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Updated 2 weeks, 3 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
Supreme Court-Ginsburg,ADVISORY

The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Friday evening set off a heated battle over whether her seat should be filled by President Trump or the next president just over six weeks before Election Day.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Lottery State-by-State-All

The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Saturday:

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Japan's ex-PM Abe visits controversial Tokyo shrine

TOKYO (AP) — Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he has visited a shrine viewed by China and both Koreas as a symbol of wartime aggression.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Beta spurs hurricane watch for Texas, expected to strengthen

MIAMI (AP) — An exceptionally busy Atlantic hurricane season was churning along Saturday as the Texas coast prepared for a tropical storm that's forecast to strengthen into a hurricane before breaching its shores i…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Witnesses say cargo plane crashes at airport in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A cargo plane crashed Saturday morning at the international airport in Somalia's capital, and local reports said there were no deaths among the five people on board.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Canada opposition party head tests positive for coronavirus

TORONTO (AP) — The new leader of Canada's main opposition party has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Peru president survives impeachment vote amid virus turmoil

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra survived an impeachment vote Friday night after opposition lawmakers failed to garner enough support to oust the leader as the country copes with one of the worl…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Biden would push for less US reliance on nukes for defense

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden leaves little doubt that if elected he would try to scale back President Donald Trump's buildup in nuclear weapons spending. And although the former vice president has not fully…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Asia Today: India's cases keep rising; rallies in Melbourne

NEW DELHI (AP) — India has maintained its surge in coronavirus cases, adding 93,337 new confirmed infections in the past 24 hours.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
China sends more warplanes as Taiwan honors late leader

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China sent more warplanes toward Taiwan for the second day Saturday as the island's leader, senior government officials and a high-level U.S. envoy paid tribute to the man who led Taiwan's tra…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
China announces regulations for 'unreliable entity' list

HONG KONG (AP) — China’s Ministry of Commerce on Saturday issued regulations for its “unreliable entity” list, aimed at foreign companies it says endanger its national sovereignty, security or development interests.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Trump, Biden absorb news of Ginsburg death on the fly

BEMIDJI, Minnesota (AP) — Minutes into yet another Donald Trump campaign rally, the world got word that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died. But no one told the president.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
The Latest: Trump orders flags at half-staff for Ginsburg

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Taiwan, US pay tribute to island's leader, 'Mr. Democracy'

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's leader, senior government officials and a high-level U.S. envoy on Saturday paid tribute to the man who led Taiwan's transition to democracy, former President Lee Teng-hui.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
How Ginsburg's death could reshape the presidential campaign

NEW YORK (AP) — A presidential campaign that was already tugging at the nation’s most searing divides has been jolted by the