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Updated 2 weeks ago

Gas prices climb across WA through April

MOSES LAKE — Gas prices across Washington continued their upward trajectory throughout April, mirroring national v…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
The Latest: VP candidate Harris says she will oppose Barrett

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court (all times local):

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Informant in top Venezuela case accused of lying to feds

MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — A key informant against one of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s closest aides has been accused of lying to his law enforcement handlers in a case involving millions of dollars transpo…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
The Latest: No Democrats expected to vote to confirm Barrett

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court (all times local):

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT

Trump picks conservative Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
AP News Digest 6 p.m.

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Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
The Latest: Committee Barrett hearing to be week of Oct. 12

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the expected nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court (all times local):

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Trump taps 'eminently qualified' Barrett for Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Saturday, capping a dramatic reshaping of the federal judiciary that will resonate for a generation and that he hop…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Breonna Taylor protests continue as Louisville under curfew

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police maintained barricades and plans for a nighttime curfew as Louisville prepared Saturday for a fourth night of protests after a grand jury declined to charge the officers who shot Breonn…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
AP sources: Senate to hold confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett starting Oct. 12

WASHINGTON (AP) — AP sources: Senate to hold confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett starting Oct. 12.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
GOP invests $10M in boosting Trump with Barrett confirmation

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Committee is putting Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation fight front and center with voters just weeks before Election Day.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
The Latest: Trump pick to court lauds Ruth Bader Ginsburg

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the expected nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court (all times local):

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
The Latest: Trump says Barrett eminently qualified for court

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the expected nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court (all times local):

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Man gets prison for graffiti during community service

FREDERICKSBURG, VA. (AP) — A Virginia man accused of spray-painting property with graffiti while he was supposed to be performing community service for a vandalism conviction has been sentenced to three years in ja…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Amy Coney Barrett, high court pick, is Scalia's heir

CHICAGO (AP) — Although Amy Coney Barrett is the president's choice to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she is more aptly described as heir to another departed Supreme Court justice: conservative hero Antonin S…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
A look at Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s notable opinions, votes

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, has been on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals since 2017.