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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…
AP survey: States uncommitted to Trump's unemployment boost
President Donald Trump’s plan to offer a stripped-down boost in unemployment benefits to millions of Americans amid the coronavirus outbreak has found little traction among the states, which would have to pay a qua…
Universities scramble to deal with virus outbreaks
North Carolina's flagship university canceled in-person classes for undergraduates just a week into the fall semester Monday as college campuses around the U.S. scramble to deal with coronavirus clusters linked in …
Democrats claim 'big tent' in first convention in pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Biden and the Democrats are highlighting the party's inclusive “big tent” Monday night as their 2020 National Convention gets underway with a lineup that features as many former Republican gover…
Mexican president's son criticized for not wearing face mask
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president lashed out Monday at criticism of his 13-year-old son after a video posted on social media showed the boy at a hotel in the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco without a face mask…
Election 2020, Political Conventions, ADVISORY
The Democratic National Convention takes place this Monday through Thursday, with events and speeches that will be conducted almost entirely virtually. The Republican National Convention takes place the following w…
Death Valley's brutal 130 degrees may be record if verified
California sizzled to a triple-digit temperature so hot that meteorologists need to verify it as a planet-wide high mark.
The Latest: Chair says Biden to appear every night of DNC
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Democratic National Convention (all times local):
How the AP covered ratification of the 19th Amendment
The bulletin moved just after 1 p.m. on Aug. 18, 1920, conveying the breaking news that the 19th Amendment had been ratified giving women the constitutional right to vote.
The Latest: Aide says Mrs. Obama to speak of Biden's decency
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Democratic National Convention (all times local):
Virus clusters erupt at US universities as semester begins
From the dorms at North Carolina to the halls of Notre Dame, officials at universities around the U.S. scrambled on Monday to deal with new COVID-19 clusters at the start of the fall semester, some of them linked t…
Florida bomb suspect found dead in his jail cell
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man arrested after police discovered more than two dozen pipe bombs near his home was found dead in his jail cell with a torn sheet wrapped around his neck, authorities said M…
Proposed effort could revive Mississippi's rebel-themed flag
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Some Mississippi residents are rebelling against the Legislature's decision to retire a Confederate-themed state flag, and they are being encouraged by conservative legislators who fought the …
Aide: Michelle Obama to stress Biden's competency, character
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama will stress Democrat Joe Biden's competency and character in a Monday night convention speech that will draw sharp contrasts between the Republican incumbent seeking reelection and …
Virginia to consider reducing penalty for assaulting police
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers plan to take up dozens of criminal justice reforms during a special legislative session this week, but one proposal in particular is expected to spark an intense battle: a pu…
The Latest: Virus hits Utah minorities harder in workplace
SALT LAKE CITY — Hispanics and other people of color in Utah were disproportionately hit by workplace COVID-19 outbreaks, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Monday.