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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…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Judge chastises government for not producing census records

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge chastised government attorneys Monday for failing to produce documents that showed how the U.S. Census Bureau made its decision to cut short by a month the head count of every U…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
The Latest: Trump declares emergency for Alabama

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Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Analysis: With Abe's exit, Seoul seeks to mend Japan ties

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — It took a bombshell resignation before Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heard anything nice from South Korea.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Venezuela: captured US spy charged in alleged terrorist plot

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s chief prosecutor on Monday said a U.S. citizen recently arrested in the country as a suspected spy has been charged in an alleged terrorist plot to sabotage oil refineries and …

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
'Work like the devil': Biden visiting Florida to woo Latinos

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Joe Biden is making his first trip to Florida as the Democratic presidential nominee on Tuesday with an urgent mission to build support among Latinos who could decide the election in one of the n…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
The Latest: Sally's rains pummel western Florida Panhandle

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Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Plodding and powerful, Sally moves in on Gulf Coast

WAVELAND, Miss. (AP) — Hurricane Sally, a plodding but powerful storm with winds of 100 mph, crept toward the northern Gulf Coast early Tuesday, with forecasters warning of potentially deadly storm surges, flash fl…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Asia Today: India adds over 83,000 cases, nears 5 million

NEW DELHI (AP) — India confirmed more than 83,000 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing its total caseload to nearly 5 million.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
The Latest: Sally's rains pummel western Florida Panhandle

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Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Primary could shape future of Delaware's Democratic party

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Voters have a unique opportunity in Tuesday’s primary elections to upset the political status quo and change the trajectory of the Democratic Party in solid-blue Delaware.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Trump to preside over historic Arab-Israel recognition deals

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to preside over the signing of historic diplomatic deals between Israel and two Gulf Arab nations that could herald a dramatic shift in Middle East power dynamics and…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
'Work like the devil': Biden visiting Florida to woo Latinos

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden is making his first trip to Florida as the Democratic presidential nominee, while his campaign is acknowledging concerns about his appeal with Latinos, a voting bloc likely to prov…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rises on dealmaking

Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street rose on a flurry of corporate deals and China's economic activity improved.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Harris draws on her past as US faces reckoning on police

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When Kamala Harris won her first election for San Francisco district attorney in 2003, the office's relationship with the city police force was in tatters. She promised to rebuild trust, b…