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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…
Top Trump aide Kellyanne Conway to leave White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kellyanne Conway, one of President Donald Trump’s most influential and longest serving advisers, announced Sunday that she would be leaving the White House at the end of the month.
Malaysia opens inquest into foreign teen's death near resort
SEREMBAN, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian coroner began an inquest Monday into the death of a French-Irish teen, a year after her naked body was found near a nature resort where she mysteriously vanished while on holid…
Asia Today: South Korea sees 11th day of 3-digit increases
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea counted its 11th straight day of triple-digit daily jumps in coronavirus cases Monday after social distancing restrictions were tightened nationwide.
Marco downgraded to a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center says
MIAMI (AP) — Marco downgraded to a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center says.
Court told New Zealand shooter planned to burn down mosques
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — The white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques had intended to burn down the mosques afterward, a prosecutor said in court Monday, while describing …
Police shooting in Wisconsin leaves 1 person hospitalized
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Neighbors confronted law enforcement at the scene of a police shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday and crowds marched in the streets after a video posted on social media appeared to show o…
Massive Northern California wildfires rage on; 1 man dead
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Three massive wildfires chewed through parched Northern California landscape Sunday as firefighters raced to dig breaks and make other preparations ahead of a frightening weather system…
Police: 3 officers shot in Maryland were 'ambushed'
HYATTSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Three police officers who were shot while responding to a call Sunday evening in Maryland were ambushed, authorities said.
The Latest: As virus spikes, S. Korea tightens restrictions
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea counted its 11th straight day of triple-digit daily jumps in coronavirus cases as officials tighten social distancing restrictions nationwide to combat what they describe as the big…
Hurricane Marco heads for Louisiana, TStorm Laura over Cuba
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Marco became a hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday on a path toward the Louisiana coast, while Tropical Storm Laura killed at least 11 people in the Dominican Republic and Haiti…
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Trump announces plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19
Biden says he'd shut down economy if scientists recommended
ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he would follow public health advisers’ advice if they called for a national shutdown should he take office and the coronavirus had not abated.
Aunt, grandmother came on fatal shooting scene by chance
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An aunt and the grandmother of a Black man who was shot by police in Louisiana arrived on the scene by chance, as they drove home from a day out.
Police: 3 officers shot while responding to call in Maryland
HYATTSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Three police officers were shot while responding to a call Sunday evening in Maryland, police said.
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.