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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: Trump declares emergency for Alabama

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

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
South Dakota AG says he discovered man's body morning after accident while checking for animal he thought he hit.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota AG says he discovered man's body morning after accident while checking for animal he thought he hit.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Nurse questions medical care at immigration jail in Georgia

OCILLA, Ga. (AP) — An immigration detention center in Georgia performed questionable hysterectomies, refused to test detainees for COVID-19 and shredded medical records, according to a nurse quoted in a complaint f…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Japan begins trial of Nissan, ex-executive over Ghosn's pay

TOKYO (AP) — The financial misconduct trial of former Nissan executive Greg Kelly began Tuesday with Kelly saying he committed no crimes and was only trying to keep his star boss Carlos Ghosn from leaving.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Sally's threat: 'Potentially historic' floods, fierce winds

WAVELAND, Miss. (AP) — Hurricane Sally, one of four storms churning simultaneously in the Atlantic, moved closer to the Gulf Coast on Monday with winds of 100 mph (161 kph) and heavy rain as forecasters warned of “…

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
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Trump spurns science on climate: 'Don't think science knows'

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Brazil's da Silva faces new charge of money laundering

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Prosecutors in Brazil's sprawling Car Wash corruption investigation on Monday charged former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with money laundering, less than a year after the country's top…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
The Latest: Biden vows to 'restore dignity for everyone'

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential campaign (all times local):

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Georgia man gets prison for Masters golf ticket scheme

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man was sentenced Monday to more than two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a scheme that used stolen identities to obtain tickets to the Masters golf tournament.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Terry Branstad, US ambassador to China, to leave next month

BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to China will step down early next month, ending a three-year tenure marked by a trade war and increasingly bitter relations between the world's two largest economies.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
California governor gently confronts Trump on climate

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom had President Donald Trump one-on-one on live TV Monday, a perfect opportunity to spar with Democrats' public enemy No. 1 just 50 days before the election.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
The Latest: Trump rallies Hispanic supporters in Arizona

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential campaign (all times local):

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
The Latest: Wisconsin university eliminates spring break

MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison decided Monday to eliminate spring break next semester in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

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…