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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
The Latest: Saudi's King Salman slams Iran in UN speech

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The Latest: Fauci: Scientists may know about vaccine by Dec

WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci says by the end of this year government scientists should know whether they have a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Roberts: Ginsburg was 'tough, brave, a fighter, a winner'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts says the words that best describe the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg are “tough, brave, a fighter, a winner” but also "thoughtful, careful, compassionate, honest.”

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
The Latest: Ginsburg's casket moved outside for mourning

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The Latest: Bosnia asks COVID-19 vaccine be available to all

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Stocks are mixed on Wall Street as September keeps churning

New York (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are mixed in early trading Wednesday, as Wall Street’s tumultuous month continues to churn.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
The Latest: Germany foreign minister Maas in quarantine

BERLIN -- Germany’s foreign minister is quarantined after a bodyguard tested positive for the coronavirus.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Germany: 8 more charged in Volkswagen diesel scandal

BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors said Wednesday they have filed charges against eight more Volkswagen employees accused of involvement in the company's diesel scandal, which saw it sell cars fitted with software th…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
4 charged after burning body found in rural Iowa ditch

KELLOGG, Iowa (AP) — Four people have been charged in the strangulation death of a man whose body was found burning last week in a rural central Iowa ditch.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
CEO of Minnesota Public Radio's parent to step down

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The president and CEO of the parent company of Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media plans to step down, an announcement that came the same day employees released a letter saying t…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Ruth Ginsburg's flag-draped casket arrives at Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people are expected to pay their respects at the Supreme Court to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the women's rights champion, leader of the court's liberal bloc and feminist ic…

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The Latest: Roberts remembers Ginsburg as tough and brave

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the

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Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY

A huge study of a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine is getting underway as top U.S. health officials seek to assure a skeptical public they can trust any shots the government ultimately approves. President Donald Trump …

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
German police raid over 60 sites linked to meat industry

BERLIN (AP) — German police simultaneously searched more than 60 homes and businesses in five states early Wednesday in connection with the alleged illegal trafficking of migrants for use in the meat industry.