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Updated 4 days, 13 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, 6 months ago
Car bombing in western Afghanistan kills 13, wounds 120

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide car bombing on Sunday killed at least 13 people and wounded around 120 others in Afghanistan's western Ghor province, officials said.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT

Trump leans into fear tactics in bid to win Midwest states

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Egypt releases comedian after more than 2 years in prison

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities released a comedian, who was working for a popular satirical television program, after more than two years in prison without trial, a rights lawyer said Sunday.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
AP News Digest 5:40 a.m.

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Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Guinea's president seeks to extend decade in power

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinean President Alpha Conde sought to extend his decade in power in Sunday's election, after the country's constitution was changed earlier this year to allow the 82-year-old leader to run …

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Car bombing in Afghanistan kills 12, wounds more than 100

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide car bombing on Sunday killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 100 others in Afghanistan's western Ghor province, officials said.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
UN arms embargoes on Iran expire despite US objections

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A decade-long U.N. arms embargo on Iran that barred it from purchasing foreign weapons like tanks and fighter jets expired Sunday as planned under its nuclear deal with world powers, despite obj…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Pakistan military: Soldier killed by Baluchistan militants

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Militants killed a Pakistani paramilitary soldier and wounded three others in an ambush on a security patrol in southwestern Baluchistan province, the country's military said Sunday.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
On Asia trip, Japan's pragmatic new PM pushes Abe's vision

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, left Sunday on his first overseas foray since taking over from his former boss Shinzo Abe last month, heading to Vietnam and Indonesia.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Suspect in teacher's beheading in France was Chechen teen

PARIS (AP) — A suspect shot dead by police after the beheading of a history teacher near Paris was an 18-year-old Chechen refugee unknown to intelligence services who posted a grisly claim of responsibility on soci…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Rural Midwest hospitals struggling to handle virus surge

WESSINGTON SPRINGS, S.D. (AP) — Rural Jerauld County in South Dakota didn't see a single case of the coronavirus for more than two months stretching from June to August. But over the last two weeks, its rate of new…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Lottery State-by-State

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

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT

Trump, Biden go on offense in states they're trying to flip

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
New Zealand's Ardern credits virus response for election win

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — A day after winning a second term in a landside victory, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Sunday she sees the election result as an endorsement of her government’s efforts…