primaries have been postponed until May because of fears over the new coronavirus, state election officials announced Saturday, a day after Louisiana also pushed back …
Trump says he took coronavirus test Friday night, had temperature taken Saturday, defends shaking hands with people
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he took coronavirus test Friday night, had temperature taken Saturday, defends shaking hands with people.
Trump’s latest travel ban highlights gaps in containment net
NEW YORK (AP) — In the weeks before President Donald Trump spoke from the Oval Office to announce restrictions on travelers from more than two dozen countries in Europe, thousands of people from the region already …
Biden wins endorsement from NEA, nation's largest union
The nation’s largest labor union has lined up behind Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, with the National Education Association on Saturday endorsing the former vice president for the Democratic nomination over hi…
Democrats see a road map for November in Michigan results
Joe Biden's decisive victory in Michigan’s presidential primary offers what some Democrats hope will be the road map for success in November — a high turnout powered by a coalition that extends into territory Donal…
Doctor says Trump tests negative for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has tested negative for the new coronavirus, according to the president's personal physician.
Trump says he's considering new restrictions on domestic travel, will expand European travel ban to UK, Ireland
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he's considering new restrictions on domestic travel, will expand European travel ban to UK, Ireland.
Trump disbanded NSC pandemic unit that experts had praised
WASHINGTON (AP) — Public health and national security experts shake their heads when President Donald Trump says the coronavirus "came out of nowhere" and “blindsided the world.”
Maricopa County seeks to fire high-profile prosecutor
PHOENIX (AP) — The office of the Maricopa county attorney is seeking to fire a homicide prosecutor who won convictions in the Jodi Arias murder case and other notorious killings in Phoenix after he allegedly retali…
Straight-talking Fauci explains outbreak to a worried nation
WASHINGTON (AP) — If Dr. Anthony Fauci says it, you'd be smart to listen. As the coronavirus has upended daily life across the globe, Fauci has become the trusted voice in separating fact and fiction.