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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…
Tech sector extends slump, dragging stock market lower again
Stocks are falling again on Wall Street Friday, adding to the market's losses a day after its biggest sell-off since June.
Laura's coastal cost assessed with drones, satellite images
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Laura was hardly done
Blake's father says paralyzed son optimistic after shooting
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Jacob Blake's father said Friday that his “happy-go-lucky” son is optimistic for his future, although he remains paralyzed from the waist down after being shot seven times in the back by a Keno…
Kelly's lawyers want to question gang member in cell attack
CHICAGO (AP) — Attorneys for R. Kelly want to question a convicted member of the Latin Kings gang who says he beat up the jailed R&B singer in a Chicago cell.
In Barr, Trump has powerful ally for challenging mail voting
WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump sows doubt about the legitimacy of the 2020 election, he’s found a powerful partner in Attorney General William Barr.
Undercover drug detective, informant killed; 3 are arrested
CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland police detective who had just joined a federal violence task force was shot and killed in his unmarked car along with a police informant during a drug operation, officials said Friday.
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Jamaica's Holness wins big in bet on early elections
ST. CATHERINE, Jamaica (AP) — Prime Minister Andrew Holness won big in his bet on early elections as his Jamaica Labour Party captured 49 of 63 seats in Parliament, swamping the rival People’s National Party.
Wildlife agency seeks to carve out areas from protections
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials on Friday proposed making it easier to carve out exemptions from habitat protections meant to save imperiled species, by placing greater weight on the potential econom…
Tiz the Law is a big favorite in a Derby unlike any other
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Forget the mint juleps in souvenir glasses, men in seersucker suits and women wearing hats exploding in a floral frenzy. The Kentucky Derby still has horses — Tiz the Law is the biggest favor…
At least 10 Malian soldiers killed in attack near Mauritania
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — At least 10 Malian soldiers have been killed in a night-time attack by Islamic extremists in the country’s west near its border with Mauritania, the Malian army said Friday.
El Salvador president denies negotiating with gang
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele denied a report Friday that his government has been negotiating with one of the country’s most powerful gangs to lower the murder rate and win the…
The Latest: Turkey sees highest daily death toll in months
ANKARA, Turkey — The number of daily confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Turkey topped 50 — the highest single-day fatality in the country since mid-May.
German prosecutors to charge mom with murder of 5 children
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors said Friday they will charge a 27-year-old woman with murder after five of her young children were found dead at their home in the western city of Solingen.
State trooper injured in crash 2 years ago dies of injuries
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — A state trooper has died two years after he was hit by a car during a traffic stop, and it's not yet clear whether the driver will face new charges now that the victim is dead of his injuri…