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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…
Virtual learning in Miami-Dade halted by cyberattack, glitch
MIAMI (AP) — A cyberattack and a software glitch plagued Florida's largest school district during the first two days of its virtual start to the school year, officials said Tuesday.
Khmer Rouge’s chief jailer, guilty of war crimes, dies at 77
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The Khmer Rouge’s chief jailer, who admitted overseeing the torture and killings of as many as 16,000 Cambodians while running the regime’s most notorious prison, has died. Kaing Guek Ea…
Attorney O’Connor wins Massachusetts GOP Senate primary
BOSTON (AP) — Kevin O’Connor, an attorney, has defeated fellow Republican Shiva Ayyadurai in the Massachusetts GOP U.S. Senate primary.
Police: LA deputies shoot, kill Black man who dropped gun
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Black man was shot and killed by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies after he was stopped for a traffic violation while riding a bike, then ran from police, punched one officer and then “made…
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Trump visits Kenosha, calls violence 'domestic terrorism'
HHS cancelling ventilator contracts, says stockpile is full
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is canceling some of its remaining orders for ventilators, after rushing to sign nearly $3 billion in emergency contracts as the COVID-19 pandemic surged in the spring.
The Latest: Australian hot spot extends state of emergency
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s hot spot Victoria state on Wednesday extended its state of emergency for another six months as its weekly average of new COVID-10 infections dipped to 95.
The Latest: Trump seeks fast track of reviews amid pandemic
BILLINGS, Mont. __ The Trump administration is seeking to fast track environmental reviews of dozens of major energy and infrastructure projects during the COVID-19 pandemic, including oil and gas drilling, hazardo…
Plume spews from natural gas well off Texas coast
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Efforts to stem a plume spewing Tuesday from an offshore natural gas well platform in Texas have been hampered by rough waters, but officials say the environmental impact has been minim…
California inks deal for new system after COVID data backlog
LOS ANGELES (AP) — About a month after California disclosed its COVID-19 tracking system had produced inaccurate case numbers, state officials awarded a $15 million contract Tuesday to a software company to design …
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the Malian president ousted in a military coup last month, has been hospitalized
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the Malian president ousted in a military coup last month, has been hospitalized.
The Latest: UN to hold summit on post-COVID-19 governance
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council will hold a high-level summit during the annual meeting of world leaders at the General Assembly later this month to discuss “adjustments” to the current international sys…
A keeper of New Orleans Black culture dies at 73
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sylvester Francis, the founder of the small but highly respected Backstreet Cultural museum that features an array of exhibits from various aspects of African American culture in New Orleans neig…
Gun pulled at protest prompts county to institute curfew
TALLAHASEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida county instituted a curfew Tuesday, several days after a man
US seeks to collect more personal information of noncitizens
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced plans Tuesday to expand the collection of personal “biometric” information as part of its immigration enforcement.