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Updated 3 weeks ago

Gas prices climb across WA through April

MOSES LAKE — Gas prices across Washington continued their upward trajectory throughout April, mirroring national v…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Philippine appeals block release of US Marine in killing

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A U.S. Marine convicted in the 2014 killing of a transgender Filipino woman will remain behind bars while her family and the government appeal a Philippine court order allowing his early …

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
AP News Digest 3:30 a.m.

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
The Latest: Czech Rep registers biggest 1-day spike of 650

PRAGUE — The Czech Republic has registered the biggest day-to-day increase in the new confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Efforts ramping up to get intra-Afghan peace talks started

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Officials on both sides of Afghanistan’s protracted conflict say efforts are ramping up for a start to intra-Afghan negotiations, a critical next step to a U.S.-negotiated peace deal with …

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Survivor: Livestock ship with 42 crew sank off Japan's coast

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese rescuers were searching Thursday for a livestock ship carrying 42 crew members that a survivor said sank during rough weather a day earlier off a southern Japanese island, the coast guard said.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Man sentenced to life for Sydney violence targeting judges

SYDNEY (AP) — A former firefighter was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for a series of murders and bombings in Sydney during the 1980s that terrorized Australia’s legal fraternity.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Lottery State-by-State-All

The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Thursday:

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
AP PHOTOS: Haitian center a refuge for transgender people

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Prejudice and discrimination against transgender people is common in Haiti, but at least one organization is providing a haven where they can feel welcome.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Typhoon pummels South Korea, ship missing in rough waters

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A powerful typhoon ripped through South Korea’s southern and eastern coasts with tree-snapping winds and flooding rains Thursday, knocking out power to more than 270,000 homes and leaving …

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Nana strengthens into hurricane as it barrels toward Belize

PUNTA GORDA, Belize (AP) — Hurricane Nana barreled westward Wednesday just off the coast of Honduras on a collision course with the Central American nation of Belize, where thousands of people were stocking up on f…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
China commemorates 75th anniversary of end of Pacific War

BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday commemorated the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in the Pacific, during which it endured a brutal invasion and occupation of much of its territory by Japan.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Asian stock markets mixed after Wall Street surge

Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after Wall Street surged to its biggest daily gain since July despite uncertainty about the global outlook.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Lottery State-by-State

The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Thursday:

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Students in Inner Mongolia protest Chinese language policy

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Ethnic Mongolians, including students and parents, in China’s Inner Mongolia region are demonstrating their anger in rare public protests against a new bilingual education policy that they say…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Video shows deadly deputy shooting of Black bicyclist in LA

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A grainy video shows a Black man stopped while riding a bicycle struggling with a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy. But it doesn't confirm whether he reached toward a dropped gun before being …