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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…
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…
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 …
Asian stock markets follow Wall Street higher
Asian stock markets rose Thursday after Wall Street turned in its biggest daily gain since July despite uncertainty about the global outlook.
Man imprisoned for 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.
AP FACT CHECK: Barr raises voter fraud specter, China threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the 2020 presidential race between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden heats up, Attorney General William Barr warned of the potential of substantial fraud in voting by mail — but he …
Livestock ship carrying 42 crew missing off southern Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese rescuers were searching Thursday for a livestock ship with 42 crew members on board that sent a distress signal during rough weather off southern Japan.
Work starts to stop sewage flows into California from Mexico
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Work has begun to stop a decades-old problem of millions of gallons of sewage from Tijuana, Mexico, flowing into the United States and polluting San Diego County beaches, the Trump administration's…
The Latest: 'The Rock,' family test positive for coronavirus
LOS ANGELES -- Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson says he and his family tested positive for the coronavirus.
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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…
Typhoon pummels South Korea with flooding, damaging winds
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 …
Colombia arrests 3 Venezuelans tied to anti-Maduro plot
MIAMI (AP) — Police in Colombia have arrested three Venezuelans who were part of a failed plot organized by a former U.S. Green Beret to sneak across the border and oust President Nicolás Maduro, The Associated Pre…
TS Nana barrels toward Belize, could become hurricane
PUNTA GORDA, Belize (AP) — Tropical Storm 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…
Ex-leaders of troubled care center charged with money crimes
PHOENIX (AP) — Two former executives from an Arizona care facility where an incapacitated woman was raped have been indicted on financial charges, Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Wednesday.
Former UN official charged with lying about rape in Iraq
NEW YORK (AP) — A former United Nations official accused of drugging and sexually assaulting several women has been charged with lying to the FBI.