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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…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Health care law on line at court, but is it likely to fall?

WASHINGTON (AP) — To hear Democrats tell it, a Supreme Court with President Donald Trump's nominee Amy Coney Barrett could quickly get rid of the law that gives more than 20 million Americans health insurance cover…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Roberta McCain, mother of John McCain who helped during his '08 campaign, has died at 108

PHOENIX (AP) — Roberta McCain, mother of John McCain who helped during his '08 campaign, has died at 108.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Slovakia's far-right leader sentenced to 4 years in prison

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — The leader of a far-right party with seats in the Slovak parliament was convicted of illegal use of neo-Nazi symbols and sentenced to four years and four months in prison on Monday.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
UK unveils 3-level lockdown plan; Liverpool at highest risk

LONDON (AP) — The British government carved England into three tiers of coronavirus risk on Monday in a bid to slow a resurgent outbreak, putting the northern city of Liverpool into the highest-risk category and sh…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
The Latest: Tennessee worship event violates health measures

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville officials are investigating a worship event outside the historic courthouse Sunday that packed together a big, largely unmasked crowd, despite rising new case counts of COVID-19 in Tenn…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
California GOP says it owns unofficial ballot drop boxes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s Republican Party on Monday acknowledged owning unofficial ballot drop boxes that state election officials said are illegal.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
In India, top US diplomat calls China 'elephant in the room’

NEW DELHI (AP) — A top U.S. envoy on Monday called China “an elephant in the room” and said Washington is keen to advance India’s interests across the Indo-Pacific region.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Biden makes big push in Ohio, once seen as long shot for him

CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Biden made two campaign stops Monday in Ohio, attempting to expand the battleground map and keep President Donald Trump on the defensive in a state long thought to be out of reach for Democrat…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
The Latest: Senate panel ends confirmation hearing for day

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Senate

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Cuba relaxes coronavirus restrictions 7 months into pandemic

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba relaxed coronavirus restrictions Monday in hopes of boosting its economy, allowing shops and government offices to reopen and welcoming locals and tourists at airports across the island except in…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Trump vs. Biden: Where they stand on health, economy, more

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid the tumult of the

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
The Latest: Barrett: Court should interpret laws as written

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Senate

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Chief: No reason to fire Wisconsin officer who killed teen

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The police chief of a Milwaukee suburb that has seen protests and unrest since an officer was cleared of criminal wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a Black teenager in February said Monday that h…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Louisiana's back-to-back hurricanes: Future unsure for many

CAMERON, La. (AP) — Michele Vincent’s home was largely intact in spite of hurricanes Laura and Delta. But tears streamed down her face as she looked at her church’s broken windows and shattered pews.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
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