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Updated 2 weeks, 1 day 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
Assange 'binge-watched' suicide of ex-Bosnian Croat general

LONDON (AP) — Julian Assange relayed how he “binge-watched” the suicide of the former Bosnian Croat general in a U.N. courtroom three years ago, a doctor who visited the WikiLeaks founder on several occasions while…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Suspected extremists abduct 3 non-Muslims in Kenya's north

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Officials in Kenya say three non-Muslim bus passengers were abducted by suspected Islamic extremists in Kenya's northern Mandera county that borders Somalia.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Florida prosecutors drop charge against Patriots owner Robert Kraft after court bars massage parlor sex video

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida prosecutors drop charge against Patriots owner Robert Kraft after court bars massage parlor sex video.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Abuse investigator pleads not guilty in slain boy case

WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois child welfare worker who investigated allegations of abuse involving a 5-year-old boy who was later beaten to death pleaded not guilty Thursday to child endangerment and rec…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Yemen's president urges Houthis to allow humanitarian aid

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Yemen’s embattled and exiled president on Thursday urged his government’s rival, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, to stop impeding the flow of urgently needed humanitarian aid following a …

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
Girl dead, 3 family members hurt in Oklahoma house explosion

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A girl was killed and her parents and brother were injured when their home in Oklahoma City exploded Thursday morning, fire officials said.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
The Latest: McConnell condemns violence over Taylor decision

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)

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
The Latest: President: 'stop the blood-letting in Yemen'

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest from the U.N. General Assembly (all times EDT):

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Police chief: 1 man charged in shooting of 2 police officers during protests of Breonna Taylor decision in Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police chief: 1 man charged in shooting of 2 police officers during protests of Breonna Taylor decision in Kentucky.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Order forces Census to do more visits, rely less on records

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Even as the U.S. Census Bureau aims to finish the 2020 census by the end of the month, several areas of the country have seen slight declines recently in the rate of households being counted — …

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
The Latest: Louisville mayor: 2 officers shot are recovering

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)

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Missouri crowds amid pandemic prompt real-life 'Footloose'

ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — With bars and nightclubs limiting capacity and closing early in the St. Louis area due to the coronavirus pandemic, neighboring establishments in St. Charles are seeing so many large and unr…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
McConnell, GOP dispute Trump, say they'd accept if he loses

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pushed back Thursday after President Donald Trump again declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses th…