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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
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Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Northern California wildfires threatening thousands of homes

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires raged through Northern California again on Thursday, threatening thousands of homes and blackening the skies near San Francisco as crews struggled with steep terrain and blisteri…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Victims want Golden State Killer to live in fear in prison

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Since death row isn’t an option for serial killer and rapist Joseph DeAngelo, his victims want him sent to the toughest possible prison in California to live in daily terror of other inmat…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Water already dwindling, Egypt's farmers fear impact of dam

SECOND VILLAGE, Egypt (AP) — In the winter of 1964, Makhluf Abu Kassem was born in this agricultural community newly created at the far end of Egypt’s Fayoum oasis. His parents were among the village’s first settle…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Reports: Nissan failed to report income for Ghosn in Japan

TOKYO (AP) — The case against former Nissan executive Carlos Ghosn may have taken another turn as Japanese media report allegations that the automaker declared as expenses 1.15 billion yen ($10.8 million) in his ta…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Russian opposition politician Navalny poisoned, in ICU

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was placed on a ventilator in a hospital intensive care unit in Siberia after falling ill from suspected poisoning during a flight, his spokeswoman said Th…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
The Latest: India reports record number of new infections

NEW DELHI — India has recorded another record number of new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours as it ramps up testing to more than 900,000 a day.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
'The best we can do': DNC viewers adjust to virtual format

BALLWIN, Mo. (AP) — Nick Zingarelli relished Michelle Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention this week, especially when the former first lady used President Donald Trump's own words — “It is what it i…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Spokeswoman: Russian opposition politician Navalny poisoned

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been poisoned and hospitalized on Thursday morning, his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said on Twitter.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Biden friend Sen. Coons to elevate faith on convention stage

Chris Coons is cut from the same cloth as Joe Biden in many ways: He occupies the same Senate seat from Delaware that Biden held for 36 years, is a Democrat known for seeking bipartisan collaboration where possible…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
When is it safe to open schools? States have varying answers

As schools across the U.S. decide whether to reopen this fall, many are left wondering how to know if it's safe. Public health experts say virus rates in the community should be low, but there's little agreement on…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
New Mexico city to pay $6.5M in police chokehold settlement

A New Mexico city has agreed to pay $6.5 million to the family of Mexican American man who was choked to death by a police officer.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Northern California wildfires threatening thousands of homes

VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires raged through Northern California on Wednesday, threatening thousands of homes and blackening the skies near San Francisco as crews struggled to surround them despite steep terrai…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Victims want Golden State Killer to live in fear in prison

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Since death row isn’t an option for serial killer and rapist Joseph DeAngelo, his victims want him sent to the toughest possible prison in California to live in daily terror of other inmat…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Source: Michigan reaches $600M deal in Flint water crisis

Michigan will pay $600 million to compensate Flint residents whose health was damaged by