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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
The Latest: Fauci: Vermont's virus efforts model for nation

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Dr. Anthony Fauci calls Vermont’s ongoing efforts to control the coronavirus a model for the nation.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Drive-by shooting at federal courthouse in Phoenix wounds 1

PHOENIX (AP) — A security officer was wounded in a drive-by shooting Tuesday outside the federal courthouse in downtown Phoenix, authorities said.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Search to resume for mass graves of Tulsa massacre victims

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A search for mass graves of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre will continue at two more locations in a cemetery where a search earlier this year failed to uncover human remains, a city com…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
The Latest: Casino boats break loose in storm; dock damaged

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

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Officers: We gave 'chance after chance' before 2017 shooting

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Two U.S. Park Police officers say they gave “chance after chance” to a northern Virginia man in a stop-and-go police chase before firing 10 shots that killed the unarmed driver in 2017, acc…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Feds: Men hacked US sites after killing of Iranian general

BOSTON (AP) — Two computer hackers have been indicted on charges that they defaced websites across the U.S. in retaliation to the killing of Iran Gen. Qassem Soleimani, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Embed-Map-Antarctica-Keeping COVID-Free, ADVISORY

ANTARCTICA-KEEPING COVID-FREE - Map. This digital embed locates facilities based in Antarctica and identifies which countries operate those spaces. This map is current as of September 8, 2020 and will not be update…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
In Florida, Biden criticizes Trump for remarks on veterans

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Joe Biden is tearing into President Donald Trump for his reported remarks referring to fallen soldiers as “suckers” during a Tuesday campaign visit to the key battleground state of Florida.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
UN welcomes Afghan talks with the Taliban, urges cease-fire

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday welcoming the start of negotiations between Afghan representatives and the Taliban, encouraging the warring parties to engage…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
The Latest: Biden tears into Trump for remarks on veterans

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Mexico identifies submerged wreck of Mayan slave ship

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Archaeologists in Mexico said Tuesday they have identified a ship that carried Mayan people into virtual slavery in the 1850s, the first time such a ship has been found.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
City to pay $12M to Breonna Taylor's mom, reform police

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The city of Louisville will pay $12 million to the family of Breonna Taylor and reform police practices as part of a lawsuit settlement months after Taylor's slaying by police thrust the Blac…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Outside investigators look at South Dakota AG's fatal crash

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Tuesday that she was bringing in outside investigators to look into how the state's top prosecutor struck and killed a man with his car, but did not give …

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Mozambique blames extremist rebels for videos of atrocities

MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — In response to widely circulated videos showing men in Mozambican army uniforms torturing and killing unarmed civilians, Interior Minister Amade Miquidade said the footage may have been fi…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Vermont city takes step toward supervised injection site

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Leaders of Vermont's largest city have voted to consider creating a supervised injection site for people who use heroin and other illicit drugs to reduce overdoses and get more people into tr…