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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…
Thai police summon 5 activists, arrest 1 for protests
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police said Monday that they have issued summonses to five activists who spoke at an anti-government rally in front of army headquarters last month, accusing them of violating a coronavirus emer…
Asia Today: Many schools close again amid South Korea spike
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is closing schools and switching back to remote learning in the greater capital area as the country counted its 12th straight day of triple-digit daily increases in coronavirus…
Kenosha delayed body cameras for years before Blake shooting
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — City and law enforcement leaders in Kenosha, Wisconsin, unanimously endorsed the use of body cameras in 2017 as a way to increase police accountability and collect evidence at scenes of domes…
US Forecast
US Forecast for Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Liberty: Falwell agreed to resign, then reversed course
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jerry Falwell Jr.’s future at evangelical Liberty University amid a sex scandal was uncertain Monday, after the school said he had offered his resignation but then reversed course.
'In the bullseye:' Gulf preps for Laura to slam as hurricane
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As Tropical Storm Marco made landfall, the Gulf Coast turned its attention Monday to Laura, another system following just behind that could grow into a supercharged Category 3 hurricane with wind…
Kenosha protesters, police clash again after Black man shot
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Anger over the shooting of a Black man by police spilled into the streets of Kenosha for a second night Monday, with police again firing tear gas at hundreds of protesters who defied a curfew, …
The Latest: Scott hails progress made in America on race
WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott says he is living the American dream and cites “the evolution of the Southern heart" as the reason he, as a Black man, was able to win a primary election against a so…
Today in History
Today in History
Rescuers find 60 survivors after building collapse in India
NEW DELHI (AP) — Rescuers found one dead body and pulled out nearly 60 survivors from a collapsed residential building in central India, an official said Tuesday.
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
Day 2 at GOP convention: a first lady, a pardon, Pompeo
St. Louis couple, in RNC speech, defend show of weapons
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A white St. Louis couple criminally charged for waving guns during a Black Lives Matter protest outside their home made the case in their opening night speech of the Republican National Convent…
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New Zealand survivor to mosque gunman: 'You are the loser'
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — A man who was shot and wounded in the New Zealand mosque attacks had a simple message for the mass-murderer responsible: “You are the loser, and we are the winners.”
The Latest: India counts 60K new cases and 66K recoveries
NEW DELHI — India has reported more than 60,000 new infections in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s total to 3.17 million.