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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…
Embed-Map-Virus Outbreak-Global Cases, ADVISORY
VIRUS OUTBREAK-GLOBAL CASES — Map. Global interactive map offered in English and Spanish, visualizes cumulative coronavirus cases and deaths by country for geographical comparison. This map will updated multiple ti…
Mexico skirts U.S. criticism of anti-drug enforcement
MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador said Thursday that Mexico will respond “softly, softly” and with “love and peace” to the finding by the U.S. government that his country needs to do more to …
Gay marriages rise 5 years after Supreme Court ruling
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Five years after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriages around the U.S., more than a half million households are made up of married same-sex couples, according to figures the U.S. …
Gulf between Trump and doctors on mask wearing gets wider
WASHINGTON (AP) — The gulf between President Donald Trump and public health officials over wearing face masks keeps widening, undercutting medical experts who say consistent face covering is one of the best tools —…
Study: Ending census early will cost Florida, Montana seats
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ending the 2020 census at the end of September instead of the end of October, could cost Florida and Montana congressional seats. It could also result in Texas, Florida, Arizona, Georgia, and N…
Embed-Table-Virus Outbreak-State Trends, ADVISORY
VIRUS OUTBREAK-STATE TRENDS — Table. This interactive tracks increasing and decreasing trends in new coronavirus cases, deaths, testing and positivity rates for each US state over the past 14 days. You can look up …
Rescuers reach people cut off by Gulf Coast hurricane
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Rescuers on the Gulf Coast used boats and high-water vehicles Thursday to reach people cut off by floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Sally, even as a second round of flooding took shap…
Suspect in killing of protesters listed in 'hero' assignment
DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas school district is investigating a high school English teacher who asked students to write about a modern-day hero and listed the 17-year-old accused of killing two people during Wisconsin pr…
Federal funding threatened over transgender athlete policy
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education is threatening to withhold some federal funding from Connecticut school districts if they follow a state policy that allows transgender girls to compete as gi…
Election 2020, ADVISORY
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Embed-Chart-Virus Outbreak-Latin America Cases, ADVISORY
VIRUS OUTBREAK-LATIN AMERICA CASES — Chart. As coronavirus cases spread around the world, this digital embed tracks the overall number of reported cases in the Latin America region over time. This chart will update…
Texas eases virus rules as cases drop, but bars still closed
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is ready to relax coronavius restrictions for the first time in months, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday, but bars remain closed indefinitely and a mask mandate is still in …
Peru high court rejects request to halt impeachment hearing
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A high Peruvian court rejected a request by President Martín Vizcarra Thursday to halt impeachment proceedings being pushed by opposition lawmakers who contend he tried to cover up ties with a con…
The Latest: Moscow mayor: Work from home as virus cases rise
MOSCOW — Moscow’s mayor is urging employers to support employees working from home as coronavirus cases continue to rise.
The Latest: Trump seeks enthusiasm bump with Wisconsin rally
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):