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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…
Dutch minister discusses rights with Chinese counterpart
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok raised his concerns about human rights in China and the autonomy of Hong Kong during talks Wednesday with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
Officials change virus testing advice, bewildering experts
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials sparked criticism and confusion after posting guidelines on coronavirus testing from the White House task force that run counter to what scientists say is necessary to control …
COVID-19 cluster traced to Rhode Island bachelorette party
BOSTON (AP) — A cluster of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts has been traced to a bachelorette party in Rhode Island late last month, health officials in both states said.
Phoenix may pay after police point guns over stolen doll
PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix City Council will vote Wednesday on a settlement for a Black couple who had police officers point guns at them in front of their children last year after their young daughter took a doll …
EU top trade official Phil Hogan resigns
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s Trade Commissioner, Phil Hogan, announced his resignation late Wednesday after he became embroiled in a controversy over a recent trip home to Ireland and questionable adherence…
Laura gains strength, could bring 'unsurvivable' storm surge
DELCAMBRE, La. (AP) — Laura strengthened Wednesday into a menacing Category 4 hurricane, raising fears of a 20-foot storm surge that forecasters said would be "unsurvivable” and capable of sinking entire communitie…
Family: Soldier believed dead was happy until recently
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An aunt of a soldier whose body is believed to have been found about 30 miles (48.28 kilometers) from the Texas base where he was stationed says her nephew had been happy in the Army up until a…
US officials: No signs of foreign targeting of mail-in vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials said Wednesday there has been no intelligence to suggest that foreign countries are working to undermine mail-in voting and no signs of any coordinated effort to commit widespread f…
DOJ seeks data about COVID nursing home deaths from 4 states
The Justice Department is seeking data about “orders which may have resulted in the deaths of thousands of elderly nursing home residents,” sending letters Wednesday to the governors of New York, New Jersey, Pennsy…
Cities: Census ending early so counting is on Trump's watch
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Census Bureau is ending the 2020 head count of every U.S. resident early by a month so that the process for calculating the number of people used for redrawing congressional districts …
Mexico army to probe soldiers in border deaths
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Defense Department said Wednesday it will investigate about two dozen soldiers who took part in border gun battle caught on a videotape where a voice can be heard saying “kill him” after…
Troy University names building for civil rights icon Lewis
TROY, Ala. (AP) — Troy University announced Wednesday that a university building will be renamed in honor of the late Congressman John Lewis who tried unsuccessfully to attend the then-all white school in the 1950s.
California signs deal to more than double testing capacity
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will more than double its coronavirus testing to up to 250,000 people a day while reducing costs and providing faster results under terms of a contract with a Massachusetts comp…
North Carolina sues over federal decision on seismic testing
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina sued the federal government Wednesday to block an attempt at seismic testing off the state's Atlantic coast to measure for oil and gas deposits, saying a U.S. agency's decision w…
Embed--Tropical Weather-Hurricane Formations, ADVISORY
TROPICAL WEATHER-HURRICANE FORMATIONS — Two digital embeds are below on the topic of hurricane formations. The first is an interactive slider on hurricane categories using the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. C…