Top advisers urge Sanders to consider ending run
A small group of Bernie Sanders' top aides and allies - including his campaign manager and his longtime strategist - have encouraged the independent senator from Vermont to consider withdrawing from the presidential race, according to two people...
Trump fires watchdog who handled Ukraine complaint
President Donald Trump has fired Michael Atkinson, the inspector general for the intelligence community who handled the whistleblower complaint that triggered his impeachment
Democrats see health care as winning campaign issue in virus era
Democrats are zeroing in on health care as one of the few issues that might resonate among Americans who have largely shelved election year politics as they focus on protecting their families from the spreading coronavirus
Democrats delay nominating convention amid virus concerns
The Democratic National Committee is delaying its convention until the week of Aug. 17
Trump's contradictory views on China shift as crisis grows
President Donald Trump's diverging viewpoints on the coronavirus and China have generated finger-pointing by both Beijing and Washington
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Fla. governor issues coronavirus stay-at-home order after heavy criticism
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis mandated a 30-day stay-at-home order for the state Wednesday, requiring that its nearly 21 million residents stay indoors unless they are pursuing essential services or activities. His executive order will take effect...
McConnell says impeachment 'diverted attention' of Washington away from virus
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says President Donald Trump's impeachment trial distracted the federal government from the coronavirus as it reached the United States in January
Trump extends virus guidelines, braces US for big death toll
President Donald Trump is bracing the nation for a coronavirus death toll that could exceed 100,000 people
Forget Easter: Trump extends social distancing guidance until end of April
Days after President Donald Trump said he hoped the country would be "opened up and raring to go" by Easter, he instead announced on Sunday an extension of federal guidance on social distancing until the end of April, in a continued effort to slow...
Updated: Trump backs off quarantine for Connecticut, N.Y., N.J.
President Donald Trump says he's considering a quarantine as early as Saturday for coronavirus hotspots in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to stop the spread from reaching states with fewer infections
AP FACT CHECK: Trump a rosy outlier on science of the virus
President Donald Trump has been weighing in on the science of the coronavirus pandemic for weeks
Updated: Trump signs $2.2 trillion coronavirus rescue package
President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress to support businesses, rush resources to overburdened health care providers and help struggling...
House plan on $2.2T virus relief bill hits last-minute snag
House leaders' plan for swift action on a $2.2 trillion package to ease the coronavirus pandemic's devastating toll on the U.S. economy and health care system has run into complications
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Most of Westerly is outside Gov. Raimondo's border checkpoints
Westerly, where there are so many cars with Connecticut plates, is largely spared the Rhode Island...
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UPDATED: New London police cancel bulletin for missing 14-year-old girl
Darene Perez is described as Hispanic, five feet, two inches tall, 109 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
Waterford police charge three with fraudulent attempt to obtain opioid prescriptions
Waterford police said they charged three men Thursday with attempting to obtain opioid prescriptions using information stolen from doctors.
Woman charged in stabbing of man, assault of police officer in Groton
Officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance about 9:30 p.m. Thursday. They found the 46-year-old man with a stab wound to his left side bleeding heavily, police said.
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Local veterinary clinics provide essential care for animals and their people
Deemed essential services during the coronavirus plague, veterinarians have altered care to maintain safety standardss.
College students back home adjusting to online classes
Their challenges range from doing lab classes remotely and lost income to canceled events and sports seasons.
Ham dinners donated to region's health care professionals
About 250 people employed at Lawrence + Memorial, Backus and Pequot Health Center received meals in the parking lot of Filomena's restaurant.
