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Fuel prices slightly elevated this week
MOSES LAKE — After weeks of steady increases, fuel prices across Washington and the nation largely held steady thi…
AP PHOTOS: Sunshine, espressos, shopping as Europe opens up
MADRID (AP) — Whether it's German tourists basking in Spain’s sunshine or Parisians renewing their love affair with their city, Monday’s border openings between several European nations and the jettisoning of more …
EU authorities open twin Apple antitrust investigations
LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators opened two investigations on Tuesday into Apple's mobile app store and payment platform over concerns its practices distort competition, opening a new front in the EU's battl…
Casinos, airlines, seek return to normality
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Tuesday related to the national and global response, the work place and the spread of the…
Dog-like robots now on sale for $75,000, with conditions
You can now buy one of those
Pacific Gas & Electric pleads guilty to deaths of 84 people in 2018 Northern California wildfire
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric pleads guilty to deaths of 84 people in 2018 Northern California wildfire.
PG&E confesses to killing 84 people in 2018 California fire
Pacific Gas & Electric confessed Tuesday to killing 84
Asia Today: Beijing adds more measures to curb new outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — Beijing reported a slight increase in new coronavirus cases Wednesday as it fights a new outbreak with strict measures aimed at reducing human contact and the chances of a new wave of infections acro…
Asia stocks lower after Wall Street gains on recovery hopes
BEIJING (AP) — Major Asian stock markets declined Wednesday after Wall Street gained on hopes for a global economic recovery and Japan's exports sank.
Eldorado, Eli Lilly rise; Chesapeake Energy, Moderna fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially on Tuesday:
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery fell 42 cents to settle at $37.96 a barrel Monday. Brent crude oil for August delivery fell 25 cents to $40.71 a barrel.
Civil rights groups challenge loan rules on criminal records
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The Trump administration says a recent rule change allows small business owners convicted of felonies to apply for government loans to help them weather the COVID-19 pandemic, but civil ri…
Arkansas AG sues TV pastor over virus treatment claims
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' attorney general on Tuesday sued Missouri-based TV pastor Jim Bakker over his promotion of a product falsely touted as a cure for the illness caused by the coronavirus.
Powell warns that long downturn would mean severe damage
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned Tuesday that the U.S. economy faces a deep downturn with “significant uncertainty” about the timing and strength of a recovery. He cautioned that the …
Who they were: Victims of the deadliest California wildfire
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric
Testing tradition, Trump taps US official to lead Latin bank
MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday it plans to nominate the top White House official for Latin America to lead the Inter-American Development Bank, aiming to break a six-decade tradition of choosing…