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Updated 2 weeks, 6 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
Charges: 3 teens killed detective, informant in robbery

CLEVELAND (AP) — Three teenagers were charged Tuesday with fatally shooting a Cleveland police detective and another man during what authorities said was a robbery attempt.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
House lawmakers ask for probe into Russian poisoning case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Democrat and the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee are together calling on President Donald Trump to investigate whether chemical weapons were used by Russia in the poi…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Report: Iowa teen's starvation death was preventable

An Iowa teenager who died of starvation in 2017 could have been saved if state social workers and contractors had been more thorough when they investigated the girl's living conditions, a state watchdog said Tuesda…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Imprisoned Algerian journalist appeals in high-profile case

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — An Algerian prosecutor on Tuesday sought a four-year sentence in the high-profile appeals trial of Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni, more than the original term handed down a month ago tha…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
83 migrants rescued in Sahara Desert, says migration agency

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) —

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Chipping in? Trump may put up his own cash on reelection

Washington (AP) — President Donald Trump is putting out the word that he is considering spending as much as $100 million of his own fortune on his reelection effort as campaign officials try to buck up key supporte…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Myanmar army deserters confirm atrocities against Rohingya

BANGKOK (AP) — Two soldiers who deserted from Myanmar’s army have testified on video that they were instructed by commanding officers to “shoot all that you see and that you hear” in villages where minority Rohingy…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
The Latest: CEOs pledge safety for coronavirus vaccines

NEW YORK — Top executives of nine drugmakers likely to produce the first vaccines against the new coronavirus are promising they’ll be safe and effective.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Netanyahu slams Israeli police amid report about cover-up

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at the country's law enforcement system on Tuesday, continuing a crusade to discredit those who have pressed corruption cases against him ahead o…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Charges: 2 killed detective, informant in robbery attempt

CLEVELAND (AP) — Two teenagers were charged Tuesday with fatally shooting a Cleveland police detective and another man during what authorities said was a robbery attempt.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Man accused of making bomb threat during Zoom lecture

HOUSTON (AP) — A man has been arrested after being accused of making a bomb threat against the University of Houston during a Zoom lecture.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
US sells ambassador home in Israel, securing Jerusalem move

JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.S. Embassy said Tuesday the State Department has sold the ambassador's official residence near Tel Aviv — a decision that cements the embassy's controversial move to Jerusalem.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Trump claims environmental progress, but he's weakened rules

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is out to claim the mantle of environmental steward on Tuesday as he highlights conservation and restoration projects in Florida. But his administration has overturned or…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
California fires bring more chopper rescues, power shutoffs

SHAVER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Helicopters rescued more people from wildfires Tuesday as flames chewed through bone-dry California after a scorching Labor Day weekend that saw a dramatic airlift of more than 200 people…