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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…
2 more to be held without bond ahead of Whitmer plot trial
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Two more men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will be held without bond before trial.
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Lives Lost: Woman of uncommon kindness, hoped for redemption
She was the little girl whose vocabulary burgeoned as she devoured book after book, and the student who earned a degree and went back for one more. She was the woman who children flocked to and teens turned to for …
Annual stone crab claw harvest begins in Florida
MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s annual stone crab claw harvest has started amid new rules aimed at protecting future stocks and concerns about demand for claws due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2 more men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan governor held without bond
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — 2 more men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan governor held without bond.
Biden outraises Trump $383M to $248M in September
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was outraised by Democrat Joe Biden in September and is being outgunned financially by his rival with just weeks to go until Election Day.
First lady lashes out at media about friend's tell-all book
DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Melania Trump lashed out Friday at “self-serving adults” for focusing on her falling out with a friend and adviser, writing that the attention paid to “salacious claims” about the broken relation…
The Latest: Topics for 3rd presidential debate are released
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on the presidential campaign (all times local):
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Record avalanche of early votes transforms the 2020 election
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US budget deficit hits all-time high of $3.1 trillion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal budget deficit hit an all-time high of $3.1 trillion in the 2020 budget year, more than double the previous record, as the coronavirus pandemic shrank revenues and sent spending soarin…
2 suspects arrested in Florida pastor's shooting death
MIAMI (AP) — Two suspects have been arrested in the shooting death of a Florida pastor who was caught in the crossfire of two groups outside a Miami flea market in broad daylight.
France: Teacher decapitated, suspect shot dead by police
PARIS (AP) — A history teacher who opened a discussion with students on caricatures of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad was decapitated in a French street on Friday and police have shot the suspected killer dead, a police …
Trump on defense, courting voters in two must-win states
MACON, Ga. (AP) — Backed into a corner and facing financial strains, President Donald Trump went after his opponent's family and defended his own struggle to contain the pandemic on Friday as he fought to energize …
First lady lashes out at reports about friend who tell-all
DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Melania Trump lashed out Friday at “self-serving adults” for focusing on her falling out with a friend and adviser, writing that the attention paid to “salacious claims” about the broken relation…