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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…
Car caught on video plowing through Times Square protesters
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department says it is trying to find a car that drove through a group of Black Lives Matter protesters blocking a street in Times Square.
Tokyo Olympic CEO: Vaccine not requirement to hold games
TOKYO (AP) — A vaccine is not a requirement for holding next year's postponed Olympics and Paralympics, the CEO of the Tokyo Games said Friday.
UN begins withdrawal from South Sudan protection camps
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan said on Friday it has begun withdrawing its troops and police from the protection of civilians camps that continue to shelter more than 180…
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Search for survivor in Beirut rubble grips grieving nation
BEIRUT (AP) — Rescue workers used cranes, shovels and their bare hands in search operations that resumed early Friday in the rubble of a building that collapsed last month in Beirut’s catastrophic explosion, hoping…
Madrid struggles with Europe's acutest 2nd wave of pandemic
MADRID (AP) — A mix of worry and resignation is discernible behind the masks of parents picking up school textbooks in a working class Spanish neighborhood with a steady rise in new coronavirus infections.
Shooting leaves Cleveland officer dead; suspects sought
CLEVELAND (AP) — A shooting killed a Cleveland police officer and another person, and authorities on Friday sought the person or people responsible, officials said.
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Federal task force kills Portland shooting suspect at arrest
Japan bracing for dangerously powerful typhoon
TOKYO (AP) — Japan is bracing for a dangerously powerful typhoon approaching its southern regions this weekend on the heels of an earlier storm that injured dozens of people in the country and on the Korean Peninsu…
The Latest: Madrid expands restrictions to indoor gatherings
MADRID — The Madrid regional government is further restricting family reunions and social gatherings to curb a sharp spike in coronavirus cases just as schools are set to reopen.
Police: 4 found dead after shooting in Ontario home
OSHAWA, Ontario (AP) — Police say four people have been found dead in a home east of Toronto after an early morning shooting.
Locusts now threatening parts of southern Africa, UN says
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Locusts are threatening another part of Africa, with up to 7 million people in the southern region facing further food insecurity, the United Nations said Friday.
Prague, Taipei deepen ties as controversial Czech visit ends
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The mayors of Prague and Taipei announced new areas of cooperation for the two sister cities, including orchestra tours, on Friday as a Czech delegation concluded a weeklong visit to Taiwan th…