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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…
India's COVID-19 fatalities top 100,000, behind US, Brazil
NEW DELHI (AP) — India passed a grim milestone in its fight against the coronavirus on Saturday, with health authorities saying the country has recorded more than 100,000 virus-related deaths since the pandemic beg…
Better weather won't keep California from grim fire landmark
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…
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India's Health Ministry says confirmed coronavirus deaths have surpassed 100,000, third behind the U.S. and Brazil
NEW DELHI (AP) — India's Health Ministry says confirmed coronavirus deaths have surpassed 100,000, third behind the U.S. and Brazil.
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Judge rebuffs bid to ease pandemic limits at private schools
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge has turned down an initial request to ease pandemic-related occupancy limits for in-person instruction at private schools in New Mexico, in a setback for a lawsuit supported by…
Videos: Man who died in handcuffs said he couldn’t breathe
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A family member said Friday she wasn’t satisfied with findings that led prosecutors not to charge Las Vegas police with a crime in the death of a 50-year-old Black man after he was stopped by patro…
Autopsy finds LA deputies shot Black man 16 times
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Black man shot and killed by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies was wounded 16 times in the front and back, according to an autopsy that doesn't shed any light on whether he was on the groun…
Grand jury audio details raid that killed Breonna Taylor
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police said they knocked and announced themselves for a minute or more before bursting into Breonna Taylor’s apartment, but her boyfriend said he did not hear officers identify themselves, ac…
North Korea's Kim wishes Trump recovery from coronavirus
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday sent a message of sympathy to President Donald Trump and his wife Melania, wishing they would recover from the COVID-19 illness, state media rep…
Recordings reveal confusion behind Breonna Taylor's death
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The police officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor described seeing only “shadowy mass” and said he didn't recall firing the 16 bullets later matched to his gun. As she lay bleeding, Taylor's…
Cal Cunningham admits to sending sexual texts to strategist
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Cal Cunningham, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate for North Carolina, admitted to sending sexual text messages to a California strategist who is not his wife, but he said he will not dro…
What we know, and what we don't, about Trump's diagnosis
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some answers emerged Saturday on
Virus spreads on panel handling Supreme Court nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have tested positive for the coronavirus, raising questions about the timing of Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Bar…
The Latest: Australian state worried about mall outbreak
MELBOURNE, Australia — The COVID-19 figures in Australia’s Victoria state continue to show improvement but officials are concerned about an outbreak at the country’s largest shopping center.