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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
28 arrested, tear gas used in Wisconsin protests

WAUWATOSA, Wis. (AP) — Police used tear gas on demonstrators and arrested 28 people during a third straight night of protests over the lack of charges against a suburban Milwaukee police officer who fatally shot a …

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
2 small aircraft collide in France, killing 5 people

PARIS (AP) — An ultra-light airplane collided on Saturday with another small plane, killing five people as the two aircraft fell into gardens around a small town in France.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Pope in TED talk: Earth cannot be squeezed 'like an orange’

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday issued an urgent call to action to defend the planet and help the poor in his second TED talk.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
North Korea unveils new weapons at military parade

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned that his country would “fully mobilize” its nuclear force if threatened as he took center stage at a military parade that unveiled what appeared to b…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Families seek new investigations into old police killings

Richmond, Va. (AP) — One man died after a police officer in New York state told him to move his illegally parked car. Another, in the midst of a mental health crisis, was fatally shot by an officer on a Virginia hi…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
The Latest: Delta's remnants raise inland flood, storm risks

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

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
As virus fills French ICUs anew, doctors ask what went wrong

PARIS (AP) — During a single overnight shift this week, three new COVID-19 patients were rushed into Dr. Karim Debbat’s small intensive care ward in the southern French city of Arles. It now has more virus patients…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Delta adds insult to injury in hurricane-ravaged Louisiana

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — The day after Hurricane Delta blew through besieged southern Louisiana, residents started the routine again: dodging overturned cars, trudging through knee-deep water to flooded homes with …

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
The Nation's Weather

The Nation's Weather for Monday, October 12, 2020

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Judge orders ex-Colombian president freed from house arrest

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Powerful ex-Colombia President Álvaro Uribe was ordered freed from house arrest Saturday while he is investigated for possible witness tampering, the latest chapter in a case that has reveal…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
AP News Digest 6 p.m.

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Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT

Senators weigh COVID risk for Barrett Supreme Court hearing

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Armenia, Azerbaijan say Nagorno-Karabakh truce violated

MOSCOW (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a Russia-brokered cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting Saturday, but immediately accused each other of derailing the deal intended to end the worst outbreak of host…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Global Forecast-Celsius

Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Sunday, October 11, 2020

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Michigan agency removes foxes, coyotes from unlicensed rehab

Officials removed a half-dozen red foxes, three coyotes and other animals from an unlicensed rehabilitation center in western Michigan where the owner’s 2-year-old granddaughter lost an arm after reaching into a pe…