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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
George Washington professor who posed as Black resigns

WASHINGTON (AP) — The George Washington University history professor who confessed to

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Trump heads to big rally amid virus, Woodward book fallout

FREELAND, Mich. (AP) — Amid a political crisis of his own making, President Donald Trump headed for the support of a rally in battleground Michigan on Thursday, trying to move past revelations that he had been

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Prosecutor: Man who shot cars on I-95 faces federal charge

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A driver accused of firing gunshots at random cars on a North Carolina highway over the weekend, shooting one person, is facing a federal firearms charge, a prosecutor announced Thursday.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
The Latest: Gov. Brown: Over 900,000 acres burned in Oregon

The Latest on wildfires in the U.S. West (all times local):

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
George R.R. Martin can't build castle library in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — “Game of Thrones” author George R.R. Martin won't be able to build a seven-sided, castle-style library at his compound in Santa Fe that drew objections from neighbors.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
7 killed in protests over police custody death in Colombia

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Violent clashes erupted in Colombia’s capital following the death of a man in police custody, with angry citizens setting fire to city buses, vandalizing police stations and squaring off wit…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
The Latest: US officials to test blood thinners in patients

WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials have started two new studies to test various blood thinners to try to prevent strokes, heart attacks, blood clots and other complications in COVID-19 patients.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
GOP leader files charge against longtime Illinois speaker

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The top Republican in the Illinois House filed a breach of public trust charge Thursday against Democratic Speaker Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, a…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Q&A: La Nina may bring more Atlantic storms, western drought

La Nina — which often means a busier Atlantic hurricane season, a drier Southwest and perhaps a more fire-prone California — has popped up in the Pacific Ocean.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Lawsuit: EPA fails to enforce Chesapeake Bay pollution caps

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has failed to ensure that Pennsylvania and New York are doing enough to reduce pollution that flows from farms and cities into the Chesapeake Bay, according t…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Russian hackers target U.S. campaigns, parties: Microsoft

BOSTON (AP) — The same Russian military intelligence outfit that hacked the Democrats in 2016 has attempted similar intrusions into the computer systems of more than 200 organizations including political parties an…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Russia GRU hackers target U.S. campaigns, parties: Microsoft

BOSTON (AP) — The same Russian military intelligence outfit that hacked the Democrats in 2016 has attempted similar intrusions into the computer systems of more than 200 organizations including political parties an…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Embed-Guide-Election 2020-Advance Voting, ADVISORY

ELECTION 2020-ADVANCE VOTING — Interactive guide. 2020 could be the first year in which more than half of voters cast their ballot for president before polls open on Election Day. AP is tracking these changes and h…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Union: 4 Houston police officers fired after fatal shooting

HOUSTON (AP) — Four Houston police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a man who had a history of mental illness and appeared to have been on his knees before he was killed have been fired, the police union …

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Sheriff charges deputy, fires 2 more in Georgia jail death

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff said Thursday he arrested one of his deputies on charges of falsifying records and fired two others in connection with the death of a jail inmate.