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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…
AP finds Brazil's plan to protect Amazon has opposite effect
NOVO PROGRESSO, Brazil (AP) — In May, facing urgent international demands for action after a string of massive wildfires in the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro put the army in charge of protecting the ra…
Human Rights Watch: Venezuela using COVID-19 to crack down
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan security forces and authorities under President Nicolás Maduro have used the coronavirus as an excuse to crack down on dissenting voices on social media and even in private mess…
Kenosha shooting strains tie between Black residents, police
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Until the police shooting of Jacob Blake, the bedroom community of Kenosha had been largely untouched by the level of demonstrations that were seen in nearby Milwaukee and Chicago after the dea…
Weakened but still dangerous, Laura to pose continued threat
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Remnants of
UN resolution being voted on would cut Lebanon peacekeepers
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is voting on a resolution that would extend the mandate of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon for a year but reduce its troop ceiling from 15,000 to 13…
5th federal execution of 2020 on again after late ruling
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The scheduled federal execution of a 10-year-old Kansas girl's killer was back on track Friday after an appellate panel tossed a lower court's ruling that would have required the government…
Asia Today: South Korea mulls shorter hours for diners
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean officials are considering reducing working hours of restaurants and cafes as the country counted its 15th straight day of triple-digit jumps in coronavirus infections.
Lute Olson, the Hall of Fame coach who turned Arizona into a college basketball powerhouse, has died at the age of 85.
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Lute Olson, the Hall of Fame coach who turned Arizona into a college basketball powerhouse, has died at the age of 85.
The Latest: GOP convention wraps up with opera, fireworks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Convention — the first political convention ever held at the White House — has ended with opera and fireworks.
Lute Olson, Hall of Fame coach, Arizona icon, dies at 85
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Lute Olson, the Hall of Fame coach who turned Arizona into a college basketball powerhouse, has died. He was 85.
Kenosha shooting strains relationship between Blacks, police
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Until the police shooting of Jacob Blake, the bedroom community of Kenosha had been largely untouched by the level of demonstrations that were seen in nearby Milwaukee and Chicago after the dea…
The Latest: China nears full re-opening of schools
BEIJING — China began moving into its final weekend before a full re-opening of schools amid continuing measures to prevent any further spread of coronavirus.
AP Week in Pictures, Latin America & Caribbean
AUG. 21-27, 2020
GOP convention takeaways: What virus? Fear motivates
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump refused to allow the coronavirus to deny him the crowd he craved for the Republican National Convention. He ordered up a scene never before seen at the White House: an Ameri…
The Latest: Trump lauds virus response that left 180K dead
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is lauding the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic, despite the country having by far the highest confirmed case count and highest death toll in the world.