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Average US price of gas rises 3 cents per gallon to $3.25

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 3 cents over the past three weeks, to $3.25 per gallon. Industry analystRead More

Deputy critically wounded, gunman killed in Michigan chase

GALESBURG, Mich. (AP) — A chase ended with a suspected gunman dead and a deputy critically wounded, a sheriff’s office in Michigan said. Deputies encounteredRead More

After UN climate report, individuals seek to do their part

HOBOKEN, Belgium (AP) — Young urban shepherd Lukas Janssens guides his flock among the graves in Schoonselhof, one of Belgium’s iconic cemeteries, knowing sheep areRead More

Death toll from Haiti earthquake rises to more than 700

LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — The death toll from a powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti climbed sharply on Sunday, with at least 724 deadRead More

Turkey evacuates some flooding victims; death toll hits 62

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey sent ships to help evacuate people and vehicles from a northern town on the Black Sea that was hard hit byRead More

Lobster boat tracking coming to protect whales, fishery

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — America’s lobster fishing businesses could be subjected to electronic tracking requirements to try to protect vulnerable right whales and get aRead More

Tropical systems threaten to bring heavy rain, flooding

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Forecasters expected the remnants of Fred to return to tropical storm status in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday asRead More

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani leaves the country as Taliban edges closer to control of the nation

 (CNN) — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani left the country Sunday, a senior Afghan official and a senior diplomatic source told CNN, as the Taliban engagedRead More

Powerful quake adds to Haiti’s misery, killing at least 304

LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake added to the misery in Haiti, killing at least 304 people, injuring a minimum ofRead More

Crews battle largest US wildfire, threats grow across West

QUINCY, Calif. (AP) — Johnnie Brookwood had never heard of a road named Dixie when a wildfire began a month ago in the forestlands ofRead More