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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
AP Explains: What's next for Trump's Supreme Court pick?

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has chosen Judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, sending the nomination to the Senate with hopes of a quick confirmation fewer than 40 days before…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Kansas City weighs another bid to honor Martin Luther King

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A year after a

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Alps surprised by early snowfall, Swiss town sees new record

BERLIN (AP) — Parts of Switzerland, Austria and Germany were surprised by unseasonably early snowfall overnight, after a sharp drop in temperatures and heavy precipitation.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Reagan's age, Mitt's binders: Presidential debate highlights

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, are set to meet on Tuesday for their first debate, a highly anticipated event in a highly unusual election year.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Voters' poorly marked ovals could lead to contested ballots

ATLANTA (AP) — Two decades ago, Florida's hanging chads became an unlikely symbol of a disputed presidential election. This year, the issue could be poorly marked ovals or boxes.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
1963 church bombing survivor seeks apology, restitution

More than a dozen sticks of dynamite planted by Ku Klux Klansmen exploded at a Birmingham church in 1963, killing four Black girls.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
The Latest: Minister calls for tighter Madrid restrictions

BARCELONA, Spain — Spain’s health minister has reiterated his plea for Madrid’s regional authorities to apply more stringent restrictions on mobility in Europe’s worst coronavirus hotspot.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
In leaders' UN videos, the backgrounds tell stories, too

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
In Breonna Taylor's name: Devastation and a search for hope

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Chea Woolfolk searched the crowd until she found the face of the woman she’d come to regard as a second mother. And then she watched the tears roll down Rose Henderson’s cheeks.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Global Forecast-Fahrenheit

Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Saturday, September 26, 2020

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Global Forecast-Celsius

Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Saturday, September 26, 2020

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Paris names park after Black woman who resisted slavery

PARIS (AP) — The city of Paris inaugurated a public garden Saturday honoring a woman who fought for the liberation of slaves on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
AP News Digest 7:15 a.m.

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Malaysia's Sabah state holds election in key test for PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's 7-month-old ruling alliance triumphed Saturday in its first electoral test in eastern Sabah state, a major victory for embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin amid challen…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Ukraine plane crash death toll rises to 26, with 1 survivor

MOSCOW (AP) — Searchers combing the area where a Ukrainian military aircraft crashed found two more bodies Saturday, bringing the death toll to 26. One person survived.