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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
Belarus leader visits Russia to secure support amid protests

MOSCOW (AP) — Belarus' authoritarian president visited Russia Monday in a bid to secure more loans and political support, as demonstrations against the extension of his 26-year rule entered their sixth week.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Turkey: Survey ship at heart of Med row at port for resupply

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s top diplomat said Monday that a research ship at the center of a diplomatic row with Greece pulled back to shore for maintenance and resupply, but its survey of hydrocarbon resources in the…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
After 400 years, Native stories at heart of Mayflower events

SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Four hundred years after English colonists landed on Plymouth Rock and upended the lives of her ancestors, Paula Peters is on a quest to recover a small part of what her people have lost…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Ex-law officer won't back plan to renege on EU divorce bill

LONDON (AP) — The man who was Britain’s top legal officer when it signed a divorce deal with the European Union says he won’t support the government’s plan to renege on that agreement less than a year later.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Germany: Foreign labs confirm Navalny poisoned with Novichok

BERLIN (AP) — Specialist labs in France and Sweden have confirmed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok, the German government said Monday.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
German govt: Labs confirm Navalny was poisoned with Novichok

BERLIN (AP) — The German government says specialist labs in France and Sweden have confirmed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Italy's initial virus hotspot back to school after 7 months

CODOGNO, Italy (AP) — The morning bell Monday marked the first entrance to the classroom for the children of Codogno since Feb. 21, when panicked parents were sent to pick up their children after the northern Itali…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Japan celebrates Osaka; Sponsors cautious about activism

TOKYO (AP) — Japan is celebrating Naomi Osaka's victory at the U.S. Open, especially her array of corporate sponsors.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Pompeo tweet indicates US ambassador to China is leaving

BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to China appears to be leaving his post, based on

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
China confirms it detained 12 Hong Kongers at sea last month

HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese authorities have confirmed the criminal detention of 12 Hong Kongers who were allegedly attempting to travel illegally to Taiwan by boat last month, while the foreign ministry in Beijing la…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Tear gas used on crowd protesting fatal police shooting

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Police deployed tear gas on a crowd of people protesting early Monday after an officer shot and killed a man in Pennsylvania while responding to a domestic disturbance call.

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

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

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

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