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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…
2 released from Texas home amid standoff after officers shot
CEDAR PARK, Texas (AP) — A man at the center of a hostage situation near Austin, Texas, involving his family after three police officers were shot released his brother, sister and family pet on Monday but remained …
US approves oil, gas leasing plan for Alaska wildlife refuge
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Trump administration gave final approval Monday for a contentious oil and gas leasing plan on the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, where critics worry about th…
Stocks open higher, giving S&P 500 another shot at record
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are edging higher in early trading on Wall Street Monday, giving the S&P 500 another shot at its record high. The benchmark index was up 0.3% in the first few minutes of trading, just a coupl…
UK govt scrambles as exam fiasco enrages students, parents
LONDON (AP) — The British government scrambled Monday to staunch the damage from an exam-grading policy that has left thousands of 18-year-olds without university places and sparked claims of discrimination against…
The home front: Virus stalks nurses after they leave work
FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — There’s red tape running along the floor of the coronavirus unit at St. Jude’s Medical Center.
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Countries in Europe and Asia that saw a summer respite from coronavirus outbreaks are tracking swiftly rising numbers of new confirmed. The reversal is prompting worry among government leaders and health officials …
Man at center of hostage situation after 3 Texas officers shot releases 2 family members, remains in home with his mom
CEDAR PARK, Texas (AP) — Man at center of hostage situation after 3 Texas officers shot releases 2 family members, remains in home with his mom.
Israel frees Palestinian boycott activist from detention
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian-led boycott movement against Israel said Monday that a campaign organizer has been released without charge by Israel after more than two weeks in detention.
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Royal House confirms former king of Spain, Juan Carlos I, has been in United Arab Emirates since Aug. 3
MADRID (AP) — Royal House confirms former king of Spain, Juan Carlos I, has been in United Arab Emirates since Aug. 3.
German minister in Tripoli to press for end to Libyan war
BERLIN (AP) — German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas made an unannounced visit to Tripoli on Monday, saying that the world must not be deceived by the “deceptive calm” in Libya at the moment and should find a way to en…
Crowd protests outside US Postmaster's North Carolina home
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — More than 100 demonstrators converged outside the North Carolina mansion of the postmaster general, protesting the cutbacks, delays and other changes to the U.S. Postal Service that have cre…
4 killed, at least 20 hurt in Cincinnati weekend shootings
CINCINNATI (AP) — Police in Cincinnati say three more people suffered gunshot wounds as a violent weekend that saw four killings and at least 20 injuries came to a close.
Belarus workers on the streets as EU chief calls summit
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Thousands of factory workers in Belarus took to the streets and crowds of demonstrators besieged the state television headquarters Monday, raising the pressure on authoritarian President Alexa…
Mauritius copes with split Japanese ship that spilled oil
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Work began Monday to remove the two pieces of a grounded Japanese ship that leaked tons of oil into the protected coast of the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius and broke apart.