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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…
Men presenting themselves as pastors charged in $28M scheme
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Three Maryland men presenting themselves as pastors targeted church members and other investors in a Ponzi scheme that defrauded victims out of more than $28 million, according to a federa…
Civil rights then, and now, as Black lawmakers tap roots
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation is once again at a crossroads over
Keith Nelson, who killed a Kansas girl in 1999, is the fifth federal inmate executed this year
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Keith Nelson, who killed a Kansas girl in 1999, is the fifth federal inmate executed this year.
Suit: Ex-Female Boy Scout faced harassment, discrimination
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former 17-year-old female Boy Scout member contends in a lawsuit against a Kansas City-area chapter that she faced sexual harassment and discrimination before she was fired from a camp las…
Kansas girl's killer 5th federal inmate executed this year
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A Kansas girl’s killer Friday became the fifth federal inmate put to death this year, an execution that went forward only after a higher court tossed a ruling that would have required the g…
No warning of a gun in body cam footage of shooting death
BOSTON (AP) — Footage from police body cameras depicting partial view of the fatal shooting of a man in February shows officers did not warn each other that he had a gun, partially contradicting the findings of an …
Tanzania opposition parties say candidates unfairly rejected
DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania’s main opposition parties are alleging sabotage by authorities after dozens of candidates for parliament were disqualified for the October elections.
Trump to amplify convention warnings about Biden in NH rally
LONDONDERRY, N.H. (AP) — Fresh off accepting the Republican Party’s nomination, President Donald Trump is looking to spread fear about the implications of a Joe Biden victory to voters in battleground states with j…
S&P 500 notches this year's longest weekly winning streak
NEW YORK (AP) — More gains for stocks Friday gave the S&P 500 its fifth straight winning week. That’s the longest weekly winning streak for the benchmark index since December, before the coronavirus pandemic swept …
2 killed when plane crashes into public storage building
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. (AP) — Two people were killed when a small plane crashed Friday into a Florida public storage building, officials said.
Top general says no role for military in presidential vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. armed forces will have no role in carrying out the election process or resolving a disputed vote, the top U.S. military officer has told Congress.
New charges filed against woman in Jennifer Dulos case
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut prosecutors filed new evidence tampering charges Friday against a woman accused in connection with the presumed killing of Jennifer Dulos, a mother of five whose disappearance las…
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CONSUMER SPENDING — Chart. This digital embed shows monthly changes in consumer spending in the United States since March. This chart will updated monthly. Source: Commerce Department.
Catholics resume First Communions and baptisms outdoors
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — It’s been tradition for Annmarie Juarez’s children to receive their sacraments of First Communion at St. Frances X Cabrini Church in San Bernardino County, where dozens of their family members g…
Pelican nests at North Dakota refuge down due to high water
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The number of American white pelicans at a North Dakota wildlife refuge is down dramatically due to high water that has gobbled up much of their nesting grounds, the Fish and Wildlife Service …