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54 years for hit-and-run driver that killed 3 girls, mother
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. – A Wisconsin man was sentenced to 54 years in prison Wednesday…
Maine museum reaches $2M fundraising goal 10 months early
MONHEGAN, Maine – A Maine museum has matched a $1 million challenge grant nearly a…
Canadian firm starts US prep work for Keystone XL pipeline
BILLINGS, Mont. – A Canadian company said Wednesday it has started preliminary work along the…
Corporate debt loads a rising risk as virus hits economy
WASHINGTON – A gyrating stock market is seizing headlines as the coronavirus threatens corporate profits…
Man dies after Missouri deputy uses stun gun on him
ST. LOUIS – A 37-year-old man has died after a St. Louis sheriff’s deputy used…
US appeals judges hear Down syndrome abortion arguments
CINCINNATI – Federal judges on Wednesday sharply questioned attorneys on both sides of an Ohio…
What’s Happening: Pandemic declared, virus survival studied
New clusters of the novel coronavirus are expanding in the United States and Europe as…
Ohio officials agree on plan to split any opioid settlements
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Local officials representing nearly 85% of Ohio’s residents have agreed to a…
University of Delaware reports coronavirus case; state’s 1st
DOVER, Del. – A University of Delaware professor has tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting…
Weariness hits residents in New York’s ‘containment area’
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – At the centre of one of the nation’s biggest clusters of…
Congress seeks to ban Uighur-made imports
A bipartisan Congressional commission said Wednesday that China is forcing Uighurs and other minorities to…
Washington state residents divided on removal of dams
SPOKANE, Wash. – People in Washington state remain sharply divided on whether four federal hydroelectric…
Bill to criminalize doping schemes passes Senate committee
A bill that calls for prison time for those who participate in international doping schemes…
House votes to tighten oversight of federal surveillance
WASHINGTON – Congress has taken a first step toward addressing errors made by the FBI…
Local races not affected after Dallas County primary recount
AUSTIN, Texas – Dallas County completed the recount of missing ballots from last week’s primary…
UK interest rates cut, funds freed up to ease virus impact
LONDON – Britain took bold steps on Wednesday to cushion the economic shock of the…
Congress acts to limit Trump on military action in Iran
WASHINGTON – Defying a veto threat, Congress has approved a bipartisan measure to limit President…
Market swings and a wave of cancellations as virus spreads
WASHINGTON – Seven weeks after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the U.S.,…
Mariners, Sounders, XFL shut out in Seattle because of virus
SEATTLE – The Seattle Mariners are seeking alternative options for their season-opening series after Washington…
After police shoot him, North Carolina man faces charges
RALEIGH, N.C. – A police shooting that wounded a suspect during a foot chase in…
States shuffle poll locations to protect seniors from virus
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The coronavirus threat is forcing elections officials in some states to remove…
Governor: Another person in Iowa tests positive for COVID-19
IOWA CITY, Iowa – A 14th person who was among a group of 21 Iowa…
St. Paul teachers continue strike, no classes for a 2nd day
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Some 36,000 public school students had another day off Wednesday in…
Police: Remains identified as missing Tennessee girl
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. – Remains found last week in Tennessee were positively identified as those of…