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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…
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
Dueling versions of reality define 1st week of fall campaign
AP Week in Pictures, North America
Aug. 28 - Sept. 3, 2020
2nd crew member, dead cows found after ship sinks off Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's coast guard rescued a survivor floating in a raft Friday hours after finding an unconscious crew member in waters where a ship carrying thousands of cows from New Zealand capsized and is believ…
The Latest: India adds another 83K virus cases, 1,000 deaths
NEW DELHI — The number of people infected with the coronavirus in India rose by another 83,000 and is near Brazil’s total, the second-highest in the world.
Is France really growing more 'savage'? Word stirs trouble
PARIS (AP) — The subject is serious: violence in French society. But senior ministers have been stumbling over each other’s words in a debate about how grave the problem really is and how best to describe what is h…
Ex-Marine wins Democratic primary for Joe Kennedy III’s seat
Jake Auchincloss has won a packed primary to become the Democratic nominee in the race to fill the U.S. House seat being vacated by Rep. Joe Kennedy III in Massachusetts.
Sri Lankan, Indian ships, aircraft try to douse tanker fire
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Ships, boats and aircraft from Sri Lanka and India were escalating efforts to douse a fire raging on an oil tanker east of Sri Lanka for a second day Friday.
Thai students turn agitators for educational reform
BANGKOK (AP) — She‘s 15, writes love stories and likes indie music and anime cartoons. So far so normal. But two weeks ago Benjamaporn Nivas upended traditional notions of Thai schoolkids’ behavior by leading hundr…
Death of longtime mayor from COVID-19 stuns Alabama town
CLANTON, Ala. (AP) — It seemed like Billy Joe Driver, 84, was always around in this Alabama city after 36 years as mayor.
Asia Today: India adds another 83K, nears 2nd-most in world
NEW DELHI (AP) — The number of people infected with the coronavirus in India rose by another 80,000 and is near Brazil's total, the second-highest in the world.
Oxford study: Tokyo Olympics are most costly Summer Games
TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics are already the most expensive Summer Games on record with costs set to go higher, a wide-ranging study from Britain's University of Oxford indicates.
AP source: Man suspected of fatally shooting right-wing supporter in Oregon killed during scuffle with law enforcement
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP source: Man suspected of fatally shooting right-wing supporter in Oregon killed during scuffle with law enforcement.
Ships, boats try to douse ship fire off Sri Lanka, 1 dead
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Ships, boats and aircraft from Sri Lanka and India were escalating efforts to douse a fire raging on an oil tanker east of Sri Lanka for a second day Friday.
Analysis: China's rise takes the world into uncharted waters
BEIJING (AP) — Twice in the 20th century, Japan challenged the West, first in a military-led attempt to become an imperial power and then as an industrial powerhouse. Now it is China’s turn to take the global stage.
Pandemic politicking: Democrats at laptops. GOP at your door
REEDSBURG, Wisconsin (AP) — At a family dining table in tiny Reedsburg, Wisconsin, Arlene Ketchpaw chatted with a half-dozen Sauk County Democrats about how to win over voters, her fellow volunteers staring out fro…