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Updated 2 weeks, 2 days 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
Aussie reporter says China threatened to detain his daughter

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A former Australian correspondent in Beijing said Monday that he and his 14-year-old daughter were threatened with detention before they left China two years ago.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Stocks drop heavily on US-China spat, fear of more lockdowns

BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets and U.S. futures tumbled Monday due to U.S.-Chinese tension over technology and security and the prospect of tougher restrictions on public life in Europe to limit coronavirus ca…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
UK science advisers warn of darker COVID-19 days ahead

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top medical advisers on Monday painted a grim picture of exponential growth in illness and death if nothing is done to control the second wave of coronavirus infections, laying the groundwor…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Things to Know, Advisory

The 5 Things to Know glance will be paused through the Nov. 3 election. A new daily glance on Election 2020 launched on Monday. Election 2020-Things to Know will look at the day's top election-related stories and k…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Greece says talks with Turkey on East Med could restart soon

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece and Turkey are close to reviving talks on long-standing maritime disputes following a tense standoff over rights to exploit potential offshore natural gas deposits in the eastern Medite…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Whale swims free of Australian river as 270 are stranded

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A humpback whale has found its way back to sea weeks after getting lost in a murky, crocodile-infested river in northern Australia, while an estimated 270 pilot whales became stranded in …

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Greece: 243 positive COVID-19 cases among migrants in Lesbos

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s government spokesman says more than 200 people have tested positive for the coronavirus among thousands of asylum-seekers admitted to a new camp on the island of Lesbos after the old …

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
AP News Digest 7 a.m.

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Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
UK science advisers warn public on COVID-19 rates

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top medical adviser says the country has, in a “very bad sense,” turned a corner on COVID-19 infection rates, with figures suggesting there will be an exponential growth in the disease unles…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Greece: Storm death toll rises to 3, flood damage extensive

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A third person has been found dead in central Greece following extensive damage caused by a tropical-like storm over the weekend.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Europe scrambles to contain rise in coronavirus cases

BERLIN (AP) — Political pressure grew Monday for European governments to tackle the rising number of coronavirus case without resorting to a spring-style lockdown that would hit the continent's struggling economies.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
4 people killed in single-engine airplane crash in Texas

HILLTOP LAKES, Texas (AP) — Four people from Louisiana were killed when their single-engine airplane crashed in a Texas pasture while attempting an emergency landing, authorities said.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Global markets lower after Wall St declines for third week

BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets and U.S. futures tumbled Monday after Wall Street fell for a third straight week and investors were rattled by U.S.-Chinese tension over technology and security and a rise in Bri…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
UK medical advisor: COVID cases could rise exponentially

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top medical adviser says the country has, in a “very bad sense,” turned a corner on COVID-19 infection rates, with figures suggesting there will be an exponential growth in the disease unles…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT

Pressure mounts on GOP senators over filling Ginsburg seat