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Updated 4 weeks ago

Gas prices climb across WA through April

MOSES LAKE — Gas prices across Washington continued their upward trajectory throughout April, mirroring national v…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
'Ignore' Trump, Pelosi says, as House debates postal funds

WASHINGTON (AP) — With heated debate over mail disruptions, the House was poised to vote in a rare Saturday session on legislation that would reverse recent changes in U.S. Postal Service operations and send $25 bi…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
AP News Digest 2 p.m.

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Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
US WeChat users sue Trump over order banning messaging app

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some U.S.-based users of WeChat are suing President Donald Trump in a bid to block an executive order that they say would effectively bar access in the U.S. to the hugely popular Chinese messagin…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Iran says 164 health care professionals among pandemic dead

TEHRAN, iran (AP) — Iran’s health minister said Saturday that at least 164 health care professionals have died while battling the coronavirus pandemic, state media reported.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Embed-Table-School Laptop Shortages, ADVISORY

SCHOOL LAPTOP SHORTAGES — Table. This digital embed shows school districts in the U.S. that have reported delays in getting laptops and other technology for students as the fall term looms. This table is current as…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
AP EXCLUSIVE: US faces back-to-school laptop shortage

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Schools across the United States are facing shortages and long delays, of up to several months, in getting this year’s most crucial back-to-school supplies: the laptops and other equipment need…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Officials: Police shoot, kill man outside store in Louisiana

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Police in Louisiana shot and killed a man as he tried to enter a convenience store with a knife, authorities said Saturday. The shooting was captured on video, and the state ACLU condemned wha…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Canada's conservatives vote wholly by mail for a new leader

VANCOUVER, Canada (AP) — Canada’s opposition Conservative Party is holding an entirely mail-in ballot election for a new leader to carry it into the next general election. Results are to be announced on Sunday.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Spruced-up White House Rose Garden set for first lady speech

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Rose Garden has been spruced up in time for its moment in the campaign spotlight.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Ivory Coast's president is formally nominated for a 3rd term

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara was formally nominated on Saturday by the ruling party to stand for a third term in October elections despite charges by the opposition that the r…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Belarus blocks news websites amid large protests

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Authorities in Belarus have blocked an array of news media websites reporting on the country shaken by two weeks of protests against authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
House debates postal changes, funds in rare Saturday session

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has opened a rare Saturday session to address mail delivery disruptions, launching debate on legislation that would reverse recent changes in U.S. Postal Service operations and send $25 …

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
'The whole world celebrates' on-camera birth of panda cub

WASHINGTON (AP) — A brand new giant panda cub is sparking pandemic-fueled panda-mania, and officials at the National Zoo said traffic on their livestream spiked 1,200% over the past week.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
As more colleges stay online, students demand tuition cuts

As more universities abandon plans to reopen and decide instead to keep classes online this fall, it's leading to conflict between students who say they deserve tuition discounts and college leaders who insist remo…