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Voter Shelby Zurick Beasley, left, casts her ballot in the Illinois primary with the help of election worker Irene Jester at Parkview Church of the Nazarene Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Fairview Heights, Ill. Voters are casting ballots in the Illinois primary despite the coronavirus outbreak, with judges at this polling place seeing a slow but steady turnout. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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With 3 more victories, Biden pulls further away from Sanders
March 17, 2020 10:36 p.m.

With 3 more victories, Biden pulls further away from Sanders

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden swept to victory in Florida, Illinois and Arizona on Tuesday, increasingly pulling away with a Democratic presidential primary upended by the coronavirus and building pressure on Bernie Sanders to abandon his campaign.