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CBAA Premier Series offers music, ballet and comedy
MOSES LAKE — Columbia Basin Allied Arts 49th Premier Series is a little shorter than past seasons, but that’s beca…
Where is Jack Ma, China's e-commerce pioneer?
BEIJING (AP) — China’s best-known entrepreneur, e-commerce billionaire Jack Ma, made his fortune by taking big risks.
If I’ve already had the coronavirus, can I get it again?
If I’ve already had the coronavirus, can I get it again?
Grammy Awards shift to March due to pandemic conditions
NEW YORK (AP) — The 2021 Grammy Awards will no longer take place this month in Los Angeles and will broadcast in March due to a recent surge in coronavirus cases and deaths.
Pistons say rookie G Killian Hayes has torn hip labrum
DETROIT (AP) — Pistons rookie guard Killian Hayes has a torn labrum in his right hip and will continue to be evaluated by the team's medical staff.
Biden to name Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge who in 2016 was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court, as his attorney general, two people fa…
Netanyahu reelection hopes hinge on vaccination campaign
JERUSALEM (AP) — For media-obsessed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the coronavirus vaccine has arrived just in time.
NBA updates mental health policies amid ongoing pandemic
The NBA is urging teams to make increased commitments toward providing mental health resources to players and staff, releasing updated guidelines Wednesday to reflect the challenge of playing amid the ongoing coron…
Fast start helps Bucks breeze past Pistons 130-115
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 points and Khris Middleton added 23 as the Milwaukee Bucks rolled past the Detroit Pistons 130-115 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory.
US sports bet revenue could hit $3B in 2021; NY backs mobile
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — On a day when New York's governor did an about-face and embraced mobile sports betting as a way to deal with financial losses stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, a company that tracks…
EU commission greenlights Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Union’s executive commission gave the green light Wednesday to Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine, providing the 27-nation bloc with a second vaccine to use in the desperate battle to tam…
For first time in 5 years, US gas mileage down, emissions up
DETROIT (AP) — A new government report says gas mileage for new vehicles dropped and pollution increased in model year 2019 for the first time in five years.
Buckeyes' Sermon breaks out ahead of national title game
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — During the first four games of Ohio State's pandemic-shortened season, transfer running back Trey Sermon was easy to overlook on a team full of big names and future NFL draft picks.
No charges for officer who injured woman in May protest
LA MESA, Calif. (AP) — A police officer who struck a woman with a beanbag projectile during a Southern California protest in May, leaving her blind in one eye, acted reasonably and won't face criminal charges, auth…
Greek churches open on Epiphany feast despite tight lockdown
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek government relented and allowed limited attendance at churches celebrating the feast of the Epiphany on Wednesday, reversing a ban on attendance designed to limit the spread of the c…
Review: Matthew Dicks' novel deals with a mother imposter
“The Other Mother” by Matthew Dicks (St. Martin’s Press)