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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…
Philippine leader pardons US Marine in transgender killing
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president pardoned a U.S. Marine on Monday in a surprise move that will free him from imprisonment in the 2014 killing of a transgender Filipino woman that sparked anger in…
2 top Thai pro-democracy protesters released from jail
BANGKOK (AP) — Two top leaders of Thailand’s pro-democracy protest movement were released from jail on Monday after police agreed they no longer needed to be detained for investigation.
Asian shares rise as US set to reopen from Labor Day holiday
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Tuesday, after European stocks rallied and U.S. markets were closed for the Labor Day national holiday.
The Latest: New Mexico sees lowest new case number in months
SANTA FE, N.M. -- New Mexico health officials are reporting 46 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus — the lowest daily number in the state since early April.
Global Forecast-Celsius
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Tuesday, September 8, 2020
El Salvador prosecutors search prisons in pact investigation
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Prosecutors in El Salvador said Monday they have searched two prisons to investigate whether the administration of President Nayib Bukele had negotiated with one of the country’s mo…
As California burns, the winds arrive and the lights go out
SHAVER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — New wildfires ravaged bone-dry California during a scorching Labor Day weekend that saw a dramatic airlift of more than 200 people trapped by flames and ended with the state's largest uti…
Asia Today: India reports record 1,133 new virus deaths
NEW DELHI (AP) — India on Tuesday reported 1,133 deaths from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, its highest single-day total.
VIRUS DIARY: One midnight moment in Taiwan's virus battle
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — “Get back in the car!” the masked people shouted at me. “Get back in!”
Campaign to succeed PM Abe as party leader begins in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — The official campaigning to head Japan's ruling party began Tuesday with the longtime right-hand man of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe now seen as a top candidate and his likely successor to lead the govern…
Ships, aircraft fight new fire on oil tanker off Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Ships and aircraft from Sri Lanka and India intensified efforts to extinguish a new fire on oil tanker off Sri Lanka's coast on Tuesday, two days after the previous three-day blaze was dou…
8-year-old killed, 2 adults wounded during Chicago shooting
CHICAGO (AP) — An 8-year-old girl was killed and two adults were severely wounded after they were shot Monday evening in Chicago while traveling in a vehicle on the city's South Side.
The Latest: New Mexico sees lowest new case number in months
SANTA FE, N.M. -- New Mexico health officials are reporting 46 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus — the lowest daily number in the state since early April.
El Salvador prosecutors search prisons in pact investigation
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Prosecutors in El Salvador said Monday they have searched two prisons to investigate whether the administration of President Nayib Bukele had negotiated with one of the country’s mo…
Search for missing livestock ship crew off Japan resumes
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese coast guard ships resumed searching on Tuesday for a livestock ship and its 40 missing crew members off Japan's southern islands after the efforts were suspended due to a typhoon.