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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…
When Parents Are the Emergency Fund
Financial fallout from the pandemic is hitting millennials hard — and many will soon turn to their parents for help, if they haven’t already.
Grim blame game over virus deaths in besieged nursing homes
WASHINGTON (AP) — A grim blame game with partisan overtones is breaking out over COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents, a tiny slice of the population that represents a shockingly high proportion of American…
UN atomic watchdog head calls for more access in Iran
BERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations’ atomic watchdog agency said Monday that Iran must provide inspectors access to sites where the country is thought to have stored or used undeclared nuclear material.
Reports: Chinese billionaire held hostage, rescued by police
BEIJING (AP) — The billionaire founder of the world’s biggest appliance manufacturer, Midea Group, was held hostage by intruders in his home in southern China but was rescued by police, news reports said Monday.
Ukraine: Bribe in probe of gas chief; unrelated to Bidens
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukrainian authorities said Saturday they intercepted an attempt to offer a $6 million bribe in return for the dropping of a criminal investigation into the head of a natural gas company where the son …
Europe reopens many borders but not to Americans, Asians
BERLIN (AP) — Europe is taking a big step toward a new normality as many countries open borders to fellow Europeans after three months of coronavirus lockdowns — but even though Europeans love their summer vacation…
Pence hits Pennsylvania to talk comeback at challenging time
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s time to spread the good news. That’s the difficult job Vice President Mike Pence undertook Friday as the Trump administration works to make voters feel better about the direction of the count…
Asia Today: India passes 300,000 cases with single-day high
NEW DELHI (AP) — India reported more than 11,000 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, another single-day high for the country, as it passed the grim milestone of 300,000 cases.
Pilgrim's Pride CEO takes leave to focus on legal defense
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. said Sunday that Jayson Penn, its president and CEO, is taking a leave of absence to focus on his defense in a price fixing indictment.
The Latest: Pakistan’s upward coronavirus spiral continues
ISLAMABAD __ Pakistan’s upward spiral of new virus infections neared 145,000 Monday amid warnings from political leaders that the numbers could double by the end of June and were likely to hit a stunning 1.2 millio…
AstraZeneca agrees to make COVID-19 vaccine for Europe
LONDON (AP) — Drugmaker AstraZeneca struck a deal Saturday to supply up to 400 million doses of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine to European Union countries, the latest in a series of agreements as scientists, gove…
US stocks bounce higher, but still end the week with a loss
Wall Street managed to end a bumpy day broadly higher Friday but still finished with its worst week in nearly three months.
Journalist Maria Ressa, online news site convicted of libel in ruling considered a blow to press freedom in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Journalist Maria Ressa, online news site convicted of libel in ruling considered a blow to press freedom in Philippines.
Woman apologizes after backlash from confronting homeowner
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The CEO of a cosmetics company issued an apology Sunday after a video was widely shared online showing her and her husband confronting a man and threatening to call police because he stenciled …
France has millions of unsold face masks after virus crisis
PARIS (AP) — The French praised the altruism of their prized textile and luxury goods companies when production facilities got diverted from churning out the latest fashions to making cloth masks designed to protec…