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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…
The Latest: Obama says GOP must be consistent on court vote
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AP Explains: What happens with the Supreme Court vacancy?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has thrust the Senate into uncharted political terrain, with no recent precedent for a vacancy on the high court so close to a presidential e…
McConnell vows quick vote on next justice; Biden says wait
WASHINGTON (AP) — The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg just six weeks before the election cast an immediate spotlight on the crucial high court vacancy, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell…
Hundreds gather at Supreme Court to mourn Ginsburg's death
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered Friday night outside the Supreme Court, singing in a candlelight vigil and weeping together as they mourned the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Thai protesters hold ambitious rally for democratic reforms
BANGKOK (AP) — Protesters were gathering Saturday in Bangkok for the most ambitious rally so far in a pro-democracy campaign that has shaken up the government and Thailand's conservative establishment.
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.
Homes destroyed after winds push California fire into desert
JUNIPER HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Homes were destroyed Friday by an unrelenting wildfire that reached a Mojave Desert community and was still growing on several fronts after burning for nearly two weeks in mountains nor…
The Latest: Graham's stance on court pick timing has changed
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Beta spurs hurricane watch for Texas, expected to strengthen
MIAMI (AP) — A hurricane watch was in effect early Saturday for coastal Texas as Tropical Storm Beta gains strength in the Gulf of Mexico during an exceptionally busy Atlantic hurricane season.
Manager ordered census layoffs despite judge's ruling
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two weeks after a federal judge
More migrant women say they didn’t OK surgery in detention
HOUSTON (AP) — Sitting across from her lawyer at an immigration detention center in rural Georgia, Mileidy Cardentey Fernandez unbuttoned her jail jumpsuit to show the scars on her abdomen. There were three small, …
Reaction to the death of Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg
Reaction to the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday at her home in Washington at the age of 87.
The Latest: Trump statement calls RBG a 'titan of the law'
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Peru’s president survives impeachment vote amidst COVID-19 turmoil
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s president survives impeachment vote amidst COVID-19 turmoil.
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…