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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…
Ex-North Carolina Rep. Hayes gets probation for lying to FBI
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A former North Carolina congressman was sentenced Wednesday to probation for lying to FBI agents about his role in a scheme with a wealthy insurance company magnate to try to bribe the state’…
The Latest: Trump, Republicans finalizing convention plans
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are finalizing their plans for next week’s convention.
South Dakota city mourns urban cornstalk's brief life
Residents of South Dakota's largest city are mourning an urban cornstalk that briefly became a lighthearted beacon of hope during the coronavirus pandemic.
Trustee criticized for Nassar case remarks won't run again
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan State University trustee who suggested that attorneys representing sexual assault victims of former sports doctor Larry Nassar were “chasing ambulances” will not seek reelection to …
California governor: Hundreds of wildfires blazing statewide
VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Crews were battling wildfires in the San Francisco Bay Area and thousands of people were under orders to evacuate Wednesday as hundreds of wildfires blazed across the state amid a blisterin…
'Satanist' ex-soldier sentenced to 2 1/2 years in bomb plot
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An ex-soldier described by prosecutors as a Satanist and linked to a neo-Nazi group was sentenced Wednesday to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for distributing information through social media abo…
Democratic boundary breakers' night: Obama, Clinton, Harris
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Democrats’ historic boundary breakers joined forces Wednesday night at the party’s national convention, pleading urgently for Joe Biden's diverse coalition to make whatever effort it tak…
Embed-Map-Brazil-Amazon-Fires, ADVISORY
BRAZIL-AMAZON-FIRES — Map. This digital embed pinpoints recent fire activity across the Brazilian Amazon. This map is current as of Aug. 19, 2020 and will not update. Source: NASA LANCE - VNP14IMG_NRT . Click for a
Stocks turn lower a day after the S&P 500 hit a record high
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks turned lower in late trading on Wall Street Wednesday, handing the S&P 500 a loss a day after it closed at a record high. The day-earlier gain wiped out the last of the index’s losses created…
Officer denies wrongdoing in violent takedown of wrong man
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A white police officer who slammed a Black man to the ground and broke his wrist denies wrongdoing, saying he mistakenly believed the man had an outstanding arrest warrant and used force becaus…
AG: Delaware officers justified in killing armed Black man
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Two Delaware police officers were justified in using deadly force earlier this year against a Black man armed with a knife, the state attorney general’s office has concluded.
Mexican students take college entrance exam amid pandemic
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tens of thousands of prospective students hoping to get into Mexico’s largest public university on Wednesday began taking the notoriously competitive entrance exam for the National Autonomous Uni…
Iowa governor's push to reopen schools descends into chaos
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An aggressive push by Iowa’s pro-Trump governor to reopen schools amid a worsening coronavirus outbreak has descended into chaos, with some districts and teachers rebelling and experts callin…
Global leaders condemn Mali coup amid worry about extremists
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — African and Western leaders condemned on Wednesday the junta that forced Mali’s president from power, warning the coup was a deep setback for the West African nation that could threaten the batt…
US won't seek death penalty against pair of IS militants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has notified the British government that it will not pursue the death penalty against two Islamic State militants suspected in the beheadings of Western hostages, removing a…