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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…
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.
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.
Slovakia's election winner to form 4-party government
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — The chairman of the winning party in Slovakia's parliamentary election told the country’s president Saturday that he has agreed to form a coalition government with three other parties.
Native American judge blazes trail in federal courts
There are 870 federal judges in the United States. Two are Native American: one in Arizona, and one in the Eastern District Court of Oklahoma. No American Indians or Alaska Natives serve on any of the nation's fede…
AP Deleg Count-GOP Regions, 4th Add,400
NORTHEAST Sanford +- Uncommitted +- Walsh +- No Preferen +-
SC Senate passes bill banning shackling of pregnant inmates
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate has approved a bill banning jails and prisons from using leg, waist and ankle restraints on pregnant women while they give birth.
AP Deleg Count-GOP Regions, 1st Add,400
NORTHEAST Comley +- De La Fuent +- Ely +- Horn +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 2nd Add,400
NORTHEAST Bloxham +- Booker +- Boyd +- Bullock +-
AP Deleg Count-GOP Regions, 3rd Add,400
NORTHEAST Maxwell +- Merrill +- Murphy +- Payne +-
US-Dem-Senate-All,100
1,768 of 1,768 precincts - 100 percent -Open
AP Deleg Count-GOP Regions, 6 Takes,450
NORTHEAST Trump +- Weld +- Ardini +- Boddie +-
AP Deleg Count-GOP Regions, 5th Add,400
NORTHEAST Others +- Total Write +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 1st Add,400
NORTHEAST Buttigieg +- Klobuchar +- Gabbard +- Bennet +-
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 8th Add,400
NORTHEAST Steyer +- Thistle +- Torgesen +- Uncommitted +-
Historic SC Senate panel of 4 women OK Equal Right Amendment
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A history making group of female senators approved a resolution to have South Carolina approve the