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Connell woman killed in Booker Road crash
CONNELL — Charges are pending against a Kennewick man following a collision about 12 miles south of Othello that k…
DP World signs deal to develop $1 billion new Senegal port
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — International port operator DP World signed a deal Wednesday to develop a new deep-water port in Senegal worth over $1 billion, the company announced, its biggest ever investment …
Spain’s King demands model behavior amid father's scandal
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish King Felipe VI used his traditional Christmas Eve speech to make a renewed call for Spain's leaders to demonstrate exemplary behavior, a message he delivered Thursday night amid a fi…
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Anti-virus controls strand merchant sailors aboard ships
BEIJING (AP) — The crew of the U.S.-owned Horizon Spirit expect to spend Christmas looking after their 800-foot (240-meter) long container ship in a southern Chinese shipyard, barred, like thousands of sailors worl…
How the Dow and other major stock indexes fared Thursday
Stocks closed slightly higher on Christmas Eve, as investors went into the holiday weekend not bothered by President Donald Trump’s threat not to sign a major economic stimulus package approved by Congress this wee…
Italy enters Christmas lockdown amid signs of resurgence
ROME (AP) — Police in Italy enforced new COVID-19 travel restrictions aimed at limiting Christmas get-togethers involving far-flung family members as public health officials appealed Thursday for a “drastic reducti…
Edging into Christmas Eve, EU and UK near Brexit trade deal
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and British negotiators inched their way to within touching distance of a trade deal early Thursday, raising hopes a chaotic economic break between the two sides on New Year's Day cou…
Santa's 'grandchildren' spread joy in Italian nursing homes
ALZANO LOMBARDO, Italy (AP) — Emotions are running high this holiday season at the Martino Zanchi Foundation nursing home in northern Italy near Bergamo after months of near-total isolation for its residents.
Turkey's central bank raises interest rate to 17%
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s central bank raised the benchmark interest rate on Thursday for a second time in a row under its new chief.
Consumer spending drops 0.4%, first decline since April
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer spending fell 0.4% in November, the first decline since April, as Americans confronted a newly resurgent virus.
Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods up 0.9% in November
WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticketed manufactured goods rose a moderate 0.9% in November with a key category that tracks business investment plans showing a gain.
US layoffs remain elevated as 803,000 seek jobless aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell by 89,000 last week to a still-elevated 803,000, evidence that the job market remains under stress nine months after the coronavirus outb…
Tesla rises; Alibaba, Altimmune fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved sharply or traded heavily Thursday:
Ancestor of 1st Black California elections chief never voted
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shirley Weber, soon to become the first Black woman to serve as California's top elections officer, will come to work with a deeply personal perspective about protecting the right to vote: Her gr…
Asian markets advance after S&P 500 snaps losing streak
Asian shares were mostly higher on Thursday after stocks eked out small gains on Wall Street following a mixed set of reports on the economy.