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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…
California requires ethnic studies for university system
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Students at California State University, the nation’s largest four-year public university system, will need to take an ethic studies course to graduate under a bill signed Monday by Gov. G…
AP PHOTOS: Scars from Beirut blast capture moment of horror
BEIRUT (AP) — Their scars capture the horrific moment when every window shattered.
Golden State Killer faces his victims in 1st day of hearings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Victims after victim lined up on Tuesday to describe Joseph DeAngelo as a “sick monster,” “horrible man” and “subhuman” who stole their innocence and changed their lives during a more than…
US Forecast
US Forecast for Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Review cites 'operational failures' in Smollett prosecution
CHICAGO (AP) — A special prosecutor in Chicago accused Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and her office on Monday of repeatedly abusing their discretion and making false public statements in the case against ac…
UN-backed court to deliver verdicts in Hariri assassination
LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — The presiding judge at a U.N.-backed tribunal in the Netherlands began delivering verdicts Tuesday in the trial in absentia of four members of the Hezbollah militant group accused o…
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Lost hiker reportedly survived 14 days in New Mexico woods
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say a hiker has survived after being stranded in a forest near Santa Fe for 14 days.
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Australians seize cocaine haul in boat at sea, arrest 3 men
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian authorities said Tuesday they had seized a large quantity of cocaine from a fishing boat in treacherous seas off the east coast.
Mortar shells strike Kabul as Afghans mark Independence Day
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An upstart Islamic State group affiliate claimed responsibility for a mortar attack in Kabul on Tuesday morning that wounded at least 10 civilians as Afghans marked their country’s Indepen…
AP PHOTOS: Scars from Beirut blast capture moment of horror
BEIRUT (AP) — Their scars capture the horrific moment when every window shattered.
Dems put divides aside, rally behind Biden at convention
NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama delivered a passionate condemnation of President Donald Trump during the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, declaring him “in over his head” and warning that the nat…
The Latest: Chinese company: Vaccine ready by end of year
BEIJING — The head of a major state-owned Chinese pharmaceutical company says its coronavirus vaccine will be commercially available by the end of the year.
Strong earthquake jolts central Philippines, homes damaged
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck a central Philippine region Tuesday, trapping a family in a collapsed house, damaging other houses, low-slung buildings and a seaport and prompting people to …