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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…
Complaints as medical waste piles up outside Mexico hospital
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Residents of Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Veracruz have complained after photos showed mountains of bagged hospital waste piling up in a patio outside a government hospital.
Close adviser to Venezuela's president has coronavirus
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s communications minister and close adviser to President Nicolás Maduro said Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, as the daily cases in the nation steadily …
Mexico judge holds gang leader for trial for fuel theft
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican court has ordered the leader of the Santa Rosa de Lima gang held over for trial on organized crime charges.
Native American man seeks further delay of federal execution
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Attorneys for the only Native American on federal death row are asking a judge to delay his upcoming execution while they argue that the procedures should be consistent with Arizona law.
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Biden, Harris lash Trump at debut of historic VP choice
75 years later, 1 million Japanese war dead still missing
TOKYO (AP) — Seventy-five years after the end of World War II, more than 1 million Japanese war dead are scattered throughout Asia, where the legacy of Japanese aggression still hampers recovery efforts.
Police: Rental truck rear-ends school bus, 1 dead, 8 injured
ALMA, Ga. (AP) — A box truck crashed into the back of a school bus Wednesday afternoon that was stopped to unload students in rural Georgia, leaving the truck's driver dead and at least eight students injured, auth…
Hawaii teacher arrested for violating traveler quarantine
HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii high school teacher was arrested for violating the 14-day traveler quarantine the state mandated to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Judge invalidates Trump rollback of law protecting birds
NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. judge in New York has invalidated rule changes put in place by the Trump administration that scaled back a century-old law protecting most American wild bird species despite warnings that bil…
Prosecutors want joint trial for 4 ex-cops in Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors on Wednesday asked a judge to try
For Americans waiting on virus aid, no new relief in sight
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans counting on emergency
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Ecuador's ex-president detained in organized crime probe
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A former Ecuadorian president known for his wild antics has been detained in an organized crime probe as authorities investigate the murder of an Israeli man jailed in a possible COVID-19 medi…
The Latest: UN chief says pandemic threatens new conflict
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that the cordonavirus pandemic not only threatens gains in fighting global poverty and building peace but risks exacerbating existing conflicts an…
Bail fund answers criticism over freeing convicted rapist
BOSTON (AP) — A bail fund in Massachusetts that's among many nationwide flooded with donations amid the country's reckoning with racism is defending itself after freeing people facing serious crimes, including a co…