ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders declined Friday to close the…
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers orders all public K-12 schools closed next week, in effort to slow coronav
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers orders all public K-12 schools closed next week,…
Virus outbreak tests limits of soccer’s World Cup schedule
GENEVA (AP) — The congested soccer calendar is being pushed beyond its limits by a global…
Trump says he’ll probably be tested for coronavirus
President Trump said Friday he will “most likely” get tested for coronavirus after his exposure to…
Whole Foods says employees should consider donating paid vacation days during coronavirus
Whole Foods recommended to its employees that they share paid personal time off with each other…
Pelosi announces deal with Trump administration to pass coronavirus emergency legislation
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday evening that she had reached a deal with the Trump…
Google Says Development of Coronavirus Tool in ‘Early Stages’ After Trump Announcement
One of the more notable announcements from President Donald Trump’s Rose Garden address Friday on the…
Cruise liner isolated in Brazil with 2 possible virus cases
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – A cruise ship has been docked in isolation in northeastern Brazil…
Jury finds 3 liable for about $10M in Medicare fraud
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) – A Mississippi hospital owner cheated Medicare out of $10.8 million, and his…
Senate committee kills bill involving guns in schools
BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Legislation allowing Idaho school district employees with an enhanced concealed weapons license…
Coronavirus travel concerns delay ex-UAW chief’s guilty plea
DETROIT (AP) – An expected guilty plea to corruption charges by former United Auto Workers President…
Uproar over mailing of primary ballots in Maricopa County
PHOENIX (AP) – The top election official in Arizona’s most populous county took the unprecedented step…
Venezuela, already in crisis, reports 1st coronavirus cases
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuela confirmed its first two cases of the coronavirus on Friday, deepening…
Senate Republican leadership canvasses members for ideas to address coronavirus ‘crisis’
Senate Republican leadership is workshopping ideas for new coronavirus legislation within its caucus, an acknowledgment that…
‘A nasty question’: Trump pressed on dismantling of White House pandemic response team
President Trump called a reporter’s question “nasty” after she asked about the administration cutting its global…
State Department has ‘stern’ words with Chinese ambassador after claim that US military started pandemic
The State Department chastised China’s ambassador after a Chinese Embassy official claimed the U.S. military planted…
‘Important Step for Congress’: Full Federal Appeals Court Agrees to Rehear Don McGahn Case
Just when the Democrats are out, the federal courts pull them back in. So it goes…
President’s emergency declaration triggers price-gouging law
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – President Donald Trump’s declaration Friday of a national emergency over the new…
State of emergency takes effect in Delaware over coronavirus
DOVER, Del. (AP) – A state of emergency took effect in Delaware on Friday because of…