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Construction of new Flathead County jail celebrated with groundbreaking ceremony
Nearly 20 people involved with the project posed for the photo-op, including the three county commissioners, Sheri…
Some California beaches closed to deter crowds amid outbreak
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sunshine lured crowds to California beaches and parks on Sunday despite a statewide stay-at-home order, prompting more closures as officials…
Japan's Abe says postponement of Tokyo Olympics would be unavoidable if it cannot be held in a complete way
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Abe says postponement of Tokyo Olympics would be unavoidable if it cannot be held in a complete way.
Trump issues virus disaster declaration for Washington state
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday issued a disaster declaration for Washington and ordered federal assistance for the state, tribal and lo…
Workers crowd trains for home as Indian cities close further
NEW DELHI (AP) — As cities and factories were closing in virus-control measures, Indian migrant workers crowded a railway station to reach their home villages …
As coronavirus cases grow, Pennsylvania eyes later primary
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania saw another big increase in confirmed coronavirus cases Sunday, as well as another death, as lawmakers speed legislation to…
Ohio to enact stay-at-home order as virus cases spread
Gov. Mike DeWine's administration is enacting a stay-at-home order as the number of cases in the state spiked Sunday to more than 350.
Nations's capital trying to keep crowds from cherry blossoms
WASHINGTON (AP) — As signature cherry blossom trees go through peak bloom in the nation's capital, officials in the District of Columbia are resorting to mass …
Analysis: Coronavirus creates strange politics in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Disasters often make strange bedfellows, but the new coronavirus has thawed some of the frostiest relationships in Louisiana politics —…
Md. governor worried social distancing still not followed
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Sunday he's aggravated by people failing to heed warnings about the necessity of social distancing to blunt the spread of the new coronavirus.
Evidence of community spread in Montana's Gallatin County
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Health officials warned on Sunday that the there is evidence that the coronavirus has been spreading within southwestern Montana's Gallatin County, stressing the need for the public to take pr…
North Carolina GOP chair: Convention still on for Charlotte
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Republican National Convention in Charlotte and the North Carolina GOP convention are on as scheduled later this year for now despite uncertainty over the new coronavirus, the state party's…
California seeks 'major disaster' declaration from Trump over coronavirus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom asked President Trump on Sunday for a declaration of a “major disaster” in California to help the state respond to the COVID-19 pandemic with mass care and emergency assistanc…
DHS: Pandemic measures cut illegal border crossings by half
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Trump administration official said Sunday that illegal border crossings have dropped by half as the strictest U.S.-Mexico border policies y…
Evidence of community spread in Gallatin County
Health officials are warning that the there is evidence that the coronavirus has been spreading within southwestern Montana's Gallatin County
During virus, priests master livestream at Gothic cathedral
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Recent restrictions on gatherings in France to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus have forced religious communities to adapt th…