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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…
Global Forecast-Fahrenheit
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Saturday, September 5, 2020
Gas pipeline blast kills 11 praying at Bangladesh mosque
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — An underground gas pipeline near a mosque exploded during evening prayers outside Bangladesh's capital, killing at least 11 Muslim worshipers and injuring dozens with critical burns, offici…
No 7th trial for Mississippi man freed from prison in 2019
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man freed last year after 22 years in prison will not be tried a seventh time in a quadruple murder case, a judge ruled Friday after prosecutors told him they no longer had any c…
India coronavirus caseload crosses 4M, stretching resources
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s coronavirus caseload surpassed 4 million on Saturday, deepening misery in the country's vast hinterlands, where surges have crippled the underfunded health care system.
Spanish doctors hope beach trips can help ICU virus patients
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — After nearly two months of being sedated and connected to IV lines in a hospital's intensive care unit, Francisco Espana took a moment to fill his ailing lungs with fresh air at a Barcelona …
India coronavirus caseload crosses 4M, stretching resources
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s coronavirus cases crossed 4 million on Saturday, leading the world in new infections and deepening misery in the country's vast hinterlands where surges have crippled the underfunded health…
Racial tensions roiling US pose target for election meddling
WASHINGTON (AP) — The tensions coursing through the United States over racism and policing are likely targets for adversaries seeking to influence the November election, lawmakers and experts warn — and there are s…
Gas pipeline blast kills 11 praying at Bangladesh mosque
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — An underground gas pipeline near a mosque exploded during evening prayers outside the capital of Bangladesh, leaving at least 11 Muslim worshipers dead and dozens injured with critical burn…
Trump out to build 'permission structure' to win back voters
NEW YORK (AP) — Showcasing Black Americans at the Republican National Convention to allay white voters' fears that President Donald Trump is a racist. Sharing touching stories about the president's concern for the …
India's coronavirus caseload crosses 4 million
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s coronavirus cases crossed 4 million on Saturday, leading the world in new infections and closing in on Brazil’s total as the second-highest in the world.
Judge bans Detroit police tactics against protesters
DETROIT (AP) — A federal judge late Friday temporarily barred Detroit police from using tear gas, rubber bullets, batons, shields, chokeholds or sound cannons against peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters after a …
China's Xi promises more market opening at trade fair
BEIJING (AP) — President Xi Jinping pledged to open China’s service industries wider to foreign competitors as its first in-person trade fair since the coronavirus outbreak opened under intensive anti-disease contr…
Fire on tanker off Sri Lanka under control, ship towed away
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The fire on a large oil tanker off Sri Lanka's coast has been brought under control but is still not extinguished, the navy said Saturday.
Asia Today: Victoria police brace for anti-lockdown rallies
MELBOURNE, Australia — Police in Australia's hardest-hit Victoria state are urging people to stay away from Saturday rallies protesting the lockdown in Melbourne, as the country's death toll rose to 748.
White Tulsa officer charged in shooting of Black man
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A jury has indicted a white Tulsa police officer on a reckless conduct charge for shooting a Black man during a traffic stop in March, saying the officer took “unreasonable risk" when he shot at…