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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…
Mourners gather to bid farewell to murdered Mexican reporter
TEZONAPA, Mexico (AP) — Mourners gathered Thursday at the wake of a newspaper reporter whose decapitated body was found a day earlier in an area of the Gulf coast state of Veracruz that has suffered months of organ…
9/11 Anniversary, ADVISORY
The anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks is on Friday. Commemorations are planned in New York and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon. The AP plans the following coverage. Find the latest plans on Coverag…
Tennessee man shoots deputy, killed when SWAT enters house
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A man who held his girlfriend hostage and shot a deputy while barricading himself in a home in Tennessee was killed when a SWAT team entered the house, authorities said Thursday.
Trump heads to Michigan amid Woodward book fallout
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid a political crisis of his own making, President Donald Trump headed for the comfort of a rally in battleground Michigan on Thursday, trying to move past revelations that he had been
US charges Russian with plot to create election distrust
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has charged a Russian national in a sweeping plot to create distrust in the American political process.
Georgia deputy shot is expected to return to work next week
DALTON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia deputy who was wounded in a shooting that touched off a massive manhunt is recovering and expected to return to work next week, state law officers Thursday.
Election 2020, ADVISORY
Here are today’s plans for coverage of Election 2020. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan. Find the AP’s latest coverage in our Election 2020 hub. All times are Eastern.
More than 40 killed by armed militia in Congo's east
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — More than 40 people have been killed this week in attacks by rebels in Congo’s eastern Ituri province, local officials said Thursday.
AP News Digest 2 p.m.
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Taliban say peace talks with Afghan team to start Saturday
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The long-awaited peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government's negotiating team are to begin on Saturday in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar, the Taliban and Qatar's foreign ministry said…
Wisconsin Democrats think they've learned mistakes of 2016
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats, stung by President Donald Trump's narrow win four years ago, are confident the lessons they learned will ensure he doesn't do it again.
Huge fire at Beirut port sows panic after last month's blast
BEIRUT (AP) — A huge fire broke out at Beirut’s port Thursday, raising new panic among residents still struggling with the traumatic effects of the catastrophic explosion at the same site last month.
Wildfires sweep into Brazil park harboring jaguars
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Wildfire has infiltrated a Brazilian state park known for its population of jaguars as firefighters, environmentalists and ranchers in the world’s largest tropical wetlands region struggle to …
Police chief hit with federal charges of rigging his hiring
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The police chief of Connecticut's largest city was arrested Thursday on federal charges that he teamed with Bridgeport's personnel director to rig the hiring process to make sure he would g…
The Latest: Couple overrun by wildfire remain hospitalized
The Latest on wildfires in the U.S. West (all times local):