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Updated 4 weeks, 1 day 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
Virus clusters erupt as 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…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Arrested state trooper says he shot driver fearing for life

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia state trooper charged with murder said he feared for his life when he shot a driver who refused to pull over for a broken tail light, writing in an incident report that the motorist w…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Florida announces $10M housing loan program to aid Panhandle

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a $10 million housing loan program that could benefit hundreds of home buyers in the Florida Panhandle, which was devastated two years ago by Hurricane Michael.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
'Horrifying' data glitch skews key Iowa coronavirus metrics

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A state agency says it is working to fix a data error on Iowa’s coronavirus website that lowers the number of new confirmed cases and therefore downplays the severity of the current outbreak,…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Boat capsizes on lake in Pakistan, 10 dead

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A small boat carrying local tourists capsized on a lake in southern Pakistan on Monday, leaving 10 passengers dead and another three missing, police said.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Advocates plan birthday gift for the 19th Amendment: The ERA

It was a huge step forward for American women when, exactly 100 years ago, they finally gained the guaranteed right to vote with ratification of the 19th Amendment. But to Alice Paul, the step wasn't nearly large e…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Police: Man, 38, dies after San Antonio flea market shooting

A 38-year-old man has died from injuries he sustained during a “targeted” shooting at a San Antonio flea market, city police said Monday.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Environmentalists criticize EPA over Missouri Ameren plant

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Some St. Louis-area environmental watchdogs are criticizing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to declare that Missouri's largest coal-fired power plant has met a key air quality r…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Partner of Belarus' dead protester demands independent probe

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The partner of a demonstrator killed during the protests in Belarus said Monday she will push for an independent probe into his death.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
California governor demands probe of power blackouts

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An irate California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an emergency proclamation allowing some energy users and utilities to tap backup energy sources amid a days-long heatwave that has prompted rolling …

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Man charged with kidnapping in case of missing Georgia mom

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A man has been charged with kidnapping in the case of a

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Police: Wichita 4-year-old boy shoots himself with dad's gun

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 4-year-old Wichita boy has been hospitalized in critical condition after accidentally shooting himself in the head with his father's gun, police said.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Chicago's top cop defends police actions during protests

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago's police superintendent defended his officers' actions during weekend clashes with protesters, saying Monday that they acted professionally in the face of a “concerted effort” by those in the…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Trump says he'll send feds if NYC can't stop bloodshed

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is again threatening to send federal agents to New York City if local authorities don't stop a surge of violence that has left seven people dead and more than 50 people shot s…