Worker aiding federal execution prep has positive virus test

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal Bureau of Prisons said says a staff member involved in preparing for the first federal executions in nearly two decades has tested positive for coronavirus. The Justice Department says the development won’t mean an additional delay in the government’s timetable, which has already been stalled by a federal court. The department says the worker hadn’t been in the execution chamber and hadn’t come into contact with anyone on the specialize