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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
Takeaways from the final night of the Democratic convention

A convention without a roaring crowd, confetti cannons, funny hats — a gathering in name only — delivered the Democratic presidential nomination to Joe Biden on Thursday, the culmination of a lifelong pursuit that …

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT

Biden seeking party, national unity in convention climax

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
The Latest: DNC host, Yang jab GOP for mispronouncing Kamala

Democrats are opening the fourth and final night of their convention with a not-so-subtle dig at Republicans mispronouncing Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ first name.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Barr: Feds to appeal ruling, seek death for Boston bomber

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will seek to reinstate a death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man who was convicted of carrying out the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, Attorney General William Barr said …

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Court lets public see complaint data on 81,000 NYPD officers

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police officers have faced more than 320,000 complaints from the public since the mid-1980s, but less than 3% resulted in penalties, according to newly released data that offers a rare…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
The Latest: New cases at 6-week low in Australia's hot spot

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s hard-hit Victoria state is reporting its lowest tally of new coronavirus cases in more than six weeks, following two weeks of unprecedented lockdown of the state capital, Melbourn…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
West African leaders call on Mali junta to free president

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — West African leaders escalated pressure on Mali’s ruling junta late Thursday, calling on them to allow President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's return to power as the mutinous soldiers who overthrew h…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Court: Group can't sue San Antonio over Chick-fil-A decision

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A group of conservatives doesn't have the legal standing to sue San Antonio over its rejection of a Chick-fil-A restaurant at the city's airport, a Texas appeals court ruled.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
The Latest: Buttigieg, Booker among speakers on Day 4 of DNC

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is set to make his case for his White House candidacy on the fourth and final night of the all-virtual Democratic National Convention.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
AP News Digest 6:30 p.m.

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Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Questions and answers on status of Trump's border wall

President Donald Trump is trying to keep his promised border wall with Mexico in the public eye during his reelection bid, touting it this week on a trip to Yuma, Arizona.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Tropical storm whips Mexico's Baja, new storms in Atlantic

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Genevieve weakened to a tropical storm Thursday after lashing Mexico's Los Cabos tourist resorts with hurricane-force gusts and heavy rains. And two new tropical depressions …

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Chicago mayor defends beefed-up police presence near home

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot adamantly defended on Thursday a beefed-up police presence outside her home, saying extra officers were necessary to protect her and her family.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
AP Exclusive: Feds to seek death sentence for Boston bomber

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will seek to reinstate a death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man who was convicted of carrying out the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, Attorney General William Barr said …

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT

California firefighters `taxed to the limit' seeking help