Nation/World
Want to follow the latest in world news? Keep reading below for today's national and world news headlines!
Gas prices climb across WA through April
MOSES LAKE — Gas prices across Washington continued their upward trajectory throughout April, mirroring national v…
The Latest: Florida reports fewer than 3,000 new cases
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida broke the 600,000 mark for confirmed coronavirus cases Sunday but reported one of its lowest daily totals in two months, continuing a downward trend that began five weeks ago.
High winds could fan already enormous California wildfires
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A calm overnight allowed firefighters to make progress against a trio of massive wildfires burning in Northern California but they were girding for a weather system Sunday that will bring high …
A year after Elijah McClain's death, activists want charges
DENVER (AP) — A year after Elijah McClain was stopped by police in suburban Denver on his way home from the store, people gathered on a football field on Sunday night to dance and sing and to also call for justice …
A timeline of events related to the case of Elijah McClain
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Monday marks one year since 23-year-old
Embed-Public Health-Florida Caseload, ADVISORY
PUBLIC HEALTH-FLORIDA’S STRUGGLES-CASELOAD — Chart. This digital embed shows the rate of COVID-19 cases for the state since March. This chart is current as of Aug. 21, 2020 and will not update. Source: Johns Hopkin…
1 injured after big fire rips through Philadelphia warehouse
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Several hundred firefighters battled a massive fire at a large warehouse in north Philadelphia early Sunday, and one firefighter was reported injured.
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…
Embed-Public Health-Florida-Staffing, ADVISORY
PUBLIC HEALTH-FLORIDA’S STRUGGLES-STAFFING — Chart. This digital embed shows the distribution of full-time health department workers by county. This chart is current as of Aug. 21, 2020 and will not update. Source:…
Embed-Public Health-Florida-Duval, ADVISORY
PUBLIC HEALTH-FLORIDA’S STRUGGLES-DUVAL— Chart. This digital embed shows the rate of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths by race for Duval County, Florida. This chart is current as of Aug. 21, 2020 and will…
Embed-Public Health-Florida-Spending, ADVISORY
PUBLIC HEALTH-FLORIDA’S STRUGGLES-SPENDING — Chart. This digital embed shows annual spending per person by local health departments. This chart is current as of Aug. 21, 2020 and will not update. Source: Florida De…
Deputies: Trump supporter punches Biden fan in sign dispute
DEBARY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida supporter of President Donald Trump has been charged with a misdemeanor after deputies say he punched a Joe Biden supporter in a dispute between the neighbors over their yard signs.
West African leaders press for Mali president's release
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — West African leaders visiting Mali pressed Sunday for the release of ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita amid mounting speculation that he could be flown out of the country after thousands s…
Parkland shooting survivors hit the road, target youth vote
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — A group of survivors from the 2018 Florida high school massacre is hitting the road to help register young voters across the country before the November election, seeking to bring about their …
5 dead, 11 missing as flooding hits Turkey's Black Sea coast
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Five people have died in floods caused by heavy rain along Turkey’s Black Sea coastline, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday.
Execution of Native American man stirs emotion within tribe
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Late on a fall evening in 2001, Alyce Slim and her granddaughter stopped at a gas station on the Navajo Nation after searching for a traditional healer for leg ailments.