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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…
The Latest: India reports another 67,000 coronavirus cases
NEW DELHI — India has reported more than 67,000 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, raising the country’s number of reported infections to 3.2 million with 1.5 million reported infections coming this month …
North and South Korea brace for strong tyhpoon
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of flights were canceled in South Korea while North Korea’s leader expressed concern about a potential loss of lives and crops as the countries braced for a fast-approaching typho…
Takeaways from GOP convention: Power, positivity and policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The second day of the Republican National Convention started with a decidedly different, more positive tone, with an emphasis on Americans who say have they benefited from President Donald Trump’s…
WHAT TO WATCH: Pence, Conway and protest pushback at RNC
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence will deliver the marquee speech Wednesday night at the Republican convention, making the case for another four years for President Donald Trump and laying the foundation f…
South Dakota's Noem to appear at RNC as virus cases rise
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — From the earliest days of the pandemic, President Donald Trump called on governors to “liberate” residents, reopen schools and get businesses back to normal.
The Loyalist: VP Pence preserves own presidential prospects
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence shuttled through the Capitol's empty, drafty hallways one blustery winter day in search of a breakthrough.
China protests alleged US spy plane incursion during drills
BEIJING (AP) — China is protesting the alleged incursion of a U.S. Air Force U-2 spy plane into a no-fly zone imposed during live-fire military exercises in the country’s north.
Takeaways from GOP convention: Promoting power, positivity
WASHINGTON (AP) — The second day of the Republican National Convention started with a decidedly different, more positive tone, with an emphasis on Americans who say have they benefited from President Donald Trump’s…
Asian shares lower as investors await Fed chair's speech
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday after a lackluster session on Wall Street following talks between the United States and China on the status of a deal meant to work as truce in their trade war.
Asia Today: SKorea orders doctors to stop strike amid crisis
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Health officials in South Korea ordered thousands of striking doctors to return to work as the country counted its 13th straight day of triple-digit jumps in coronavirus cases.
Only Native American on federal death row set to be executed
CHICAGO (AP) — The only Native American on federal death row is set to die Wednesday for the slayings of a 9-year-old and her grandmother nearly two decades ago, though many Navajos are hoping for last-minute inter…
Melania Trump tells virus sufferers they're 'not alone'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump went there.
Trump's convention gives platform to some with fringe views
WASHINGTON (AP) — An advocate of “household voting” in which husbands get the final say. A woman who has argued that school sex-ed programs are “grooming” children to be sexualized by predators like Jeffrey Epstein…
The Latest: First lady expresses sympathy for virus victims
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump is expressing sympathy for families affected by COVID-19, an “invisible enemy” she said has challenged America but brought its citizens together.
Police, shooting protesters clash for 3rd night in Kenosha
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters during a third night of unrest in this southeastern Wisconsin city following the shooting of a Black man whose attorney said he w…