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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…
Correction: Election 2020-Ohio story
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In a story Sept. 23, 2020, about litigation over absentee ballot applications in Ohio, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of the Franklin County common pleas judge who decided …
Park IDs hunter killed by grizzly bear in Alaska as Ohio man
COPPER CENTER, Alaska (AP) — The hunter killed by a grizzly bear last weekend in a remote part of Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve was identified Thursday by park officials as a 22-year-old ma…
The Latest: Taylor's family to hold Friday news conference
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)
Bank manager finds 9.07-carat diamond in Arkansas state park
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A bank manager discovered a 9.07-carat diamond at a state park in southwestern Arkansas after thinking the precious gem was a piece of glass.
Rejecting Trump, both parties' leaders see orderly election
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the election drew swift blowback Thursday from both parties in Congress, and lawmakers were already turning t…
Trump promoting health care 'vision' in swing state NC
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on preexisting medical conditions Thursday, amid a global pandemic and growing uncertainty about the future of protections guaranteed by the…
San Francisco sues 28 alleged dealers to stop flow of drugs
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco sued 28 alleged drug dealers who frequent a downtown neighborhood where drug dealing and drug use in broad daylight is common, in an effort to clean up the area that has seen the …
Israel tightens second lockdown as coronavirus cases soar
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Thursday moved to further tighten its second countrywide lockdown as coronavirus cases continued to soar, ordering all nonessential businesses to close and requiring people to stay within…
The Latest: Amy McGrath: Time to tackle systemic racism
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)
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Biden's Scranton vs. Park Ave. appeal targets working class
Joe Biden stood on the floor of a Wisconsin aluminum plant this week, shed the trappings of his decades in national politics and then took aim at the billionaire New Yorker he wants to evict from the Oval Office.
US stocks lose early gains as market volatility continues
U.S. stocks are down in late-afternoon trading Thursday after shedding early gains as volatility continues to be the dominant force in Wall Street's tumultuous September.
Stuck at sea: Nations urged to help virus-stranded mariners
PARIS (AP) — Another COVID-19 problem that the U.N. is trying to solve: how to help more than 300,000 merchant mariners who are trapped at sea because of coronavirus restrictions.
2 dead after ultralight aircraft crashes on Texas interstate
HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas (AP) — Two men died after their ultralight aircraft crashed on an interstate in front of a hospital in Central Texas on Thursday, authorities said.
AP Explains: Powerful grand juries stay shrouded in secrecy
The announcement that no police officers would be charged in the death of Breonna Taylor threw a spotlight on the role of grand juries, which are shrouded in secrecy yet wield enormous power in courthouses across t…