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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…
Mexico City school owner convicted in 2017 collapse
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The owner and director of an elementary school that collapsed in Mexico City during the 2017 earthquake has been found guilty of charges equivalent to manslaughter.
One family's desperate, deadly attempt to flee Lebanon
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Mohammed Sufian did not dream of much: a job, food on the table, the chance to buy his 2½-year-old son the little things a toddler wants.
Election 2020, ADVISORY
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Georgia man says he couldn't breathe during arrest on video
ATLANTA (AP) — A Black man who was pinned down and repeatedly punched by a white Georgia sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop that was caught on video said Friday that he couldn’t breathe and lost consciousness d…
Forecasters run out of storm names in busy hurricane season
LOXLEY, Ala. (AP) — Forecasters ran out of traditional names for storms Friday, forcing them to begin using the Greek alphabet for only the second time since the 1950s, with more than two months left in the record-…
US--Western Wildfires, ADVISORY
Here are plans for coverage of Western Wildfires. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan. All times are Eastern.
Despair in Lebanon pushing some to flee to Europe in boats
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Mohammed Sufian did not dream of much: a job, food on the table, the chance to buy his 2½-year-old son the little things a toddler wants.
In Guyana, Pompeo again calls for Venezuela's Maduro to go
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Guyana on Friday, saying the government in neighboring Venezuela is illegitimate and must leave power.
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Independent investigation into Daniel Prude death advances
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The Rochester City Council Friday gave investigators the power to subpoena city departments and others as part of an independent investigation into the suffocation death of Daniel Prude.
Running out of storm names, Atlantic season goes Greek
The Atlantic’s record-breaking “crazy”
Judge blocks Louisiana landlord from kicking out residents
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana district judge has temporarily blocked the owners of an apartment complex in Lake Charles from
Magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattles Greek island of Crete
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An earthquake with preliminary magnitude 5.3 struck off the southern island of Crete on Friday, Greek authorities said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injury.
AP Exclusive: Pandemic shrinking Europe's monitor of US vote
Europe’s largest security organization said Friday that it has drastically scaled back plans to send as many as 500 observers to the U.S. to monitor the Nov. 3 presidential election and now will deploy just 30 beca…
US bans WeChat, TikTok from app stores, threatens shutdowns
The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday it will ban Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat from U.S. app stores on Sunday and will bar the apps from accessing essential internet services in the U.S. — a move that could e…