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Updated 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Gas prices climb across WA through April

MOSES LAKE — Gas prices across Washington continued their upward trajectory throughout April, mirroring national v…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
TikTok CEO resigns amid US pressure to sell video app

HONG KONG (AP) — TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigned Thursday amid U.S. pressure for its Chinese owner to sell the popular video app, which the White House says is a security risk.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Trump's big night: Expect talk of GOP progress, Dem anarchy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Four years ago, Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for president with a dark convention speech that painted a dystopian portrait of America in decline and offered a singular s…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Vigilante calls on social media before deadly Kenosha attack

Repeated calls for armed vigilantes to travel to Kenosha, Wisconsin, to protect businesses following the police shooting of Jacob Blake spread across social media in the hours before two people were shot to death a…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Louisiana coast experiencing hurricane-force gusts as Laura approaches; a string of tornado warnings has been issued

CALCASIEU PASS, La. (AP) — Louisiana coast experiencing hurricane-force gusts as Laura approaches; a string of tornado warnings has been issued.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Esper visit to tiny Palau highlights US-China competition

WASHINGTON (AP) — No nation is too small or too distant from Washington, it seems, to be excluded from the Trump administration’s campaign to counter China’s efforts to supplant America as the dominant Pacific powe…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
GOP's focus on Trump leaves scant room for Congress hopefuls

WASHINGTON (AP) — All national political conventions are ultimately about the presidential candidate. That's especially true at this year's Republican National Convention, where leading speakers demonstrated

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
WHAT TO WATCH: Trump's moment, Ivanka and Rudy Giuliani

LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Donald Trump has popped up multiple times during this week's Republican National Convention, but his big moment is scheduled for Thursday night when he is to make his case for another fou…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Report: China fires 'carrier killer' missile in disputed sea

BEIJING (AP) — China’s military test-fired two missiles into the South China Sea, including a “carrier killer” military analysts suggest might have been developed to attack U.S. forces, a newspaper reported Thursda…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Retired St. Louis police captain's widow to address RNC

O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The widow of a retired St. Louis police captain shot to death after a violent night of protests will speak Thursday as part of the Republican National Convention.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
At RNC, GOP echoes racial code of Nixon's 1968 campaign

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The question was how he planned to address poverty. In his reply, the Republican running for president quickly pivoted to a central campaign theme — denouncing the fiery chaos that had erupted …

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Typhoon damages buildings, floods roads on Korean Peninsula

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A typhoon damaged homes and other buildings, flooded roads and toppled utility poles Thursday on the Korean Peninsula, with neither country immediately reporting casualties as the storm pa…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
The Latest: Trump makes surprise RNC appearance on Night 3

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has made a surprise appearance at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry following Vice President Mike Pence’s speech at the Republican National Convention.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Asian stocks mixed ahead of U.S. Fed chair's speech

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets retreated Thursday as investors looked ahead to a speech by the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman.

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
Curfew, National Guard after unrest in downtown Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis mayor imposed a curfew Wednesday night and requested National Guard help after unrest that included violence and store looting broke out downtown following what authorities said w…

Updated 5 years, 8 months ago
GOP Convention takeaways: Pence pounces while crises swirl

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans proceeded with the third night of their national convention, but many Americans — particularly those in the path of Hurricane Laura — were focused on more immediate concerns.