News
For more information regarding today's news, check out our latest news articles below.
Flapper follies
OTHELLO — The play opening Thursday at Othello High School promises to be the bee’s knees. Perhaps even the cat’s …
Russia slaps more UK nationals with entry bans over Navalny
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has decided to expand the number of British nationals barred from entering the country in response to the “unacceptable and unfounded” U.K. sanctions over the poisoning of top Kremlin critic Al…
Officials reinstall derailed trains near Yakima, clean spill
MABTON, Wash. (AP) — Three locomotives that tipped over in a train derailment last week near Mabton, Washington are now upright and the track is open for operations, a BNSF spokeswoman said.
EU, China leaders meet to seal investment deal
BRUSSELS (AP) — Top European Union officials and Chinese President Xi Jinping will conclude a business investment deal Wednesday that will open big opportunities to European companies, but has the potential to irk …
Germany set for longer lockdown as death figures spike
BERLIN (AP) — German officials made clear Wednesday that they won't be able to relax lockdown restrictions in early January as the country recorded more than 1,000 deaths in one day for the first time.
To raise financially savvy kids, give money lessons a reboot
Many elder millennials may have learned to manage money much like our parents did: waiting for statements to arrive in the mail, balancing checkbooks and paying in cash. But if you’re planning to impart the same le…
Global Forecast-Fahrenheit
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Wednesday, December 30, 2020
China urges migrant workers not to travel home during February's Lunar New Year holiday to prevent further virus spread
BEIJING (AP) — China urges migrant workers not to travel home during February's Lunar New Year holiday to prevent further virus spread.
Amid virus fears, China urges workers to skip holiday travel
BEIJING (AP) — China is encouraging tens of millions of migrant workers not to travel home during next February’s Lunar New Year holiday to prevent further spread of the coronavirus, disrupting its most important t…
Petula Clark shocked that 'Downtown' played before bombing
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Singer Petula Clark expressed shock and disbelief that her 1964 hit “Downtown” was aired just minutes before a bomb detonated in Nashville on Christmas morning.
Global Forecast-Celsius
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Blast at Yemen's Aden airport as new Cabinet members land
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A large explosion struck the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Wednesday, shortly before a plane carrying the newly formed Cabinet landed there, security officials said. Initial rep…
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST
China clamps down in hidden hunt for coronavirus origins
Nine injured, some 200 evacuated after landslide in Norway
HELSINKI (AP) — A landslide smashed into a residential area near the Norwegian capital Wednesday, injuring nine people and destroying several homes, authorities said. Some 200 people have been evacuated amid fears …
Uganda rights lawyer freed on bail after week in detention
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A prominent rights attorney jailed in Uganda over criminal charges was freed on bail on Wednesday amid intense pressure from the international community and watchdog groups urging authorities…
Edmunds: The Chevrolet Corvette vs. the Porsche 911
The Chevrolet Corvette and the Porsche 911 are closer competitors than they’ve ever been before. Both cars were redesigned for 2020, with big changes for the Corvette and small but effective evolutions for the 911.