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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…
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Northern California firefighters dig in ahead of high winds
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…
AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT
Trump announces plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19
UK leader urges parents to let kids to return to school
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s prime minister is asking parents to set aside their fears and send their children back to school next month when schools in Britain fully reopen for the first time since the coronavirus pand…
The Latest: Trump announces more access to plasma treatment
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says the Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 patients.
Trump announces plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced emergency authorization to treat COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma — a move he called “a breakthrough,” one of his top health officials called “promising”…
Hurricane Marco heading over Gulf toward Louisiana coast
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Marco became a hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday on a path toward the Louisiana coast as Tropical Storm Laura killed at least seven people in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
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Colombia court calls on Uribe to testify in massacre probe
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s Supreme Court is calling on powerful former President Álvaro Uribe to testify in an investigation into three massacres that could once and for all establish whether he had any tie…
Embed-Table-Election 2020-RNC Speakers, ADVISORY
ELECTION 2020-RNC SPEAKERS — Table. Some of the announced speakers for the four-day event to renominate the Trump-Pence ticket. This table is current as of Aug. 23, 2020 and will not update. Source: https://www.don…
Trump to announce plasma treatment authorized for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — After expressing frustration at the slow pace of approval for coronavirus treatments, President Donald Trump was set to announce on Sunday the emergency authorization of convalescent plasma for CO…
Police: 12 arrested, 1 officer hurt during riot in Denver
DENVER (AP) — Dozens of armed “anarchists” descended on the Denver Police Headquarters late Saturday and damaged buildings, set fires and injured an officer, city officials said Sunday. A dozen people were arrested.
Delaware man charged with pulling gun on abortion opponents
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Police in Delaware arrested a man on gun charges after he allegedly pulled a handgun on a group of anti-abortion protesters in the parking lot of Planned Parenthood, authorities said Saturday.
Libyan commander dismisses rivals' cease-fire as 'deception'
CAIRO (AP) — Forces loyal to Libyan commander Khalifa Hifter on Sunday dismissed a cease-fire proposal by the U.N.-supported government as a “deception,” claiming that rival militias were preparing to attack the st…
Taliban set powerful negotiating team for intra-Afghan talks
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban's chief has finalized a negotiating team that is to have sweeping decision-making powers in upcoming intra-Afghan negotiations, the top Taliban negotiator told The Associated Press on S…