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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: Black lawmaker, ex-NFLer tout support for Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Black Democrat lawmaker in Georgia’s state legislature says he’s supporting President Donald Trump because they've made improvements benefiting the Black community.
Protesters in Kenosha protest police shooting of Black man
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Protesters converged on the county courthouse, defying a Monday curfew and throwing objects at police, marking a second night of clashes after the police shooting of a Black man turned Kenosha …
The Latest: RNC chair McDaniel says she's a 'real housewife'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel is scoffing at Democrats’ choice of actor Eva Longoria to host one night of their convention, suggesting they couldn't find a "real housewife.”
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT
Trump questions election integrity as he's renominated
Republicans paint dark picture of future if Trump loses
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans predicted a national “horror movie” should President Donald Trump lose in November, flinging out dark warnings on Monday's opening night of their scaled down national convention.
Rock fall at Grand Canyon reveals ancient animal footprints
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — It's something like a modern-day chuckwalla, side-stepping sand dunes on an island in what now is Grand Canyon National Park.
Search ends for 2 still missing after Texas port explosion
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — The search for two crew members of a dredging boat who went missing following an explosion last week in the Port of Corpus Christi in Texas has been ended, the U.S. Coast Guard announce…
4 people missing after pipeline explosion at port in Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A dredging vessel at a Texas port hit a propane pipeline Friday, sparking an explosion that sent six people to the hospital and left four others missing, authorities said.
Forklift damages Fort McHenry walkway ahead of Pence speech
A forklift has damaged a brick walkway at the iconic national monument Fort McHenry, where Republicans were building a stage for Vice President Mike Pence’s appearance for the party’s national convention, a Nationa…
The Latest: Kirk says Trump guarding 'Western civilization'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The president of the pro-Trump organization Turning Point USA is calling the president "the bodyguard of Western civilization.”
California wildfires: Prepare to be away from home for days
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California fire officials are cautiously optimistic after dodging a major lightning storm, but they are pleading with residents to stay out of evacuation zones and prepare for days away from ho…
2 bodies found, 2 missing after explosion in Texas port
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — The bodies of two missing crew members of a dredging boat were found Saturday following an explosion a day earlier in the Port of Corpus Christi in Texas, according to the U.S. Coast Gu…
Correction: Corpus Christi-Explosion story
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — In a story August 21, 2020, about an explosion in the Port of Corpus Christi, The Associated Press, quoting the port, erroneously reported what the pipeline involved was carrying. It wa…
The Latest: Trump to appear at RNC with 6 former hostages
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on this week's
Steve Bannon court appearance next week will be electronic
NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Bannon won’t have to come to a Manhattan courthouse next week for a hearing on charges that he defrauded donors to a fund promoted to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.