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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…
Facing a coronavirus crisis, Israel calls in the army
RAMLE, Israel (AP) — Over a three-decade military career, Israeli Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin has led commando raids, fought in wars and even earned a degree at Harvard. But he has never seen anything quite like his lates…
Mexico's 'teflon' presidency loses some sheen but survives
MEXICO CITY (AP) — For a president with a plunging economy and the world’s fourth-highest number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths, Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador isn’t doing so badly.
Asia Today: More businesses reopen in Philippine capital
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Fitness gyms, barber shops and internet cafes were allowed to reopen partly in the Philippine capital Tuesday as the government further eased quarantine restrictions despite the country h…
Australia policeman faces court over Indigenous man's death
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A police officer made a video appearance in an Outback court on Tuesday for a preliminary hearing on a charge that he murdered a 19-year-old Indigenous man who was shot dead in a desert c…
Asian shares mixed following Wall St retreat
TOKYO (AP) — Major Asian share indexes meandered between modest gains and losses Tuesday after a retreat on Wall Street.
Asian shares edge lower following Wall St retreat
TOKYO (AP) — Major Asian share indexes edged lower Tuesday in mostly muted trading after a retreat overnight on Wall Street.
Strong typhoon sweeps southern Japan, heads to Koreas
TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon blew over Japan's southernmost islands on Tuesday and was headed toward the country's main southern island and the Korean Peninsula.
Defying China's wrath, Czech senator delivers Taiwan speech
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Defying anger from China, the president of the Czech Republic’s Senate addressed Taiwan’s national legislature on Tuesday, offering a strong rebuke to authoritarian politics and Beijing’s incr…
Reports on Trinity Test fallout, cancer cases to be released
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — After years of research, the National Cancer Institute was poised Tuesday to finally release a series of papers related to radiation doses and cancer risks resulting from the U.S. governmen…
At military academies, COVID-19 is the enemy to be defeated
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — As eight Navy midshipmen file into their economics class, instructor Kurtis Swope points to the antibacterial wipes on the desk. “Did you grab wipes?” he asks, then tells each one to take two,…
Trump wades into racial tensions with visit to Kenosha, Wis.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Claiming the mantle of the “law and order” candidate, President Donald Trump is offering himself as the leader best positioned to keep Americans safe, a day after Democratic rival Joe Biden assail…
Mexico's 'telfon' presidency loses some sheen but survives
MEXICO CITY (AP) — For a president with a plunging economy and the world’s fourth-highest number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths, Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador isn’t doing so badly.
2 Saudi royals, others officials investigated for fraud
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia's top military commander in its yearslong war in Yemen and his prince son have been removed from their posts along with other officials as part of an anti-corruption …
UN chief: Virus reversed fragile progress on gender equality
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened inequality between men and women and reversed “decades of limited and fragile progress on gender equality and women’s rights,” the United Nations chief said …
Taliban attacked a military base in Afghanistan, killing 3
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban insurgents launched a complex attack Tuesday morning against a military base in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least three public protection forces, an official said.