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State Route 26 closed due to collision
UPDATE: As of 12:30 p.m. SR 26 has been reopened. OTHELLO — State Route 26 is closed about 12 miles west of Oth…
Sabres lose F Girgensons to season-ending hamstring injury
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres forward Zemgus Girgensons is expected to miss the entire season after having surgery to repair a hamstring injury he suffered in a team scrimmage on Monday.
Zimbabwe jails 3 for having New Year's party despite ban
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean court has jailed three men who organized a New Year’s Eve party attended by thousands of people in the capital, Harare, in violation of COVID-19 regulations at a time the countr…
Death of 9 nuns highlights toll of coronavirus in convents
LATHAM, N.Y. (AP) — Through the month of December, mixed in with joyful Christmas messages, death announcements filled the Facebook page of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet as a coronavirus outbreak took its…
Stefanski: 'We've got to find a way' despite COVID-19 issues
CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns coach Kevin Stefanski doesn't know how he contracted COVID-19, and he's not going to let the virus stop him from preparing his team for the playoffs.
Indiana GOP Sen. Young says he'll vote to uphold Biden win
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican Indiana Sen. Todd Young said Wednesday he would vote to uphold Democrat Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory, going against
Thousands cheer Trump at rally protesting election results
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several thousand protesters cheered President Donald Trump and his baseless claims of election fraud at a rally near the White House on Wednesday ahead of Congress' vote to affirm President-elect …
Pence defies Trump, says he can't claim 'unilateral authority' to reject electoral votes that will make Biden president.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pence defies Trump, says he can't claim 'unilateral authority' to reject electoral votes that will make Biden president.
Newsom proposes $600 payment for low-income Californians
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Millions of low-income Californians would get a $600 payment from the state under a budget proposal by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
GOP’s McDonald wins Georgia Public Service Commission runoff
ATLANTA (AP) — Incumbent Republican Lauren “Bubba” McDonald has won a fourth term on the Georgia Public Service Commission, turning back a runoff challenge from Democrat Daniel Blackman.
GOP’s Lauren ‘Bubba’ McDonald wins 4th term on Georgia Public Service Commission, defeating Democrat Daniel Blackman
ATLANTA (AP) — GOP’s Lauren ‘Bubba’ McDonald wins 4th term on Georgia Public Service Commission, defeating Democrat Daniel Blackman.
The Latest: Trump keeps up pressure on Pence to subvert vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress’ tally of the
The Latest: Britain's Johnson talks lockdown, hospital surge
LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged his government would use “every available second” to shield the elderly and the vulnerable from the coronavirus rampaging across Britain.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's false claims on a day of reckoning
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pressed his hopeless case for overturning the election results before a crowd of supporters Wednesday as Congress opened a joint session to count the electoral votes affirmi…
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.
Swiss extend virus-related closures through end of February
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss authorities announced plans on Wednesday to shut all restaurants, bars, sports facilities and cultural institutions through February in response to persistently high coronavirus transmission rat…