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Updated 2 weeks, 4 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, 8 months ago
Hurricane Sally strengthens to Category 2, with 100 mph winds, as it approaches Alabama, Florida

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Sally strengthens to Category 2, with 100 mph winds, as it approaches Alabama, Florida.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Nicaragua's Ortega threatens life sentences for opponents

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said Tuesday he has proposed a legal reform to allow sentences of life in prison and threatened to use it against some government opponents, accusing the…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
The Latest: Sally strengthens to Category 2 hurricane

Here are the latest developments on tropical weather (all times local):

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Verdict expected in trial of former IAAF head Lamine Diack

PARIS (AP) — A Paris court will deliver its verdict Wednesday in the corruption trial of Lamine Diack, a former president of the international track and field federation who oversaw the glory years of Usain Bolt an…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
US Forecast

US Forecast for Thursday, September 17, 2020

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Defending Tour de France champion Egan Bernal's team says the Colombian rider has pulled out of the race

GRENOBLE, France (AP) — Defending Tour de France champion Egan Bernal's team says the Colombian rider has pulled out of the race.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Lottery State-by-State

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

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Doubts persist as NYC's hybrid school year is set to start

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's already

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT

At least 1 dead, hundreds rescued after Hurricane Sally

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Israel strikes Gaza after rocket fire during US ceremony

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military struck Hamas militant sites in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday in response to rocket fire toward Israel the previous night that coincided with the signing of normalization agree…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Defending champion Egan Bernal withdraws from Tour de France

GRENOBLE, France (AP) — Defending Tour de France champion Egan Bernal has pulled out of the race ahead of a mammoth stage in the Alps, his Ineos Grenadiers team said Wednesday.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Yoshihide Suga named Japan's prime minister, succeeding Abe

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Parliament elected Yoshihide Suga as prime minister Wednesday, replacing long-serving leader Shinzo Abe with his right-hand man.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Embed-Election 2020-America Disrupted-Wis. Jobless, ADVISORY

ELECTION 2020-AMERICA DISRUPTED-WIS. JOBLESS — Chart. This digital embed tracks the unemployment rates in Wisconsin and the United States since 2010. This chart is current as of Sept. 15, 2020 and will not be updat…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
UN assembly chief: unilateralism will strengthen pandemic

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The new president of the U.N. General Assembly warned Tuesday that unilateralism will only strengthen the COVID-19 pandemic and called for a new commitment to global cooperation, including on …

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
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