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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…
Global Forecast-Fahrenheit
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Monday, August 31, 2020
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
Absent details, police shooting narratives seek to distract
Jockey Club boss resigns after evidence of bullying, racism
LONDON (AP) — The Jockey Club's group chief executive resigned Sunday after a review found evidence to support allegations of “bullying behavior” and “inappropriate racist comments.”
Lottery State-by-State
The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Monday:
'Tragedy': St. Louis officer dies after being shot by gunman
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis police officer who was a “hero” to his family died Sunday after being shot in the head by a barricaded gunman on the city's south side, authorities said.
India accuses China of 'provocative' military movements
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India said Monday its soldiers thwarted China’s “provocative” military movements near a disputed border in Ladakh region amid a monthslong standoff.
Thai government delays purchase of submarines from China
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s government has decided to delay the purchase of two submarines from China, withdrawing its request to parliament to include the sum for an initial payment in the fiscal year 2021 national …
In aftermath of Hurricane Laura, residents worry about help
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — In a matter of hours last week, Hurricane Laura tore through the tire shop Layla Winbush's family started just under a year ago, reducing most of it to rubble and scattering hundreds of tir…
When Trump talks law and order, some Wisconsin voters listen
DE PERE, Wis. (AP) — Alexis Arnold says she's sympathetic toward protesters who have peacefully fought racial injustice this summer. But as some demonstrations spiral into violence, her anxiety is building.
Uncertainty dominates presidential campaign's final stretch
NEW YORK (AP) — Within President Donald Trump’s campaign, some privately feared the worst heading into the national conventions.
In China's Xinjiang, forced medication accompanies lockdown
BEIJING (AP) — The government in China's far northwest Xinjiang region is resorting to draconian measures to combat the coronavirus, including spraying detainees with acidic disinfectant, physically locking residen…
Trump seizes on protests as Dems blame him for tensions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats accused President Donald Trump of trying to inflame racial tensions and incite violence to benefit his campaign after he praised supporters who clashed with protesters during a deadly ni…
Xinjiang govt forces unproven medicine on people in lockdown
BEIJING (AP) — When police arrested the middle-aged Uighur woman at the height of China’s coronavirus outbreak, she was crammed into a cell with dozens of other women in a detention center.
Asian stocks gain after Wall Street advances to record
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Monday after Wall Street turned in its fifth straight weekly gain and China’s manufacturing growth held steady.
AP News in Brief at 11:09 p.m. EDT
'Fanning the flames': Dems accuse Trump of stoking violence