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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…
Trump, allies beating path to battleground Pennsylvania
LATROBE, Pennsylvania (AP) — Two months from Election Day, President Donald Trump and his allies are feeling new optimism about Pennsylvania, a battleground state that flipped in his favor in 2016.
Alabama gov seeks 3 private built mega prisons, names sites
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's governor announced plans Thursday to move forward with state leasing of three privately built mega prisons that would begin construction next year, in what she described as a step …
Mayor suspends officers involved in man's suffocation death
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Seven police officers involved in the suffocation death of Daniel Prude in Rochester, New York, were suspended Thursday by the city's mayor, who said she was misled for months about the circu…
Black jogger jailed after mistaken ID arrest speaks out
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Black jogger
Biden, in Kenosha, hails fight for racial progress
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden told residents in Kenosha, Wisconsin, that the turmoil their city has experienced in recent weeks over a police shooting and protests that turned viole…
Rochester mayor suspends officers involved in March suffocation death of Black man
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Rochester mayor suspends officers involved in March suffocation death of Black man.
New Hampshire 16-year-old swims across English Channel
A 16-year-old from New Hampshire successfully swam across the English Channel, completing a 33-mile (53-kilometer) swim by reaching a sandy beach in France after darkness fell.
Colombia targets ex US Green Beret behind anti-Maduro plot
MIAMI (AP) — Colombia's police chief is calling on a former U.S. Green Beret behind a plot to overthrow Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to “answer for his crimes” in the South American country.
White woman faces hate crime over interaction with Black men
WINNETKA, Ill. (AP) — A white woman faces a felony hate crime charge after police said she initiated a racist confrontation with a group of Black men at a beach in suburban Chicago, telling them they weren't allowe…
Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY
Could the U.S. really see a coronavirus vaccine before Election Day? A letter from federal health officials instructing states to be ready to begin distributing a vaccine by Nov. 1 — two days before the election — …
For first time, a woman to head Canada's Space Agency
OTTAWA (AP) — For the first time in its 31-year history, the Canadian Space Agency will have a female president.
Truck crashes into pond outside Florida courthouse
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A man drove a pickup truck into a retention pond outside a Florida courthouse on Wednesday, authorities said.
Noem featured in South Dakota tourism ad airing on Fox News
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem got some high-value exposure to Republican voters across the country last week during her appearance at the Republican National Convention – and during Fox New…
Biden meets Jacob Blake's family in trip to Wisconsin
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden began a visit to the battleground state of Wisconsin on Thursday by meeting with the family of Jacob Blake, the Black man whose shooting by a white pol…
Tech rout sends stock market to its biggest loss since June
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s euphoria took a break Thursday, as steep losses in technology stocks dragged the rest of the market down with them.