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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…
Denver will stream a live 24-hour video of ballot processing
DENVER (AP) — Strengthening efforts to counter the Trump administration's baseless narrative that mail balloting is rife with fraud, elections officials in Denver, Seattle and a growing number of cities are giving …
Brits accused in beheading of hostages plead not guilty
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Two British men charged with helping the Islamic State group carry out executions and ransom negotiations for Western hostages pleaded not guilty Friday in a federal court.
Correction: George Floyd-Investigation story
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In a story October 7, 2020, about former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin posting bond as he awaits trial in George Floyd’s death, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Chauvin h…
McConnell tries to salvage Senate majority with court vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell spent a year prepping his Republican colleagues for this moment, telling them the confirmation of a
The Latest: Trump holding campaign rally Monday in Florida
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):
Switzerland says Swiss hostage in Mali has been killed
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s Foreign Ministry said Friday that a Swiss woman who was held hostage in Mali has been killed by an Islamist group.
2 years after Michael, Florida Panhandle recovery goes on
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Much of the blue tarps that covered the battered homes across Florida's Panhandle are gone, as the scars from Hurricane Michael two years ago begin to fade. Homes and businesses have been r…
Small explosion at bakery in Lebanese capital kills 4 people
BEIRUT (AP) — A diesel tank exploded inside a Beirut building on Friday night, killing four people and injuring several others, the Lebanese Red Cross said.
Delaware suspect in Whitmer plot was pardoned last year
DOVER, Del. (AP) — The Delaware man charged in federal court with
Felon who made 'ghost guns' sentenced to 5 years in prison
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge handed a nearly six-year prison term Friday to a Washington state man who amassed an arsenal of homemade “ghost guns” despite being on federal supervision for an earlier firearms conv…
Switzerland's foreign ministry says Swiss hostage held in Mali has been killed by Islamist group
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland's foreign ministry says Swiss hostage held in Mali has been killed by Islamist group.
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FBI: 'Boogaloo' movement member arrested on gun charge
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man described by the FBI as a member of the anti-government “boogaloo” movement has been arrested on a gun charge, court records show.
The Latest: Trump plans to hold in-person event on Saturday
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UK jury: Police restraint of Black man contributed to death
LONDON (AP) — London police officers' decision to handcuff a mentally ill Black man even as he told them “I can't breathe" was inappropriate and contributed to his death in 2018, a coroner's jury found Friday.