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Gas prices climb across WA through April
MOSES LAKE — Gas prices across Washington continued their upward trajectory throughout April, mirroring national v…
Vatican defends China bishop negotiations on eve of US visit
ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Tuesday answered its critics and defended its pursuit of an extended agreement with China on bishop nominations, acknowledging difficulties but insisting the effort had achieved limited, …
Botswana extends emergency measures to combat virus
GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — Botswana has extended its state of emergency for a further six months to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Cambodian man arrested with almost 300 centuries-old jars
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A man on Cambodia’s southern coast was arrested for possessing almost 300 centuries-old earthenware jars that he is believed to have salvaged from a shipwreck, an official said Tuesday.
The Latest: Moscow to keep school kids home 2 weeks in Oct
MOSCOW — Moscow authorities are extending school holidays by a week amid a surge of new coronavirus cases.
AP PHOTOS: Fueled by dry winds, fire rages in wine country
ST. HELENA, California (AP) — Giant blazes taking down buildings, residents fleeing their homes, exhausted firefighters working around the clock: These are some of the scenes from the wildfire that exploded in the …
New Japanese PM Suga urges Putin to resolve island dispute
TOKYO (AP) — Newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that he wants to settle their territorial dispute and sign a peace treaty formally ending their Wor…
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Voter purge case going before Wisconsin Supreme Court
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday in a case that could result in the purging of about 130,000 people from voter rolls in the hotly contested battleground state.
Pakistan army says Indian fire kills soldier, boy in Kashmir
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Indian troops opened fire across the border in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing a soldier and a 15-year-old boy and wounding four others, Pakistan’s military and other…
Kentucky attorney general agrees to comply with judge's order to release grand jury proceedings in Breonna Taylor case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky attorney general agrees to comply with judge's order to release grand jury proceedings in Breonna Taylor case.
Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY
After preying heavily on the elderly in the spring, the coronavirus is infecting a rising number of American children and teens in a trend authorities say appears driven by school reopenings and the resumption of s…
AG agrees to release grand jury tapes in Breonna Taylor case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general has acknowledged that he never asked the grand jury to consider homicide charges against police in the killing of
Aid group warns that 700,000 children in Syria risk hunger
BEIRUT (AP) — An additional 700,000 children in Syria face hunger because of the country's badly damaged economy and the impact of coronavirus restrictions, an international aid group warned Tuesday.
Global stocks mostly edge down ahead of US debate
Global stocks mostly dipped on Tuesday as investors looked ahead to a debate between U.S. President Donald Trump and his challenger in the November election, Joe Biden.
US man could get prison for review of Thailand hotel
BANGKOK (AP) — Labor activists, journalists and whistleblowers in Thailand have been targets in recent years of criminal defamation lawsuits for exposing alleged corporate wrongdoing, but now a disgruntled hotel gu…