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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…
Russian government brushes off accusations Navalny poisoned
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin on Tuesday brushed off allegations that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in a coma in a German hospital, was poisoned and said there have been no grounds for a criminal inv…
Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY
The number of Americans newly diagnosed with the coronavirus is falling — a development experts credit at least partly to increased wearing of masks — even as the outbreak continues to claim nearly 1,000 lives in t…
Trump's convention blurs official business and politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Plenty of presidents have walked right up to the line separating official business from politics — or even stepped over it. President Donald Trump has blown past it with a bulldozer, and
AP Entertainment Digest for Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020
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Laura, now a hurricane, takes aim at U.S. Gulf Coast
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Laura became a hurricane Tuesday shortly after entering the warm and deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, gathering strength on a path to hit the U.S. coastline as a major storm that could unleash …
Father of a Black man shot by Kenosha, Wisconsin, police tells Chicago Sun-Times that son is paralyzed from waist down
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Father of a Black man shot by Kenosha, Wisconsin, police tells Chicago Sun-Times that son is paralyzed from waist down.
Tuscaloosa closes bars after rise in university virus cases
The mayor of Tuscaloosa announced Monday that the city is closing bars for the next two weeks after University of Alabama officials described an “unacceptable" rise in COVID-19 cases that could derail plans to cont…
German FM: A 'spark could lead to disaster' in eastern Med
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister appealed to NATO allies Greece and Turkey to deescalate military tensions in the eastern Mediterranean, warning Tuesday that “any spark, however small, could lead to…
China's FM visits Italy, first foreign trip since pandemic
ROME (AP) — Prominent Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law called on the Italian government to take a tough stand against China’s security measures in Hong Kong when Italy's foreign minister meets Tuesday with h…
Father says Black Wisconsin man shot by police is paralyzed
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The father of a Black man who was shot, apparently in the back, by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, says his son was left paralyzed from the waist down.
National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Laura has formed, projected to cause devastating damage along U.S. Gulf Coast
MIAMI (AP) — National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Laura has formed, projected to cause devastating damage along U.S. Gulf Coast.
Iran dismisses demands beyond nuke deal as IAEA head visits
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran won't accept any additional demands beyond its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, the country's top nuclear official declared Tuesday as the chief of the U.N. nuclear watchdog made hi…
Gaza lockdown takes hold amid 1st virus cases in community
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A 48-hour curfew took hold Tuesday in the Gaza Strip for the first time since the start of the global pandemic, a day after the first cases of community transmission of the coronavirus …
Embed-AP Poll-Virus Outbreak-Economy-Finances, ADVISORY
AP POLL-VIRUS OUTBREAK-ECONOMY-FINANCES — Chart. This AP digital embed shows the results from an AP-NORC poll on how personal financial habits in the US have changed since the pandemic started. This chart is curren…
Embed-AP Poll-Virus Outbreak-Economy-Bill Pay, ADVISORY
AP POLL-VIRUS OUTBREAK-ECONOMY-BILL PAY — Chart. This AP digital embed shows the results from an AP-NORC poll on US citizens' ability - broken down by race - to pay their bills. This chart is current as of August 2…