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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…
Rally with Jacob Blake's family held in North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Members of Jacob Blake’s family attended a rally in Charlotte on Sunday, calling for an end to a “vicious cycle of hate” nearly a month after Blake, a Black man, was shot seven times by a whi…
California wildfire likely to grow from wind, low humidity
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The destruction wrought by a wind-driven wildfire in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles approached 156 square miles (404 square kilometers) Sunday, burning structures, homes and a nature cent…
Indiana racial justice activist lied about being Black
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A high-profile Indiana activist known for racial and social justice advocacy has apologized for lying about being Black, according to a published report.
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Biden to GOP senators: Don't jam through Ginsburg nominee
Bryson DeChambeau blasts way to U.S. Open title
MAMARONECK, N.Y. (AP) — What was supposed to be a typical U.S. Open produced a most unconventional champion.
Vive le Tour! With young winner, thrilling race defies virus
PARIS (AP) — In a first, the Tour de France winner wore a face mask on the podium Sunday, bright yellow to match the color of the iconic jersey so snug on his young shoulders.
Ivory Coast opposition urges civil disobedience before vote
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Opposition candidate Henri Konan Bedie called Sunday for civil disobedience to take place nationwide to protest President Alassane Ouattara's quest for a third term, which his critics co…
Deputies find 1 woman dead, 1 chained to bed at Texas home
CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — Deputies are looking for a man after one woman was found chained inside his home and the body of another woman was found inside a burning vehicle outside his Southeast Texas house, authoriti…
The Latest: California tops 15K deaths; infection rate falls
California’s death count from the coronavirus has surpassed 15,000 even as the state sees widespread improvement in infection levels.
UN chief: No UN support for reimposing Iran sanctions now
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the United Nations will not support reimposing sanctions on Iran as the United States is demanding until he gets a green light from the Security Council.
Born to prevent war, UN at 75 faces deeply polarized world
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Born out of World War II's devastation to save succeeding generations from the scourge of conflict, the United Nations officially marks its 75th anniversary Monday at an inflection point in hi…
Biden to GOP senators: Don't jam through Ginsburg nominee
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joe Biden on Sunday slammed President Donald Trump and leading Senate Republicans for trying to jam through a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and urged more senators to stan…
Thousands protest Netanyahu; many ignore Israeli virus rules
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis resumed their weekly protest Sunday outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s official residence in central Jerusalem, despite a new nationwide lockdown order aimed at curbi…
Donkey sculpture on front lawn burned in Maine town
BOWDOINHAM, Maine (AP) — A donkey sculpture on a front lawn in a Maine town was set on fire in what one lawmaker called an act of "political terrorism.”
Vandalism, no arrests, as protests continue in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Vandalism but no arrests occurred during a demonstration in downtown Portland involving about 200 people Saturday night.