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PSC’s open District 5 seat draws varied crowd
One of Montana’s smallest agencies offers one of its biggest election bouts this year following recent legislative…
Major N Carolina disaster declared; more local orders ahead
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina can now receive additional emergency assistance after Gov. Roy Cooper's request for a major disaster area declaration due to COVID-19 has been approved by the federal government.
Virus relief bill nears signature; jobless claims skyrocket
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Gov. Mike DeWine is poised to sign a sweeping relief package passed by lawmakers to address impacts of the coronavirus, while …
Maui residents use signs, checkpoints to stop highway travel
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Maui residents have been using signs and checkpoints to help enforce a government order to keep visitors off Hana Highway during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Alaska regional airlines forced to cut services and staff
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Some Alaska regional air carriers have cut services to communities and positions from their payrolls in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Few sheltered as California aims to help homeless amid virus
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Homeless outreach workers are passing out hand sanitizer, checking temperatures and pleading with people not to crowd together. But a week…
Senate passes $2.2T coronavirus aid plan, House votes Friday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a mammoth $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the…
Joe Biden's inner circle: No longer a boys club
Weeks before Joe Biden launched his 2020 presidential campaign, he released a social media video to address allegations from women who said his uninvited displ…
Federal judges urged to free thousands of California inmates
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Attorneys representing California inmates late Wednesday filed an emergency motion asking federal judges to free thousands of infirm …
Alaska announces new virus cases, most of them in Anchorage
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — State officials on Wednesday announced the number of reported coronavirus cases in Alaska had grown to 59.
Fears for civil rights mount amid fight against coronavirus
CHICAGO (AP) — The orders seem prudent in the bid to thwart the spread of the novel coronavirus: Don't go out, don't gather with others and keep your stores cl…
Senate passes $2.2 trillion economic rescue package in response to coronavirus pandemic; House vote later this week
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate passes $2.2 trillion economic rescue package in response to coronavirus pandemic; House vote later this week.
Biden calls for 'meticulous oversight' of virus aid package
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Wednesday that the congressional aid package addressing the coronavirus outbreak “goes a lon…
Navy vet freed from Iranian prison ill, seeks transfer to US
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Navy veteran released from an Iranian prison last week on a medical furlough says he is sick with symptoms of the coronavirus and is requesting a humanitarian evacuation to the United States for…
Family: US believes ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson has died
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has concluded that retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, who vanished more than a decade ago, died while in the custody of I…
Some Nevada shelters close, sheriff reports no virus cases
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 524-bed Las Vegas homeless shelter closed and health officials began screening untold numbers of people who used it and a nearby city relief…