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Updated 2 weeks, 5 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
Mexico rights agency faults gov't in migrant COVID-19 death

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission said Friday the country’s immigration agency was to blame in the death of a Salvadoran migrant who died of COVID-19 after a stay at a detention center in…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT

Smoke chokes West Coast as wildfire deaths keep climbing

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Mexico: Foreigner who used racist insult can't re-enter

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico said Friday it has banned a foreign woman from re-entering the country after she was caught on video calling a woman in Mexico City a “horrible Indian.”

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Embed-Type-Keyword-Keyword, 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
Egypt journalist arrested over coverage of detainee's death

CAIRO (AP) — A prominent Egyptian journalist who reported on a young man’s death in police custody has been detained on charges of reporting fake news, his employer said Friday, the latest blow to press freedoms in…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Farmers hold out at seized Mexican dam as tensions build

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of farmers continued to hold a remote dam in northern Mexico on Friday as time was running out for the country to catch up on payments and avoid breaching a 1944 water treaty with the Un…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT

Smoke chokes West Coast as wildfire deaths keep climbing

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Combat vet killed by Texas deputy buried in Alabama on 9/11

MONTEVALLO, Ala. (AP) — His Army stint complete after serving in Afghanistan, Damian Daniels left Alabama to begin a new life in Texas. He bought a house, enrolled in college and supported the Black Lives Matter mo…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
About 8,800 unaccompanied children are expelled at US border

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — About 8,800 unaccompanied children have been quickly expelled from the United States along the Mexico border under a pandemic-related measure that effectively ended asylum, authorities said Fri…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
US Forecast

US Forecast for Sunday, September 13, 2020

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
At least 12 injured in Mexico teachers' college protest

MEXICO CITY (AP) — State police in central Mexico said 11 officers were injured by student protesters Friday, while video circulated on social media showing a police bus hitting and knocking over at least one demon…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Crews battling California fires head to devastated areas

BERRY CREEK, Calif. (AP) —

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Tropical depression nears south Florida, set to intensify

MIAMI (AP) — A tropical depression that is expected to reach near hurricane intensity early next week formed Friday off south Florida, threatening heavy rains as it neared the peninsula.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Former World Anti-Doping Agency chief John Fahey dies at 75

John Fahey had an impressive career in Australian politics and international sport. There were few people, if any, who had a bad word to say about him, a testimony to the New Zealand-born Fahey's genteel and always…

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

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