News
For more information regarding today's news, check out our latest news articles below.
Erickson new ECBID assistant manager of development
OTHELLO — Jon Erickson has been named the assistant manager of development for the East Columbia Basin Irrigation …
UK lawmakers approve trade deal with European Union, pave way for orderly New Year's break with bloc to complete Brexit
LONDON (AP) — UK lawmakers approve trade deal with European Union, pave way for orderly New Year's break with bloc to complete Brexit.
Jones in quarantine after wife tests positive for COVID-19
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Doug Jones will spend the final days of his term in quarantine after his wife tested positive for COVID-19.
Asia Today: Thailand reports 250 new coronavirus cases
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand has reported 250 new cases of the coronavirus, including 241 local transmissions, as the country grapples with an intensifying outbreak of the virus.
Month on, women hold the fort at India farmer protests
NEW DELHI (AP) — The men arrived first. And they arrived with a bang.
China OKs 1st homegrown vaccine said to be 79.3% effective
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese health regulators said Thursday that they have given conditional approval to a coronavirus vaccine developed by state-owned Sinopharm.
NC Sen. Sam Searcy to leave as second term begins
HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina state senator plans to resign as his second General Assembly term is about to begin, citing the potential "to serve the people of North Carolina in a different capacity.”
Wiser resolutions? Lessons from COVID's unfulfilled ones
She’d wanted to frame and hang them — just three printed pictures that had been sitting in Lucy O’Donoghue’s suburban Atlanta house since the year began. That’s all. Yet with a full-time job and two small kids, she…
Major rail safety technology installed before deadline
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The railroad industry has installed an automatic braking system on nearly 58,000 miles of track where it is required ahead of a yearend deadline, federal regulators said Tuesday.
Scandal-battered utility now faces specter of pricy lawsuits
CLEVELAND (AP) — Ohio’s largest electric utility, its reputation battered by scandal, has been besieged by more than a dozen lawsuits filed by angry shareholders who include some of the country’s biggest institutio…
Thailand imposes new restrictions amid coronavirus outbreak
BANGKOK (AP) — Officials in the Thai capital have announced new restrictions, including the closure of some entertainment facilities during the New Year's holiday, as infections continued to rise following a recent…
Nevada revises vaccine plan but assures delivery is smooth
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada health officials said that nearly 26,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines — about 16% of the state's initial December allocation — have been administered and they announced plans to move people o…
AP PHOTOS: Madrid racetrack bets on riding out of pandemic
MADRID (AP) — A man slips a piece of paper with the name Sophie Linda on it under the teller’s window. The young woman on the other side inspects the paper and disinfects a wad of cash before passing the money to t…
Bosnia: Uncertainty persists for migrants from burnt camp
BIHAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Uncertainty persisted Wednesday for hundreds of migrants whose relocation from a fire-damaged tent camp in Bosnia has been canceled amid protests by residents, reflecting confusion …
Trump makes 2nd request to Supreme Court over Wisconsin loss
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn his election loss in Wisconsin, his second appeal in as many days to the high court over the result in the key battl…
Tokyo trading closed for holiday, other Asian indexes mixed
TOKYO (AP) — Major Asian bourses were closed for the New Year's holidays Thursday while the handful that remained open was mixed.