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Girl in intensive care after Middle Fork rafting accident
A girl from Columbus, Ohio nearly drowned in a rafting accident on the Middle Fork last week. A GoFundMe campaign …
G-7 foreign ministers spar over coronavirus amid pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreign ministers from the Group of 7 leading industrialized democracies sparred Wednesday over whether to call out China as the source of th…
Montana expands mail ballot, early voting for primaries
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana counties and school districts will be able to conduct elections by mail and expand early voting for the June 2 primary elections a…
Gov. Baker extends school closures through end of April
BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker is ordering schools and non-emergency child care programs in Massachusetts to remain closed through the end of April as the st…
Washington governor signs bill allowing sports betting
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A bill to allow sports gambling in Washington state, but only at tribal casinos, was signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday.
Arizona mayors slam Ducey edict keeping golf courses open
PHOENIX (AP) — Municipal leaders criticized Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Tuesday over his decision to classify some businesses like golf courses as “essential" duri…
Beshear reports 5th virus-related death in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear reported the fifth Kentucky death linked to coronavirus Wednesday as total statewide cases during the pandemic approach…
Arkansas to ban some indoor social gatherings due to virus
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas will soon ban indoor social gatherings with more than 10 people to combat a growing number of coronavirus cases in the state,…
Trump administration urged to free migrants as virus surges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressure was mounting on the Trump administration Wednesday to release people from immigration detention facilities where at least one detain…
Experts ponder causes of New York's 'breathtaking' outbreak
NEW YORK (AP) — How did the coronavirus outbreak get so bad in New York?
Health officials: SC COVID-19 cases may reach 8,000 by May
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two Republicans in the South Carolina House have joined a growing call for Gov. Henry McMaster to issue a stay at home order to fight the…
UN chief says some warring groups heed call for cease-fires
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday welcomed calls by some groups for immediate cease-fires in their conflicts because o…
Walz orders Minnesota to stay home 2 weeks to slow COVID-19
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday ordered Minnesota residents to stay at home for two weeks except for essential needs in an effort to slow the spr…
Increased testing shows ballooning virus cases in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana scrambled to ready makeshift hospitals and track down ventilators as the steady uptick of coronavirus cases continued Wednesd…
Ruling: State, local officers can't make immigration arrests
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — State and local law enforcement officers in Montana do not have the authority to arrest people on federal civil immigration detainers, the…
Family of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson says US officials have concluded he has died in custody of Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — Family of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson says US officials have concluded he has died in custody of Iran.