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Updated 1 week, 4 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, 7 months ago
Egypt outlet says reporter detained while covering unrest

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities detained a local journalist after she traveled to the southern city of Luxor to cover the alleged killing of a man during a police raid last week, her employer and family said Sund…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Lottery State-by-State

The state-by-state winning lottery numbers through Monday:

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Under fire over LGBT rights, Polish leader blames activist

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Bart Staszewski felt angry and hopeless when local governments in Poland started passing resolutions last year declaring themselves to be free of "LGBT ideology.”

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Mali releases 180 jihadists in likely prisoner exchange

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Malian authorities have released 180 Islamic extremists from a prison in the capital and flown them to the country's north, an official confirmed late Sunday, fueling speculation that a prominen…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Tropical Storm Gamma leaves 6 dead in southern Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — At least 6 people died and thousands were evacuated in southeastern Mexico after Tropical Storm Gamma lashed the Yucatan Peninsula's resort-studded coast with near-hurricane force winds and drenc…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Conservation success or pests? Seals spark passionate debate

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Nick Muto has fished up and down the New England coast and there is nothing that gets his blood boiling more than the sight of a seal.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Mellon launches $250M project to remake American monuments

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — At a time of intense scrutiny in America over who is commemorated in public parks or in front of courthouses, the

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
NYC seeks to reinstate virus restrictions in some spots

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's mayor said Sunday that he has asked the state for permission to close schools and reinstate restrictions on nonessential businesses in several neighborhoods because of a resurgence o…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
AP News Digest 6 p.m.

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Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Week of Nobel Prize announcement begins with medicine award

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The 2020 Nobel Prizes kick off Monday with the naming of the winner, or winners, in the field of physiology or medicine.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT

Trump, still infectious, back at White House — without mask

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Bitter US Senate contest dwells on crime, coronavirus

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Candidates in an open U.S. Senate race outlined clashing visions for the future of health care, policing strategies and civil rights struggles in the first public debate of the campaign, aired…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
The Latest: India's new virus totals still on downward trend

NEW DELHI — India has registered a single-day spike of 74,442 new coronavirus cases, driving the country’s overall tally since the pandemic began to 6.6 million.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Asian shares rise on optimism about Trump's recovery

TOKYO (AP) — Shares rose Monday in Asia as investors were encouraged by positive reports about President Donald Trump’s health after he tested positive for the coronavirus.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Week of Nobel Prize announcement begins with medicine award

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The 2020 Nobel Prizes kick off Monday with the naming of the winner, or winners, in the field of physiology and medicine.