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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…
AP News in Brief at 9:09 p.m. EDT
Police officers not charged for killing Breonna Taylor
Louisville police say officer has been shot as protests grow over lack of charges for officers in Breonna Taylor's death
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville police say officer has been shot as protests grow over lack of charges for officers in Breonna Taylor's death.
Louisville officer shot, but unclear if tied to protests
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police in Louisville, Kentucky, say an officer has been shot. It's not clear if the officer was shot during the protests over a grand jury's decision to bring no charges against police for th…
Breonna Taylor grand jury decision spurs NYC protests
NEW YORK (AP) — Demonstrators packed a New York City plaza Wednesday night to protest a Kentucky grand jury's decision not to indict any police officers for the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor.
The Latest: Riot police in Louisville square amid protests
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)
California is ready to pull the plug on gas vehicles
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will ban the sale of new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks in 15 years, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday, establishing a timeline in the nation's most populous sta…
Lawyer: Case of Black inmate set to die reveals racial bias
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The lawyer for the first Black inmate scheduled to die this year as part of the Trump administration’s resumption of federal executions says race played a central role in landing her client…
Q&A: What were the results of Breonna Taylor investigation?
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in her Kentucky apartment, a grand jury delivered a long-awaited answer about whether the officers would be punished. The jury
Venezuela's Maduro blasts US in speech to world leaders
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro blasted United States sanctions in his address to the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, while avoiding any mention of a report accusing his government o…
Long lines of mourners pay respects to Ginsburg at court
WASHINGTON (AP) — With crowds of admirers swelling outside, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was remembered Wednesday at the court by grieving family, colleagues and friends as a prophet for justice who pe…
The Latest: New Mexico adds 3 states to 'quarantine' list
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico has added three more states to its list of what it considers places with a high coronavirus risk.
Australian bank agrees to $919M fine for money laundering
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Westpac, Australia’s second-largest bank, agreed to pay a 1.3 billion Australian dollar ($919 million) fine for breaches of anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing laws, the …
Trudeau says Canada is in a second COVID-19 wave
TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that Canada is in a second wave of COVID-19 and warned the country is on the brink of a fall season that could be much worse than the spring.
Push to reopen private schools arrives in federal court
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday weighed whether pandemic-related occupancy limits on private schools in New Mexico violate constitutional rights to equal protection and freedom of assembly, in a …
The Latest: Biden urges Louisville protesters to be peaceful
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)