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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…
Families confront New Zealand mosque shooter at sentencing
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Families and survivors had their first chance to confront the white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers in a mass shooting at two New Zealand mosques as his four-day sentenci…
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The Nation's Weather for Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Taliban political team in Pakistan to talk Afghan peace push
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban political team arrived in Pakistan on Monday as efforts appear to be ramping up to get negotiations underway between the Afghan government and the insurgents.
At least 10 killed in bomb attacks in southern Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Suspected Islamic militants set off powerful bombs in a southern Philippine town Monday, killing at least 10 soldiers and civilians despite extra tight security because of threats of atta…
Burkina Faso army blamed for extrajudicial torture, deaths
FADA N'GOURMA, Burkina Faso (AP) — Huddled on the floor in a dimly lit room, one by one the five men displayed wounds they say were inflicted by government soldiers armed with wooden planks, knives and electric cab…
Protest erupts after Wisconsin police shoot man from behind
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Officers deployed tear gas early Monday to disperse hundreds of people who took to the streets following a police shooting in Kenosha that also drew a harsh rebuke from the governor after a vid…
Israeli dig unearths large trove of early Islamic gold coins
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli archaeologists announced Monday the discovery of a trove of early Islamic gold coins found during recent salvage excavations near the central city of Yavne.
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The Latest: New Zealand to extend lockdown of largest city
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — New Zealand's prime minister says the lockdown of Auckland will last an extra four days as authorities try to stamp out an outbreak of the coronavirus.
US Forecast
US Forecast for Tuesday, August 25, 2020
WHAT TO WATCH: After Biden's moment, it's Trump's prime time
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Joe Biden and his Democratic Party used
Trump's moment: What's at stake for GOP as convention begins
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump will try to reintroduce himself — and his party — to voters this week at
Kentucky police: 3 shot inside Lexington mall, 1 killed
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Three people were shot inside a Kentucky mall Sunday, and one of them was later pronounced dead, police said.
Residents flee as Gulf Coast sees possible tandem hurricanes
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Gulf Coast braced Sunday for a potentially devastating hit from twin hurricanes as two dangerous storms swirled toward the U.S from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Officials feared a hi…
Storm Marco closes in on Louisiana as Laura buffets Cuba
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Marco was falling apart Monday but setting a messy stage for the arrival of Laura as a potentially supercharged Category 3 hurricane along the U.S. Gulf Coast.