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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
Trump's task: Resetting campaign that GOP fears is slipping

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is running out of time to recover from a series of self-inflicted setbacks that have rattled his base of support and triggered alarm among Republicans who fear the White Hou…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Supreme Court nominee Barrett faces Senate despite virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — Confirmation hearings for

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Asian shares mostly higher after US rally, aid package hopes

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher in muted trading Monday, as worries about the pandemic kept optimism in check despite a rally that closed out last week on Wall Street.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Bubble Kings: Lakers run past Heat for 17th NBA championship

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The ultimate anguish. The ultimate joy.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Judge won't order immediate switch to hand-marked ballots

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Sunday expressed serious concerns about Georgia's new election system but declined to order the state to abandon its touchscreen voting machines in favor of hand-marked paper ballo…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT

Senators weigh COVID risk for Barrett Supreme Court hearing

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Thousands in Los Angeles protest hostilities against Armenia

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of people protested Sunday in Los Angeles to condemn Azerbaijan and Turkey's role in hostilities against Armenia in the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
The Latest: Glitch caused Mo. virus count inaccuracy

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A “database extract error” resulted in an incorrect inflation of the number of reported COVID-19 cases in Missouri going back over several days, Missouri health officials said Sunday. The Miss…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Black man who police led by rope sues Texas city for $1M

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A Black man who was led by a rope by two white officers on horseback has sued a southeast Texas city and its police department for $1 million, saying he suffered humiliation and fear during …

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
The Latest: Louisiana officials announce 2nd death in storm

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on Delta (all times CDT):

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

COVID-19 coverage safety net has plenty of holes in US

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Senators weigh COVID risk for Barrett Supreme Court hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) —

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
England to have 3-tier lockdown system amid 'tipping point'

LONDON (AP) — Millions of people in northern England are anxiously waiting to hear how much further virus restrictions will be tightened in coming days as the British government confirmed Sunday that it will be int…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Case against man linked to extremist group could be near end

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys may be close to resolving the criminal case against a Maryland man whom the FBI linked to a violent white supremacist group, a court filing says.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Soaring virus infection puts more French cities on alert

PARIS (AP) — Two more French cities on Sunday joined Paris and Marseille and four others in maximum alert status to fight back the coronavirus, surgical strikes with strict new measures to stop the spread of infect…