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Army takes custody of Gorge shooting suspect

MOSES LAKE — The Army has taken custody of the soldier accused of killing two people and injuring several others d…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
The Latest: Mexico sees record 16,105 new virus cases

MEXICO CITY — Mexico has posted another daily record for newly confirmed coronavirus cases, with 16,105 new infections reported Saturday, and a near-record of 1,135 deaths related to COVID-19 in the latest 24-hour …

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Australia, US, UK, Canada criticize Hong Kong mass arrests

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The foreign ministers of Australia, the United States, Great Britain and Canada issued a joint statement Sunday expressing “serious concern” about the arrest of 55 democracy activists and…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EST

Top Republican says Trump committed 'impeachable offenses'

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Trump supporters, counter-protesters clash in San Diego

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Supporters of President Donald Trump clashed with counter-protesters in San Diego on Saturday, prompting police to declare the gathering an unlawful assembly because of acts of violence.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Indonesia officials say rescuers find body parts, pieces of clothing and scraps of metal after plane crashed in Java Sea

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia officials say rescuers find body parts, pieces of clothing and scraps of metal after plane crashed in Java Sea.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Body parts, debris found after Indonesia plane crash

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers pulled out body parts, pieces of clothing and scraps of metal from the Java Sea early Sunday morning, a day after a Boeing 737-500 with 62 people onboard crashed shortl…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Nightly curfew for pandemic takes effect across Quebec

QUEBEC CITY (AP) — A curfew meant to curb a surge in coronavirus infections took effect across Quebec on Saturday evening.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Trump to visit U.S.-Mexico border to laud border wall

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to travel to the U.S.-Mexico border on Tuesday to highlight his administration's work on the border wall, the White House said Saturday.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
California reports record 695 virus deaths in a day

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California health authorities reported Saturday a record one-day total of 695 coronavirus deaths as many hospitals strain under unprecedented caseloads.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Top Republican says Trump committed 'impeachable offenses'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats' momentum for a fresh drive to quickly impeach outgoing President Donald Trump has gained support, and a top Republican said the president's role in the deadly riot at the Capitol by a v…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Alabama AG asks review of his GOP group's rally involvement

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's attorney general is calling for an investigation into who may have authorized a branch of the Republican Attorneys General Association to promote the pro-Trump rally in Washington,…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Woman in widely seen hotel confrontation charged in NYC

NEW YORK (AP) — A 22-year-old California woman who wrongly accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone and tackled him at a New York City hotel in a widely seen video was charged after returning to the city on S…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
The Latest: Austin will treat patients at convention center

AUSTIN, Texas -- Health officials in Austin say they will open space in the Austin Convention Center for COVID-19 patients because they expect that the area's health care system will soon be overwhelmed.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Minneapolis officer reprimanded for speaking to press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis police officer who spoke to GQ magazine after the death of George Floyd — criticizing the department for having what she called a toxic culture — has been reprimanded for speaking t…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
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