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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…
Barrett to face senators on health care, legal precedent
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Malaysia's Anwar meets king in bid to form new government
KUALA LUMPUR (AP) — Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim met the nation's king Tuesday in a bid to form a new government after claiming he had secured a majority in Parliament.
Asia Today: China city says it's tested 3 million for virus
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao said Tuesday that they have completed coronavirus tests on more than 3 million people following the country’s first reported local outbreak of …
Report: Most exporters do little to prevent foreign bribery
BERLIN (AP) — An anti-corruption watchdog on Tuesday ranked the United States and United Kingdom as the largest exporters most active at enforcing rules meant to prohibit companies from paying bribes in foreign mar…
The Latest: 3 million tested for coronavirus in Chinese city
BEIJING -- Authorities in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao say they have completed coronavirus tests on more than 3 million people following the country’s first reported local outbreak of the virus in nearl…
5 men in Michigan governor kidnapping plot to face hearings
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Five men accused in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will appear in federal court Tuesday for a hearing on whether they should be detained before trial.
Asian shares lower after tech-driven rally on Wall Street
Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Tuesday as investors awaited the release of Chinese trade data.
Asia Today: China city says it's tested 1 million for virus
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao said Tuesday that they have completed coronavirus tests on more than 3 million people following the country’s first reported local outbreak of …
2nd COVID-19 vaccine trial paused over unexplained illness
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A late-stage study of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been paused while the company investigates whether a study participant’s “unexplained illness” is related to the s…
Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine paused while the company investigates a study participant’s “unexplained illness”
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine paused while the company investigates a study participant’s “unexplained illness.”
Anchorage mayor admits to inappropriate relationship
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz on Monday admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with a female reporter, three days after she made online allegations against the married official.
California orders GOP to remove unofficial ballot boxes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's chief elections official on Monday ordered Republicans to remove unofficial ballot drop boxes from churches, gun shops and other locations and Attorney General Xavier Becerra …
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Barrett vows fair approach as justice, Democrats skeptical
Defiant Trump defends virus record in 1st post-COVID rally
SANFORD, Florida (AP) — Defiant as ever about the coronavirus, President Donald Trump on Monday turned his first campaign rally since contracting COVID-19 into a full-throated defense of his handling of the pandemi…
Mexico City marks Columbus Day without statue of Columbus
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexicans have never had much affection for Cristopher Columbus, and officials were being coy about why his statue was removed from the capital's main boulevard over the weekend before Monday's ob…