Nation/World
Want to follow the latest in world news? Keep reading below for today's national and world news headlines!
Gas prices climb across WA through April
MOSES LAKE — Gas prices across Washington continued their upward trajectory throughout April, mirroring national v…
More than 250 arrested since Blake shooting in Wisconsin
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — More than 250 people have been arrested since the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, with more than half from outside the county that the southeastern Wisconsin city is in, police repor…
A month on, signal in Beirut rubble raises hope for survivor
BEIRUT (AP) — A pulsing signal was detected Thursday from under the rubble of a Beirut building that collapsed during the horrific port explosion in the Lebanese capital last month, raising hopes there may be a sur…
Election chiefs worry about uncertainty as voting nears
Political battles and pending court fights threaten to upend months of planning for the pandemic election, election officials are warning. In key states, they remain hamstrung with only weeks to prepare.
Stocks drop the most since June as tech sector stumbles
NEW YORK (AP) — Technology stocks took a steep tumble on Wall Street Thursday, giving back some of their spectacular gains over the past several months and dragging the rest of the market down with them.
New Hampshire girl, 16, swims across English Channel
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, N.H. (AP) — A 16-year-old from New Hampshire successfully swam across the English Channel, completing a 33-mile (53-kilometer) swim she called an “adventure.”
Biden meets Jacob Blake's family to start Wisconsin trip
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…
The Latest: Biden meets with Jacob Blake family in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the
Man who shot unarmed panhandler released from jail on bond
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man who fatally shot an unarmed panhandler was released from jail on bond Thursday, a week after his arrest and public outcry over the shooting.
Efforts ramp up to get Taliban-Afghan peace talks started
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Officials on both sides of Afghanistan’s protracted conflict say efforts are ramping up for the start of negotiations between Afghan representatives and the Taliban while a top U.N. envoy …
Lawsuit filed against apartment in killing of Botham Jean
DALLAS (AP) — The family of a man fatally shot by an off-duty Dallas police officer who said she mistook his apartment for hers is suing the complex where he was killed, saying his door lock didn't work properly.
Lebanese army finds 4 tons of ammonium nitrate in Beirut
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese military discovered more than 4 tons of ammonium nitrate near Beirut's port on Thursday, a find that's a chilling reminder of the horrific explosion a month ago that killed 191 people.
Southern California sees summer of mountain lion kittens
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — A mountain lion baby boom has occurred this summer in the Santa Monica Mountains and Simi Hills west of Los Angeles.
Once seen as loners, male elephants shown to follow elders
WASHINGTON (AP) — A line of elephants trundles across a dusty landscape in northern Botswana, ears flapping and trunks occasionally brushing the ground. As they pass a motion-activated camera hidden in low shrubber…
Former Catholic brother returned to face Mississippi charges
A former Catholic brother has been extradited from his home state of Wisconsin to Mississippi, where he faces sexual battery charges in a case involving two impoverished Black boys who say they were pressured as me…
Former Kosovo prime minister summoned as war crimes suspect
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A former prime minister of Kosovo has become the latest politician in the Balkan nation to be summoned by prosecutors from an international court investigating whether ethnic Albanian rebels…