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Montana lawmakers push for reauthorizing Keystone XL
President Joe Biden canceled the long-disputed pipeline project in one of many executive orders on his first day i…
$2M bail for Tahoe suspect in child sex abuse investigation
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — A three-month investigation into the sexual abuse of multiple children in the South Lake Tahoe area has led to the arrest of a 51-year-old California suspect on 99 felony counts.
Utah joins states scrapping year-end tests for K-12 students
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah students in public elementary, middle and high schools will not take year-end standardized tests this spring because of the coronavirus pandemic that has shuttered schools for at least tw…
Pressure grows on Trump as hospitals sound virus alarms
WASHINGTON (AP) — Insisting the federal government is not a "shipping clerk,” President Donald Trump on Thursday called on states to do more to secure their ow…
Governor's order shuts down businesses in eastern Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Pete Ricketts on Thursday issued an enforceable measure that effectively shuts down restaurants, bars, theaters, churches, gyms and soc…
Maryland orders enclosed malls to close as virus cases rise
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan ordered enclosed malls and entertainment venues to shut down by 5 p.m. Thursday and waived weight limits on trucks needed to move sup…
Coronavirus at another Virginia assisted living facility
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia health officials on Thursday confirmed at least the second case of a person infected with the new coronavirus in an assisted livi…
Blood donors urgently needed to avert shortage amid outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. surgeon general on Thursday urged healthy Americans, especially younger ones, to donate blood as supplies dwindle amid the coronavir…
News organizations drop paywall for coronavirus information
NEW YORK (AP) — News organizations across the United States are lifting paywalls to share coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, a public service many hope will…
Trump focuses attention on possible coronavirus treatments
President Donald Trump focused attention on possible treatments for the new coronavirus on Thursday, citing potential use of a drug long used to treat malaria …
Minnesota jury acquits sheriff's deputy in shooting death
STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota sheriff's deputy was acquitted of second-degree manslaughter Thursday in the 2018 fatal shooting of a suicidal man who held a gun to his own head as he knelt in the street durin…
US panel approves pipeline, natural gas terminal in Oregon
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A U.S. regulatory agency on Thursday approved a controversial natural gas pipeline and marine export terminal project in Oregon, with one me…
Layoffs spike in US, Europe as virus shuts businesses
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just a couple of weeks ago, Erika Vega hoped her temp job at a cafeteria would soon become permanent. But instead, the viral outbreak shut do…
Coronavirus gathering bans raise religious freedom questions
NEW YORK (AP) — On the first Sunday after the coronavirus began upending American life, some religious institutions – including two churches whose pastors are …
Virus-shocked Hollywood gets break with streaming services
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sports are on hold, theaters are closed and so are amusement parks, a disaster-movie scenario that has Hollywood reeling. But Americans held…
Washington's lieutenant governor leaving for the priesthood
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib said Thursday that he is not running for re-election and will join the Jesuit order of the Catholic Churc…