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Retiring Sister Judy Lund recognized with Spirit of Montana award for 'lifetime of service'
Students and teachers at St. Matthew’s Catholic School rose for a standing ovation as Gov. Greg Gianforte bestowed…
Republicans favor absentee ballots by request amid pandemic
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Republican Party is objecting to universal mail-in balloting procedures proposed by local election officials in response to the coronavirus pandemic as a substitute for in-perso…
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White House projects 100K to 240K US deaths from virus
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Watchdog finds new problems with FBI wiretap applications
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department inspector general has found additional failures in the FBI's handling of a secretive surveillance program that came un…
Nearly 60 have virus at Southern California nursing home
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly 60 patients and staff members of a Southern California nursing home have tested positive for the coronavirus and two residents have died in what may be the state's largest outbreak at a si…
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AP PHOTOS: Indian migrants walk hundreds of miles to go home
NEW DELHI (AP) — They were hungry. Some had not eaten for days. Others survived on water and biscuits.
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) _ These Montana lotteries were drawn Tuesday:
Winning numbers drawn in 'Big Sky Bonus' game
HELENA, Mont. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Montana Lottery's "Big Sky Bonus" game were:
UN Security Council urges cease-fire in Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council urged Afghanistan’s warring parties on Tuesday to heed the U.N. secretary-general’s call for an immediate cease-fire to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure de…
San Francisco will pay $369,000 to raided reporter
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco will pay $369,000 to a freelance journalist who whose home and office were raided by police trying to find the confidential source of a leaked report into the death of the city's …
New York seeks way forward on budget amid virus outbreak
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As New York navigates the coronavirus crisis, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers are trying to find their way forward on a state budget despit…
Governor: California bought time to prepare for virus peak
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's extraordinary efforts to keep people home have bought the time needed to prepare for an expected peak surge of coronavirus case…
Governor: Man in 40s becomes 5th virus death in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is expanding coronavirus testing to many people without medical symptoms as state health officials acknowledge Tuesday that th…