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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.
A divided nation asks: What's holding our country together?
Elections are meant to resolve arguments. This one inflamed them.
Holiday sales tick up as shoppers invest in their homes
NEW YORK (AP) — Retail sales increased a modest 3% during a longer holiday season this year, as homebound shoppers spent more on furnishing and food but less on clothing and jewelry, according to figures released S…
This Week: Home prices, pending home sales, jobless claims
A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:
Portland officer hit by truck suffers fractured pelvis
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland police officer struck by a stolen pickup truck on Christmas Eve was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis, police said Saturday.
'I would never go back': Horrors grow in Ethiopia's conflict
HAMDAYET, Sudan (AP) — One survivor arrived on broken legs, others on the run.
Arizona official: Show kindness to ease virus burdens
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona residents should show empathy and kindness to help ease each other's burdens in the face of the pandemic and other troubles, the state's top education official said.
OR Lottery
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ These Oregon lotteries were drawn Sunday:
No. 1 Gonzaga rolls over most recent champ Virginia, 98-75
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Corey Kispert and No. 1 Gonzaga didn't get their 1-2 matchup on a neutral court with a national TV audience.
Suns use 2 big 2nd-half runs to beat Kings 116-100
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored 22 points, Cameron Johnson had 21 in 21 minutes and the Phoenix Suns pulled away with two big second-half runs to beat the Sacramento Kings 116-100 on Sunday night.
Virus, other problems threaten to throw off homeless census
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The swanky, billion-dollar casinos of Las Vegas are bedecked with shining towers, neon signs and eye-popping extravagance. But directly beneath the glitter, hundreds of homeless people live out of …
UN: Libya’s rivals swap prisoners, part of cease-fire deal
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s rival leaders kicked off a U.N.-brokered prisoner exchange, United Nations and Libyan officials said Saturday, which was part of a preliminary cease-fire agreement between the warring Libyan gr…
Parts of California likely to have lockdown orders extended
LOS ANGELES (AP) — State officials are expected to extend the strictest stay-at-home orders in central and Southern California as hospitals there are quickly running out of intensive care unit beds for
Hungary gives 1st vaccine shots a day before EU's rollout
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Hungarian doctors and health care workers began getting vaccinated Saturday with one of the continent's first shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19, upsetting plans for a c…
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 10PM' game
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Oregon Lottery's "Pick 4 10PM" game were:
Brandon Ingram scores 28 points, Pelicans beat Spurs 98-95
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram had 28 points and 11 rebounds and the New Orleans Pelicans held on for a 98-95 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night.