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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
Minnesota congressmen flew Delta after flying with Trump

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three Minnesota congressmen are facing backlash over taking a commercial flight home from Washington, D.C., on Friday night just two days after they shared Air Force One with President Donald Tru…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
9-year-old girl killed in shooting in California, police say

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A 9-year-old girl was killed and three others were injured in a drive-by shooting Saturday in Sacramento, police told the FOX40.com TV station and the Sacramento Bee.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Ex-Bridgeport officials expected to plead guilty to fraud

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The former police chief of Connecticut's largest city and another former official are expected to plead guilty Monday in their federal fraud case.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Chris Christie hospitalized with 'mild' virus symptoms

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie tweeted Saturday that he's checked himself into a hospital, hours after he announced he had tested positive for the coronavirus.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Many in migrant caravan bused back to Honduran border

POPTUN, Guatemala (AP) — Hundreds of U.S.-bound Honduran migrants who had entered Guatemala this week without registering were being bused back to their country's border Saturday by authorities who met them with a …

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Records accuse Kansas legislative candidate of threat at 14

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A 20-year-old running for a state House seat in Kansas who

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
GOP seeks to call off Senate work, but not Barrett hearings

WASHINGTON (AP) — The coroniavirus reached further into Republican ranks on Saturday, forcing the Senate to call off lawmaking as a third GOP senator tested positive for COVID-19. Even so, Majority Leader Mitch McC…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
California wildfires on the brink of burning 4 million acres

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Red flag warnings of extreme fire danger subsided, but warm and dry weather continued to challenge firefighters battling more than two dozen blazes across California on Saturday as the state ap…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
An ex-pro baseball player sought in the death of his ex-girlfriend was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — An ex-pro baseball player sought in the death of his ex-girlfriend was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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

Trump greets supporters following new details of his illness

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Pilgrims return to Mecca as Saudi eases virus restrictions

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A very small, limited number of people on Sunday donned the white terrycloth garment symbolic of the Muslim pilgrimage and circled Islam's holiest site in Mecca, after Saudi Arabia lifte…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Swiss Skydiver crosses the finish line first at the Preakness to become sixth filly winner

BALTIMORE (AP) — Swiss Skydiver crosses the finish line first at the Preakness to become sixth filly winner.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Winning filly: Swiss Skydiver beats Authentic in Preakness

BALTIMORE (AP) — Those hanging around the heavily restricted stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course this week joked around that Authentic would stare down filly Swiss Skydiver whenever she walked past.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
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