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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…
Prosecutors to seek stiff penalties for cops in Floyd death
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Prosecutors in the case against four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd intend to seek stiff sentences if the men are convicted, saying in court documents…
Elon Musk wants YOU to build a brain-computer interface
Elon Musk isn't content with electric cars, shooting people into orbit, populating Mars and building underground tunnels to solve traffic problems. He also wants to get inside your brain.
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Silos packed with sugar burn at refinery in Louisiana
CHALMETTE, La. (AP) — Two 10-story-high silos packed with refined sugar caught fire at the Domino Sugar refinery near New Orleans, authorities said. No injuries were reported.
Head of jewelry theft crew sentenced to federal prison
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles head of a ring that tracked and robbed traveling jewelry salespeople, stealing at least $835,000 worth of goods, was sentenced to federal prison Friday, prosecutors said.
Mexico president attacks environmentalists' foreign funding
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president launched a blistering attack on several environmentalist groups Friday, suggesting they were being paid by foreign foundations to oppose his controversial train project in the …
At D.C. march, families decry 'two systems of justice'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. famously laid out a vision for harmony between white and Black people 57 years ago, his son issued a sobering r…
Another 481 COVID-19 cases found at University of Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The University of Alabama reported Friday that an additional 481 students have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to more than 1,000 infections since students returned to campu…
Owner of Trump hotel in Vancouver files for bankruptcy
VANCOUVER, Canada (AP) — The company that owns the Trump International Hotel in Vancouver has filed for bankruptcy.
Trump amplifies convention warnings about Biden in NH rally
LONDONDERRY, N.H. (AP) — Fresh off accepting the Republican Party’s nomination, President Donald Trump sowed fear about the implications of a Joe Biden victory to voters in battleground states with just over two mo…
Kanye West sues to get on Wisconsin presidential ballot
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Rapper Kanye West filed a lawsuit Friday demanding election officials place him on Wisconsin’s presidential ballot in November.
Officer avoids charges in shooting of man holding air pistol
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee police officer will not be charged after fatally shooting a man who pointed an air pistol at motorists and police, who thought it was a real gun.
Attorney: Jacob Blake no longer handcuffed to hospital bed
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Jacob Blake is no longer shackled to his hospital bed, as he had been following a police shooting in southeastern Wisconsin that left him paralyzed, his attorneys said Friday.
UN calls for action to increase women in peacekeeping
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Friday calling on the United Nations and its 193 member nations to step up action to increase the number of women in military and civilian…
Missing children rescued in Georgia sex trafficking bust
ATLANTA (AP) — Nearly 40 missing or endangered children have been rescued by federal and state agents during a law enforcement operation in Georgia, authorities say.