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Updated 1 week, 2 days ago

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
Kyrgyzstan bans rallies, imposes curfew to end turmoil

MOSCOW (AP) — Authorities in Kyrgyzstan on Saturday arrested a former president, banned rallies and imposed a curfew in the Central Asian nation's capital, seeking to end a week of turmoil sparked by a disputed par…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
AP News Digest 7:05 a.m.

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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
Meeting the moment: Queen Elizabeth honors pandemic's heroes

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has used her delayed birthday honors list to celebrate the selfless work of people — some more famous than others — in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic.

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

Trump restarting campaign with White House, Florida events

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Freed Malian politician details months as al-Qaida hostage

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Malian politician Soumaila Cisse's captors kept him constantly on the move in the inhospitable desert, he told French television, describing his six months with al-Qaida-linked militants as “nea…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Police detain protesters in Russian city of Khabarovsk

MOSCOW (AP) — Police in a far eastern Russian city detained several dozen protesters on Saturday, the first such crackdown since rallies against the arrest of the provincial governor started three months ago.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
New Zealand PM votes a week before polls close in election

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has voted in the nation’s general election, a week before polls officially close.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
The Latest: Delta rapidly weakening as it moves inland

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

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

The Nation's Weather for Sunday, October 11, 2020

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Israel to 'immediately' bring over 2,000 Ethiopian Jews

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told his Ethiopian counterpart that his country has the intention to “immediately” bring over some 2,000 Ethiopian Jews. The announcement c…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Report: 29 million girls, women victims of modern slavery

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A new report estimates that 29 million women and girls are victims of modern slavery, exploited by practices including forced labor, forced marriage, debt-bondage and domestic servitude.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
With whipping winds, Delta drenches Louisiana, Mississippi

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Ripping tarps from already damaged roofs and scattering debris piled by roadsides, Delta inflicted a new round of destruction on Louisiana as it struck communities still reeling after Hurrican…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
AP News Digest 3:15 a.m.

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Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
AP Week in Pictures, Global

OCT. 3 - 9, 2020