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Updated 3 weeks 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
NY attorney general to form grand jury after Prude death

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s attorney general on Saturday moved to form a grand jury to investigate the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died earlier this year after Rochester police placed a hood over h…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
New York AG moves to empanel grand jury in Daniel Prude's death. Prude died after being hooded and held down by police.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — New York AG moves to empanel grand jury in Daniel Prude's death. Prude died after being hooded and held down by police.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Several boats sink during Texas parade for President Trump

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A spokesperson for the Travis County sheriff’s office in Texas says “several” boats sank Saturday while taking part in a parade in support of President Donald Trump.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Bar: Lawyer tried to get jailed client to have sex with him

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — An attorney in Virginia is facing state bar accusations that he tried to get a jailed client to have a three-way sexual relationship with him and another female client.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
In ruling, judge throws lifeline to diversity visa lottery

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to resume issuing diversity visas for immigrants from underrepresented countries, partially reversing a pandemic-related freeze on a wide range of i…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
3 fatal shootings yield no indictments for Florida officers

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — A grand jury in Florida declined to issue indictments against Tallahassee police officers involved in the shooting deaths of three people in separate incidents that helped ignite Black Lives Matt…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Lawyer of accused Kenosha shooter resigns from defense fund

A lawyer representing a 17-year-old charged with shooting three people during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has resigned from his position with a defense fund that has raked in more than $700,000 to defend his c…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Israelis protest against PM as coronavirus infections spike

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis protested outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday night, pressing ahead with a monthslong campaign demanding the embattled Israeli lead…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Zoo: Oldest African elephant in North America dies at 56

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The oldest African elephant in North America has died at the age of 56, officials at a Tennessee zoo said.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
'Worst Derby Ever': A T-shirt slogan sums up 2020 woes

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Churchill Downs stands are empty and the wagering windows closed. Armored police vehicles in the parking lot have replaced throngs of Derby-goers in seersucker and showy hats.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Liberty tells staff to refrain from interacting with Falwell

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Staff members at Liberty University have been instructed to refrain from interacting with the school's ousted president, Jerry Falwell Jr.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
No indictments against Florida police over deadly force

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — A Leon County grand jury declined to issue indictments against Tallahassee police officers involved in the shooting deaths of three people in separate incidents that helped ignite Black Lives Mat…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Union Berlin hosts 4,500 soccer fans amid pandemic

BERLIN (AP) — In the biggest attendance so far for a soccer team in Germany during the coronavirus pandemic, Union Berlin welcomed 4,500 fans for its 2-1 win over Nuremberg on Saturday.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Body of slain detective gets hero's escort to funeral home

CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — Two fire truck ladders stretched a large American flag over a hearse that threaded the Cleveland streets Saturday as it carried the body of a police detective killed in the line of duty to a …

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
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