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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…
BC-Election 2020, Political Conventions, ADVISORY
The Republican National Convention kicked off Monday, Aug. 24 with President Trumps formal nomination for a second term and runs through Thursday, Aug. 27. Activities are planned from 8:30-11 p.m. ET throughout the…
Judge sides with prosecutors over treatment of Epstein's pal
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors won't have to immediately divulge the identities of three women who say financier Jeffrey Epstein and his ex-girlfriend conspired to sexually abuse when they were teenagers, a judge said…
Embed-Consumer Confidence, ADVISORY
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Rock fall at Grand Canyon reveals ancient animal footprints
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — It's something like a modern-day chuckwalla, strolling in sand dunes on an island in what now is the Grand Canyon region.
3 days of rains in Pakistan kill 90, disrupt life in Karachi
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Three days of monsoon rains have killed at least 90 people and damaged at least a thousand homes across Pakistan, the country's national disaster management agency said Tuesday, as another …
US officials: 1st Israel-UAE commercial flight next week
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials announced Tuesday that the first commercial flight between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is scheduled for next week, carrying senior-level American and Israeli delegations to …
Falwell says he's resigned from Liberty University
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jerry Falwell Jr. announced his resignation Tuesday as the head of Liberty University after a provocative photo and revelations of his wife's extramarital affair roiled the evangelical school f…
Crews advance effort to pen in huge California wildfires
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Aided by weather and reinforcements, firefighters were cautiously optimistic Tuesday about their progress to pen in California wildfires that have killed at least seven people and burne…
Security Council president rejects Trump administration’s demand to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Security Council president rejects Trump administration’s demand to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran.
Jerry Falwell Jr. says he's submitted resignation as head of evangelical Liberty University, in wake of controversies
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jerry Falwell Jr. says he's submitted resignation as head of evangelical Liberty University, in wake of controversies.
New virus cases decline in the US and experts credit masks
NEW YORK (AP) — The number of Americans newly diagnosed with the coronavirus is falling — a development experts say most likely reflects more mask-wearing but also insufficient testing — even as the disease continu…
Redwoods survive wildfire at California's oldest state park
BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (AP) — When a massive wildfire swept through California’s oldest state park last week it was feared many trees in a grove of old-growth redwoods, some of them 2,000 years old and among the tal…
UN council rejects US demand to `snap back' Iran sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The president of the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration’s demand to restore all U.N. sanctions on Iran, a move that drew an angry rebuke from the U.S. ambassado…
Prosecutors depict ex-officer as complicit in Floyd's death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors have urged a Minnesota judge not to dismiss the charges against one of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in