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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…
Republican convention takeaways: What virus? Fear motivates
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump demanded a show for the final night of the Republican National Convention, a spectacle never before seen, an American president using the White House as the official backdro…
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT
Trump, on huge White House stage, decrying Biden, radicals
Lawnmower incident results in Delaware man's fifth DUI bust
LINCOLN, Del. (AP) — A Delaware man with a history of drunken driving arrests has been charged with DUI again after authorities said he drove a riding lawnmower while intoxicated.
The Latest: UFC leader says Trump's virus leadership crucial
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship says President Donald Trump's continued leadership is needed as the coronavirus pandemic persists.
3 killed by falling trees as storm lashes Australian city
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A wild storm that hit Australia's second-largest city knocked out power to 50,000 homes and felled trees that killed three people, authorities said Friday.
North Carolina man freed after 1976 rape conviction vacated
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man who spent 44 years in prison for a rape he says he didn't commit was freed Thursday.
'WHATS POPPIN' remakes by 2 Georgia teachers go viral
ATLANTA (AP) — Two teachers were recently looking for ways to motivate their students for a new school year amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has hit their south Georgia community especially hard. Their solution…
Mexican army finds unfinished tunnel under Rio Grande river
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army said Thursday that soldiers patrolling along the Rio Grande river have found an unfinished tunnel that was apparently dug under the river bed in a bid to reach U.S. territory.
North Korean leader thankful typhoon damage wasn't worse
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a western coastal area hit by a typhoon and expressed relief the damage wasn’t worse, state media said Friday.
Misinformation, police mistrust stir unrest in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After a Black man fatally shot himself on a pedestrian plaza in downtown Minneapolis, rumors of another police shooting in the city still reeling from the death of George Floyd began spreading qu…
The Latest: Van Drew, new to GOP, says Dems turned radical
WASHINGTON (AP) — A New Jersey congressman who switched from Democrat to Republican says he deserted his former party when it “moved from liberal to radical.”
Air Force sergeant pleads not guilty in 2nd killing
DUBLIN, Calif. (AP) — An Air Force sergeant pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges in the ambush killing of a sheriff’s deputy, one of two killings of law enforcement officers he is suspected of committing i…
Navajo Nation wants more say over criminal justice matters
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Shortly after the only Native American man on federal death row took his last breath, his tribe blasted the federal government and accused it of violating the spirit of a law that allows tri…
Ex-officer charged in Floyd death seeks change of venue
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One of the four ex-Minneapolis police officers charged in the May 25 death of George Floyd is seeking a change of venue.
Russian submarine surfaces near Alaska during war exercise
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Russian submarine surfaced near Alaska on Thursday during a Russian war game exercise, U.S. military officials said.