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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…
Luis Abinader sworn in as Dominican leader; Pompeo attends
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Luis Rodolfo Abinader was sworn in as president of the Dominican Republic on Sunday in a ceremony attended by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Telephone calls between UAE, Israel ring for the first time
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Telephone calls began ringing Sunday between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, marking the first concrete step of a U.S.-brokered diplomatic deal between the nations that requi…
10 killed in Somalia in extremist attack on Mogadishu hotel
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A Somali police officer says at least 10 people have been killed and more than a dozen others injured in an ongoing siege at a beachside hotel in Somalia's capital where security forces ar…
Police: At least 18 shot, with 4 dead, across Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (AP) — At least 18 people were shot, including four killed, as gunfire erupted in several places around the city overnight, authorities said Sunday.
Chief: Protesters vandalize Minneapolis police precinct
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protesters have vandalized a Minneapolis police precinct office and targeted officers with fireworks, the police chief said Sunday.
Georgia governor allows local mask mandates, with limits
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor, who has opposed local mask mandates and even sued over one in Atlanta, has signed a new executive order that allows local governments to enact mask requirements to help fight the …
Police: At least 17 shot, with 3 dead, across Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (AP) — At least 17 people were shot and at least three killed as gunfire erupted in several places around the city overnight, authorities said Sunday.
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan resume AU-led talks over disputed dam
CAIRO (AP) — Three key Nile basin countries on Sunday resumed online negotiations led by the African Union to resolve a years-long dispute over a giant hydroelectric dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, …
House Dems summon postal leaders to hearing on mail delays
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — The Democratic-run House on Sunday demanded that leaders of the
Netanyahu says UAE deal signals end to 'land for peace'
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that a deal to establish
Chicago police, protesters clash after day of demonstrations
CHICAGO (AP) — A day of largely peaceful protests against racial injustice and police brutality ended in violent skirmishes between demonstrators and police in downtown Chicago, with two dozen arrests and multiple …
2 men sentenced to decades in murders of 4 in basement
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two men have been sentenced to decades in prison in the shootings deaths of four people gunned down in the basement of a west Philadelphia home over a drug stash almost two years ago.
States wrestle with playing high school football amid COVID
THRALL, Texas (AP) — As heat waves rose from the crackling grass next to a cotton field that stretched far into the distance, Rick Porter watched his young football players struggle through a preseason practice.
Somalia police report blast, gunfire at Mogadishu hotel
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A Somali police officer says a car bomb went off at a beachside hotel in Mogadishu, the capital, followed by heavy gunfire.
Day of peaceful protests ends in clashes with Chicago police
CHICAGO (AP) — A day of peaceful protests with a failed attempted to block a major Chicago-area expressway ended in violent skirmishes downtown between demonstrators and police with two dozen arrests and multiple i…