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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…
LA police call for calm, condemn spasm of gun violence
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police Chief Michel Moore called for calm in the streets Friday after what he called a spasm of gun violence in South Los Angeles killed four and wounded 19 wounded in the past six days as the ci…
Family of autistic teen will get $7.5M over golf cart death
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The mother of an autistic teenager who died in a golf cart crash at a Southern California high school will receive $7.5 million in a lawsuit settlement.
Prominent NY attorney, niece, killed in small plane crash
NEW YORK (AP) — Personal injury attorney Steve Barnes, whose law firm Cellino & Barnes was known on two coasts for its catchy TV jingle, was killed Friday in a small plane crash in western New York.
Biden: Trump diagnosis is 'bracing reminder' of virus stakes
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden offered sympathy to President Donald Trump over his coronavirus diagnosis while casting the moment as a reminder of the worldwide health crisis that has hit the United …
Trump gets experimental drug aimed at curbing severe illness
The experimental antibody drug given to President Donald Trump has been called one of the most promising approaches to preventing serious illness from a COVID-19 infection.
The Latest: Senators can attend top-court hearings virtually
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump
Embed-Virus Outbreak-Unemployment Small Industries, ADVISORY
VIRUS OUTBREAK-UNEMPLOYMENT SMALL INDUSTRIES - The jobs report for September is the final such report before Election Day, Nov. 3. The report marks the third straight monthly slowdown in job growth. Employment in s…
The Latest: Trump arrives at Walter Reed, releases video
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump
Trump's virus hospitalization rocks final stage of campaign
An election year already defined by a cascade of national crises descended further into chaos, with President Donald Trump quarantined at a military hospital with the coronavirus after consistently playing down the…
Trump, stricken by COVID-19, taken to military hospital
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stricken by COVID-19, a feverish and “fatigued” President Donald Trump was taken to a military hospital Friday after being injected with an experimental antibody cocktail at the White House. In a …
AP Explains: Transfer of power under 25th Amendment
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced early Friday on Twitter that he has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, and he will spend several days at Walter Reed Medical Center for treatment and evaluation.
GOP faces election reckoning with Trump's virus strategy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s diagnosis with COVID-19 Friday was a moment of reckoning for his Republican Party, whose leaders largely adopted his strategy of downplaying the disease but are now confro…
Court: Ohio elections chief has leeway to expand drop boxes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — If Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose wants to expand the number of ballot drop boxes beyond one per Ohio county, he can. But a state appellate court won't force him to do so.
What we know, and what we don't, about Trump's coronavirus
There are many unanswered questions surrounding President Donald Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said he only had mild symptoms, and his doctor said Trump was …
AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT
Trump has COVID-19, going to military hospital