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Wildfire season officially ends in Washington – state Lands Commissioner seeks future funding
The wildfire season in Washington state is officially over.
Former Arkansas football great Loyd Phillips has died at 75.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas defensive lineman Loyd Philips, an Outland Trophy winner and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, has died from complications of a stroke, the school announced.
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Victim of botched Chicago raid agrees to meeting with mayor
CHICAGO (AP) — A Black woman who wasn’t allowed to dress before being handcuffed during a mistaken 2019 police raid on her home has agreed to meet with Chicago’s mayor, her attorney said Monday.
NY set to pass law to limit evictions, closures in pandemic
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will freeze evictions and certain foreclosures for two months under a bill the state's governor said Monday he plans to sign.
Alamo Bowl pits Colorado's Broussard vs depleted Texas D
Alamo Bowl: No. 20 Texas (6-3) vs Colorado (4-1) , Dec. 29, 9 p.m. Eastern (ESPN)
Freed, US attorney in Harrisburg for 3 years, is resigning
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The head federal prosecutor based in Harrisburg announced Monday he's quitting the job later this week.
Ohio police officer fired in fatal shooting of Black man
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A white Ohio police officer was fired Monday after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting 47-year-old Andre Hill — a Black man who was holding a cellphone — and failing to administer firs…
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Nets rest Durant, Irving vs Grizzlies in second of 2 games
NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets are resting Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving against Memphis on the second night of their first back-to-back of the season.
House approves Trump's $2K checks, sending to GOP-led Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted overwhelmingly Monday to increase COVID-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting President Donald Trump’s demand for bigger payments and sending the bill to the GOP-controlled Senate, w…
Struggling offense puts LA Rams on brink of missing playoffs
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams' sputtering offense is the biggest culprit in their slide from the top of the NFC West to the brink of missing the playoffs.
Giants still have a shot despite 5-10 record and 3-game skid
With a 5-10 record and a three-game losing streak heading into the final weekend of the regular season, it can be said without reservation the New York Giants don't deserve to be in the playoffs.
Eagles coach Doug Pederson confident he'll return in 2021
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles aren’t going to the playoffs for the first time since Doug Pederson’s first season as coach in 2016 and he’s confident he’ll stick around to get them back to the postseas…
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Historic Virginia ferry operation ends amid property dispute
LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — Government officials in northern Virginia are bemoaning the closing of the last remaining ferry crossing on the Potomac River, at a site where a ferry has operated since the late 1700s.