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Updated 4 days, 20 hours 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, 4 months ago
Maduro opponents claim big turnout in Venezuelan protest

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Droves of Venezuelans blaming President Nicolás Maduro for their country’s collapse voiced their frustrations Saturday in a creative protest rivaling recent elections they boycotted as fra…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
VIRUS TODAY: With vaccine coming, daily deaths set a record

Here’s what’s happening Saturday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Stolen service dog located a day later in South Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A service dog that was inside a truck when it was stolen outside a South Florida gas station was located Saturday, a day after going missing.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
AP PHOTOS: Italian doctors fighting pandemic in rural areas

CAORSO, Italy (AP) — Wearing full-body protective gear, Dr. Luigi Cavanna visits his patients in their homes in small towns and rural areas in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Lottery State-by-State-All

The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Sunday:

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
The Latest: Global alliance pledges $20B in aid for newborns

UNITED NATIONS — A global alliance of more than 1,000 organizations has announced $20.6 billion in pledges to help women, newborns, young children and adolescents deal with the COVID-19 pandemic as well as longstan…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Israelis maintain anti-Netanyahu protests in wintry weather

JERUSALEM (AP) — A few thousand Israelis protested on Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding that he resign in the face of corruption charges and the pandemic.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Driver arrested after car plows into Manhattan protesters

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who plowed her car into protesters Friday in New York City, injuring six of them, has been arrested and charged with reckless endangerment, police said.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Trucks with first COVID-19 vaccine in US get ready to roll

The first trucks carrying a COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use in the United States were set to pull out of a Michigan manufacturing plant Sunday, with the shots that are critical to stopping the nation's coronavi…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST

COVID-19 vaccine shipments begin in historic US effort

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Authorities in Tennessee, Kentucky look for escaped inmates

PARIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities searched Saturday for two Tennessee inmates who escaped prison, kidnapped a Kentucky highway department employee and stole a resident's truck, officials said.

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
AP News Digest 6 p.m.

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All Times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Hunt still on for suspects in ransacking of Chicago stores

CHICAGO (AP) — The summer night when crowds descended on downtown Chicago, shattered store windows and poured inside the gaping holes to grab as much merchandise as they could carry away is a distant memory to many…

Updated 5 years, 4 months ago
Navy ends search for sailor who fell overboard from ship

The U.S. Navy announced Saturday that it has called off search and rescue efforts for a 20-year-old sailor who reportedly fell overboard earlier this week from the USS Theodore Roosevelt.