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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…
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1 inmate dead, 3 wounded in Sri Lanka prison riot
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — At least one inmate was killed and three others injured Sunday when inmates clashed with guards at a prison on the outskirts of Sri Lanka's capital, officials said.
Federal judges uphold Kentucky governor's virus school order
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal appeals panel has upheld Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's order to stop in-person classes at religious schools during the coronavirus pandemic.
Police: Tear-gassed Polish lawmaker seen as protest threat
Polish police said Sunday that an officer who sprayed tear gas into the face of a member of parliament during a protest probably did so because he perceived the politician as a threat.
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Completed Wisconsin recount confirms Biden's win over Trump
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin finished a recount of its presidential results on Sunday, confirming Democrat Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump in the key battleground state. Trump vowed to challenge t…
NYC to reopen schools, even as virus spread intensifies
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will reopen its school system to in-person learning, and increase the number of days a week many children attend class, even as the coronavirus pandemic intensifies in the city, Mayor …
Over 300 detained in Belarus during anti-government protests
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A human rights group in Belarus says over 300 people have been detained during Sunday protests against the country’s authoritarian president, who won his sixth term in office in a vote widely s…
Jill Biden, Joe's chief protector, to step up as first lady
WASHINGTON (AP) — She's fended off protesters who made a run at her husband. She's moved him farther from reporters during the coronavirus pandemic. She's supported his presidential ambitions again and again — exce…
Police: Texas officers shoot man who approached with knife
SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) — Police in the West Texas community of San Angelo fatally shot a man early Sunday after he approached officers with a knife during a domestic violence call, a police spokesman said.
Investigators search doctor's office, probing Maradona death
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine police searched the home and office of Diego Maradona's personal doctor on Sunday as part of investigations into the death of the 60-year-old soccer star, which caused a wav…
Fauci: US may see 'surge upon surge' of virus in weeks ahead
The nation's top infectious disease expert said Sunday that the U.S. may see “surge upon a surge” of the coronavirus in the weeks after Thanksgiving, and he does not expect current recommendations around social dis…
UN: Ethiopia's victory claim doesn't mean war is finished
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia's announcement that it has completed its military offensive in its defiant Tigray region “does not mean the conflict is finished,” the U.N. refugee chief said Sunday, adding he is ver…
The Latest: Czechs ease virus restrictions as cases decline
PRAGUE — The Czech government said Sunday it is easing measures imposed to contain the new coronavirus due to falling numbers of new confirmed cases.
Dad in killings at family home near Disney: 'I wasn't there'
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — A Connecticut physical therapist charged with killing his wife and three children at their Florida home told his sister in a phone call from jail that he couldn’t have stopped his family from…