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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…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
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Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
AP source: Prominent NY attorney 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.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
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…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Trump, stricken by COVID-19, heads to military hospital

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump appeared in public Friday evening for the first time since being stricken by COVID-19, boarding his Marine One helicopter for a flight to a military hospital.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
The Latest: Trump walks to Marine One, gives thumbs up

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Sheriff: Men in truck chased, shot at Black teens on ATVs

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A white father and son in rural Mississippi have been arrested after they allegedly chased two Black teenagers on ATVs off the road and repeatedly shot at them from a pickup truck, a sheriff's…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
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Kansas City police arrest of pregnant woman criticized

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Videos of a Kansas City police officer kneeling on a pregnant Black woman while arresting her have led to calls for the officer involved to be fired and reignited demands that the police chi…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
NY to local governments: Enforce virus rules or face fines

NEW YORK (AP) — New York state’s daily count of new coronavirus cases topped 1,500 for the first time since late May as Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned local governments Friday that they'll face fines if they don’t enforc…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Cat 4 storm roars in Pacific; smaller one heads for Yucatan

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Powerful Hurricane Marie pushed across the open Pacific on Friday, and forecasters said it was likely to weaken over the weekend.

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Documents show large police presence at George Floyd burial

HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities deployed hundreds of law enforcement personnel, including six sniper teams and Border Patrol agents, during George Floyd’s June burial in suburban Houston, due in part to online rumors of…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Migrants cross Guatemala despite government threats

RIO DULCE, Guatemala (AP) — Threats from Guatemala’s president to deport migrants who entered the country illegally and the rigors of walking down tropical highways led dozens of migrants to begin the journey back …

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Trump has COVID-19, going to military hospital

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will spend a “few days” at a military hospital after contracting COVID-19, the White House said Friday, as the virus that has killed more than 205,000 Americans spread to th…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
Michigan Supreme Court strikes down governor's virus orders

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday struck down months of orders by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that were aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus, saying she drew authority from a 1945 la…

Updated 5 years, 7 months ago
The Latest: Trump going to hospital on advice of doctors

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump