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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…
Vietnam sentences 7 to jail for human smuggling in UK
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A court in central Vietnam on Monday sentenced seven people for smuggling a woman who later died in a truck together with 38 other people as they were being transported into Britain, state med…
India accuses China of violating pacts, militarizing border
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s defense minister accused China on Tuesday of violating past border agreements and expanding its troop deployments along a disputed mountainous frontier in the Ladakh region where the two co…
South Dakota's top attorney says found body day after crash
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg said in a statement late Monday that he realized he had struck and killed a man walking along a rural stretch of highway only after returning t…
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WESTERN WILDFIRES-AIR QUALITY - Map. Wildfire smoke that poses a health hazard to millions is choking the West Coast as firefighters battle deadly blazes. This digital embed shows particulate matter levels in West …
US envoy accuses China of insincerity toward Southeast Asia
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A U.S. official accused China on Tuesday of bullying and insincerity in its dealings with Southeast Asian nations, but said Washington isn't forcing the region to choose sides between the…
European Union's top court supports net neutrality rules
LONDON (AP) — The European Union's highest court has given its support to the bloc's rules that stop internet providers from charging customers for preferential access to their networks.
AI Robots serve restaurant customers in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) —
The Latest: 1.8M tested in massive Hong Kong testing program
HONG KONG — Nearly 1.8 million Hong Kong residents took voluntary coronavirus tests as part of a massive community testing program, resulting in 42 cases being identified, the government said Tuesday.
Poland seeks more flu vaccines amid shortage during pandemic
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish government is trying to secure more flu vaccines from international producers amid a national shortage fueled by higher demand during the coronavirus pandemic, Poland's health minis…
Greek minister: Force may be used to move homeless migrants
KARA TEPE, Greece (AP) — Greece’s migration minister said Tuesday that the government will use force, if necessary, to move homeless migrants to a new tent city after fires at an overcrowded refugee camp left thous…
Hurricane Sally slows, gathering a deluge for the Gulf Coast
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Hurricane Sally, a plodding storm with winds of 85 mph (137 kph), crept toward the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday as forecasters warned of potentially deadly storm surges and flash floods wit…
Mali junta faces deadline for naming civilian leader
ABURI, Ghana (AP) — Mali's military rulers face a regional deadline for naming a civilian interim leader Tuesday, as the junta meet with West Africa leaders who maintain that new elections must be held within a yea…
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Plodding and powerful, Sally moves in on Gulf Coast
Navalny posts photo of himself online, says he can breathe
BERLIN (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny posted a picture of himself from his hospital bed in Germany on Tuesday, looking gaunt but joking wryly about his condition and saying that he was enjoying the…