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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…
Grave mistake: 'Casket' seen in river turns out to be dock
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland investigating reports of a casket photographed bobbing up and down in a river discovered the object was something far less macabre.
VIRUS DIARY: In Hawaii, pandemic, pregnancy and plumerias
HONOLULU (AP) — I remember setting out for a late afternoon run and the overpowering perfume of plumerias from the tree outside my house. That’s the moment I knew something was up.
Minnesota man rescued after 4 days trapped under fallen tree
REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A man has been rescued after he was pinned under a tree for more than four days while working on his land in southern Minnesota, officials said.
Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY
U.S. unemployment dropped sharply in August to a still-high 8.4% from 10.2%, with about half the 22 million jobs lost to the coronavirus outbreak recovered so far, the government said Friday in one of the last majo…
Police: 5 found dead after shooting in Ontario home
OSHAWA, Ontario (AP) — Police said five people were found dead and another with serious injuries following an early morning shooting Friday in a home east of Toronto.
UK urged to drop ex-Australia PM Abbott from trade envoy job
LONDON (AP) — Prominent equality and environmental activists, including “Lord of the Rings” star Ian McKellen, have urged the British government to drop plans to make former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott a …
Shooting kills Cleveland police officer; perps are at large
CLEVELAND (AP) — A shooting killed a Cleveland police officer and another person, and authorities on Friday sought the person or people responsible, officials said.
Students, IT workers keep pressure on defiant Belarus leader
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators rallied again in Belarus' capital Friday to protest the disputed reelection of the nation's authoritarian president, while police dispersed university students attempt…
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Officers suspended in suffocation death; protesters unswayed
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Seven police officers involved in the suffocation death of Daniel Prude in Rochester, New York, were suspended by the city's mayor, who said she was misled for months about the circumstances …
NATO agrees Novichok used on Navalny, demands probe
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday condemned the “appalling assassination attempt” on Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny and called on Moscow to answer questions about the p…
Virginia city renames burial site of Stonewall Jackson
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — A Virginia city has officially renamed the cemetery where Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson is buried.
The Latest: Myrtle Beach, SC, extends virus mask mandate
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A South Carolina beach town has renewed its mask mandate. That's despite coronavirus cases trending downward after a spike linked to the popular tourist destination this summer.
Jamaica's Holness wins big in early Jamaican 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.
Italy: Berlusconi hospitalized with COVID-19 as precaution
ROME (AP) — Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi, who tested positive for COVID-19 this week, has an early-stage lung infection but was breathing on his own hours after being hospitalized in Milan Friday and isn’t bein…