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Updated 3 weeks, 1 day 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
1 of 3 cubs orphaned by famous bear's death captured

LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — One of three black bear cubs orphaned by the recent death of their famous mother was captured Monday morning and will be taken to a rehabilitation center for the winter.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
The Latest: Trump's pandemic adviser urges cautious optimism

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — President Donald Trump’s new pandemic adviser, Dr. Scott Atlas, says coronavirus infections and deaths are declining in the hardest-hit states.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Correction: Police Shooting-Wisconsin-Handcuffs story

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — In a story Aug. 28, 2020, about Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, The Associated Press erroneously reported that police were responding to a domestic abuse …

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Stocks edge lower but are still headed for a monthly gain

Stocks are mostly lower in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday after the market gave back some of its recent gains from a five-week winning streak.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
El Al flight LY971 to Abu Dhabi was no typical air journey

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — From the Israeli captain’s emotional greeting in Arabic upon takeoff in Tel Aviv, to the warm Emirati reception on the ground in scorching Abu Dhabi, it was obvious this was n…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Smoke from wildfire blackens prehistoric Greek city walls

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Monuments at the archaeological site of Mycenae have not been damaged by a wildfire that swept through the area, despite blackening from smoke on the iconic entrance to the ancient citadel, Gr…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Appeals court keeps Flynn case alive, won't order dismissal

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court in Washington declined Monday to order the dismissal of

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Detroit honors COVID-19 victims with public park memorial

DETROIT (AP) — An island park in Detroit has become an extraordinary memorial garden, with cars packed with families slowly passing hundreds of photos of city residents who have died from COVID-19.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Georgia officers fired after man bound with shirt over mouth

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Two Georgia police officers tied a T-shirt over the mouth of a man who spit at them during an arrest, which led to their firings, a police report says.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
The Latest: Drive-thru memorial honors Detroit virus victims

DETROIT — The city of Detroit turned an island park into an extraordinary memorial garden on Monday as cars packed with families slowly passed hundreds of photos of residents who died from COVID-19.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
St. Louis couple charged after waving guns appear in court

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The attorney for a white St. Louis couple charged for

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Couple, twin teenage children found dead in Ohio home

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — A couple and their twin teenage children were found dead in their home after authorities were asked to conduct a welfare check at the residence in a Cleveland suburb, authorities said.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Across South, a push to change Confederate school names

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Trude Lamb is a standout cross country runner at Robert E. Lee High School in Tyler, Texas, but the name on her jersey is a sharp reminder of a man “who didn’t believe people like me were 10…