Trump vows not to participate in virtual debate with Biden

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump vowed Thursday not to participate in next week's debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden after organizers announced it will take place virtually because of the president's diagnosis of COVID-19. "I'm not going ...

Pence, Harris Spar Over COVID-19 in VP Debate

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence defended the Trump administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 210,000 Americans Wednesday night, while his Democratic challenger, Kamala Harris, condemned “the greatest failure of any presidential ...

Voter Registration Deadline Looms As Republicans Inch Closer to Majority

CHARLESTON — West Virginians who want to register to vote in the 2020 general election or change their voter registration information have less than a week to do so. The Secretary of State's Office reminded voters Wednesday that the deadline to register or make changes to registration ...

US layoffs remain elevated as 840,000 seek jobless aid

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to a still-high 840,000, evidence that job cuts remain elevated seven months into the pandemic recession. The latest sign of a flagging recovery ...

Pence-Harris debate to unfold as Trump recovers from virus

By STEVE PEOPLES, KATHLEEN RONAYNE and JILL COLVIN Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence and his Democratic challenger, California Sen. Kamala Harris, are set to face off in a debate that will offer starkly different visions for a country confronting ...

Scene for Wednesday’s VP debate: Red, white, blue — and plexiglass

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE AND J. DAVID AKE Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The stage in Utah has been set with all the trappings of a modern political debate: Red, white and blue carpets, a backdrop of the Declaration of Independence — and plexiglass. The clear partitions that ...