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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…
Arizona's McDonald to return for senior season
Arizona guard Aari McDonald will return for her senior season, bypassing a chance to leave early for the WNBA.
States scramble to arrange child care for essential workers
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A nurse and a single mother, Becca Rosselli had a choice to make when her daughter's school and care programs closed for the coronavirus ou…
US-led forces pull out of 3rd Iraqi base this month
BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S.-led coalition in Iraq withdrew Sunday from a military base in the country's north that nearly launched Washington into an open war with…
Man sentenced to 3 years in prison for poaching big game
PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — A western Washington man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for hunting violations in one of the largest poaching cases in state history.
Coronavirus makes it harder for campaigns to ask for money
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House candidates aren't usually bashful about asking supporters for money.
Sideline Chatter: Plans for an ultramarathon were stopped when his family wanted to light BBQ
And you think your neighbor dog’s barking is incessant?
Indianapolis tech firms hold their own amid growth elsewhere
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A lot of sunshine has beamed down on the Indianapolis metro tech sector in recent years. But according to a recent report, at least one ominous cloud hangs overhead.
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Trump extends virus guidelines, braces US for big death toll
NY delays presidential primary; Trump nixes quarantine idea
NEW YORK (AP) — As coronavirus cases rose in the national epicenter of New York, President Donald Trump surprised governors of the state and neighboring New Je…
Trump approves disaster declaration for Colorado amid virus
DENVER (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday approved a disaster declaration for Colorado, allowing additional federal assistance for the state, tribal and local response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Civil rights leader, MLK aide Joseph Lowery dies at 98
ATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, a veteran civil rights leader who helped the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. found the Southern Christian Leadership Conf…
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows:
ICE releases 2 detainees for health concerns
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released two immigration detainees from a facility in Massachusetts following a lawsuit that was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Massac…
Massachusetts' cases jump by more than 1,000
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A look at developments related to the new coronavirus around New England:
Nebraska governor extends order; new COVID-19 cases reported
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Pete Ricketts on Saturday extended his enforceable order limiting gatherings to 10 people to seven more counties in Nebraska, as 10 new…