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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…
Principal fired after Holocaust comments might be rehired
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A high school principal in Florida who was fired last year after telling a student’s mother “not everyone believes the Holocaust happened” might be rehired this week.
1 killed as Haitian college students protest earlier death
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A couple hundred university students blocked roads and burned cars Monday as they clashed with police in Haiti’s capital while protesting the killing of a fellow student at a demonstrat…
UNH prof accused of posing as immigrant woman on Twitter
A white University of New Hampshire chemistry professor is accused of posing as an immigrant woman of color on Twitter to make racist and sexist comments and attack users who supported racial justice and other prog…
DC government unable to connect with White House on outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials with the Washington, D.C., Department of Health have been unsuccessful in trying to connect with the White House to assist with contact tracing and other protocols regarding the ongoing …
Dissolved migrant caravan sign of tougher Guatemala stance
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The Guatemalan government’s halt of more than 3,000 Honduran migrants who had set out for the United States amid the pandemic signaled that U.S. pressure on immigration continues to extend sou…
FBI agent, federal prosecutor assigned to monitor election
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal law enforcement authorities are stepping up their vigilance of elections violations by establishing an FBI command post in Albuquerque and assigning a prosecutor to monitor complain…
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Trump is leaving hospital, exhorts nation don't fear virus
Tropical Storm Delta strengthens as Gamma weakens off Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Delta rapidly strengthened in the Caribbean Monday, aiming to hit Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula potentially as a major hurricane before continuing on to strike the U.S. Gulf coast lat…
The Latest: Minnesota eatery staff quarantine after visit
MINNEAPOLIS —Thirteen staff members from an iconic Minneapolis steakhouse were self-quarantining after the restaurant catered a fundraiser attended by President Donald Trump during his visit to Minnesota last week,…
Arkansas police officer killed, another injured in shooting
PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — A police officer was fatally shot Monday and another was injured in an exchange of gunfire at a hotel in Arkansas, authorities said.
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The Latest: Harris-Pence debate will have plexiglass shield
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local):
Biden aims to expand map as Trump recovers from coronavirus
MIAMI (AP) — As President Donald Trump
Trump is leaving hospital, exhorts nation don't fear virus
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he's leaving the military hospital where he has been receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19, immediately igniting a new controversy by declarin…
Pence takes lead role in campaign with Trump travel stopped
WASHINGTON (AP) — With President Donald Trump ill with COVID-19, Vice President Mike Pence took the lead role in campaigning Monday, starting a swing through key states to bolster the president's chance for reelect…