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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…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Princess Eugenie, Jack Brooksbank, expecting first child

LONDON (AP) — Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, are expecting a child next year, Buckingham Palace said Friday.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
London officer shot dead while detaining suspect at station

LONDON (AP) — A British police officer was shot dead inside a London police station early Friday by a suspect he was detaining, who then appears to have turned the gun on himself. Investigators said the suspect was…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
MiG-21 military jet crashes near Serbia's border with Bosnia

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A Serbian military jet crashed Friday in western Serbia near the country’s border with Bosnia, killing the two pilots on board, the Defense Ministry said.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Officer shot dead while detaining suspect at London station

LONDON (AP) — A British police officer was shot dead inside a London police station early Friday while detaining a suspect.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Suspect in federal fraud probe found slain in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A man under federal investigation for alleged involvement in a scheme to stage expensive car crashes was shot to death inside a New Orleans apartment, according to his lawyer.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Greta Thunberg and youth climate protests make a return

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg is back. She joined fellow demonstrators outside the Swedish Parliament on Friday to kick off a day of socially distanced global climate protests.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
The Latest: Moscow asks elderly to stay home amid new surge

MOSCOW — Moscow authorities have issued a recommendation for the elderly to stay at home and for employers to allow as many people as possible to work remotely, following a rapid growth of coronavirus cases in the …

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Assailants shoot and kill prominent Kashmir lawyer

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A prominent lawyer was fatally shot by assailants in the main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police and the victim’s relatives said Friday.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
France's virus rebound: Marseille fights against closures

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Angry restaurant and bar owners demonstrated in Marseille on Friday to challenge a French government order to close all public venues as of Saturday to battle resurgent virus infections.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
N. Korea's Kim apologizes over shooting death of S. Korean

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un apologized Friday over the killing of a South Korea official who was apparently trying to defect near the rivals’ disputed sea boundary, saying he’s “very s…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Feds put first Black inmate to death since execution restart

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A man who killed a religious couple visiting Texas from Iowa was executed Thursday, the first Black inmate put to death as part of the Trump administration’s resumption of federal execution…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
For North Korea, UN membership is a key link to larger world

TOKYO (AP) — Hermit Kingdom? Not quite.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
The Latest: Louisville protest ends after a night of tension

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on a grand jury's decision not to indict police officers on criminal charges directly related to Breonna Taylor's death: (all times EDT)