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His Helping Hands opens for winter season with new commercial kitchen
EPHRATA — What started as a one-day Christmas coat giveaway for 35 people has grown into a community effort servin…
Minneapolis police release officer video in fatal shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Police in Minneapolis on Thursday released body-camera video from a traffic stop one night earlier that ended with a man shot dead, an extraordinarily quick move aimed at stemming public anger ov…
Ex-Alabama officer dies after fall; was shot on duty in 1995
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — A man who retired from an Alabama police department after being accidentally shot 25 years ago in the head while on duty has died after a fall at his home.
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Miss St tops Tulsa in brawl-marred Armed Forces Bowl
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A wild, post-game brawl erupted after Mississippi State held off No. 22 Tulsa 28-26 on Thursday in the Armed Forces Bowl, overshadowing true freshman Will Rogers' big game for the Bulldogs.
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NFL races go down to the wire in AFC South and NFC East
As the calendar turns to 2021, the NFL is experiencing pretty much what it covets. Try two division races, and five wild-card berths out of six still undecided.
Titans need win over Texans to win AFC South title
HOUSTON (AP) — The Tennessee Titans will secure their first AFC South title since 2008 with a victory over the struggling Houston Texans on Sunday.
DK Metcalf on verge of toppling 35-year-old Seahawks record
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — As DK Metcalf was finishing up his rookie season a year ago, he took a glance at the Seattle Seahawks record book.
Red-hot Buccaneers not looking past Falcons to playoffs
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Bruce Arians is not ready to reflect on the challenge of transforming the Tampa Bay Buccaneers into winners.
Last of singing McGuire Sisters dies in Vegas; Phyllis, 89
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Phyllis McGuire, the last surviving member of the three singing McGuire Sisters who topped the charts with several hits in the 1950s, has died. She was 89.
Three Nevada lawmakers say they tested positive for COVID-19
Three Nevada lawmakers confirmed Thursday they tested positive for COVID-19.
Shutdown, impeachment, virus: Chaotic Congress winds down
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is ending a chaotic session, a two-year political firestorm that started with the
Kansas surpasses 1 million COVID-19 tests during pandemic
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas residents have had more than 1 million COVID-19 tests since the beginning of the pandemic.
Chief justice praises work of federal courts during COVID-19
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is praising federal courts nationwide for their flexibility in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, acknowledging in his annual year-end report the role te…
The Latest: 9 nuns at NY convent die from COVID-19 in month
LATHAM, N.Y. -- Officials in upstate New York say nine nuns at a convent have died of causes related to COVID-19 in just over a month.