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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…
Trump golfs in Florida as COVID relief hangs in the balance
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump spent his Christmas golfing in Florida as a government shutdown looms and COVID relief hangs in the balance.
Senate hearing elevates baseless claims of election fraud
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators on Wednesday further perpetuated President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of widespread voter fraud, two days after Democrat Joe Biden’s victory was sealed by the
US to require negative COVID-19 test for air travelers from the United Kingdom
ATLANTA (AP) — US to require negative COVID-19 test for air travelers from the United Kingdom.
Melted fuel removal at Fukushima delayed by pandemic
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's government and the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant said Thursday that the removal of melted reactor fuel planned to start in 2021 will have to be postponed by about one year due…
Trump's presidential legacy, by the numbers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Words matter. But numbers tell stories, too.
Trump's legacy: He changed the presidency, but will it last?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The most improbable of presidents, Donald Trump reshaped the office and shattered its centuries-old norms and traditions while dominating the national discourse like no one before.
US again protects Citgo assets from Venezuela creditors
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday extended a measure blocking holders of crisis-torn Venezuela's debt from liquidating its U.S.-based Citgo refineries as payment.
Thailand confident coronavirus outbreak is controllable
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s government is confident it can contain a major coronavirus resurgence without a national lockdown, instead relying on provincial controls as the outbreak mainly among migrant seafood worke…
VW recalls Beetles to replace Takata air bag inflators
DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen is recalling over 105,000 Beetles with faulty Takata front driver's air bags that can explode and hurl shrapnel.
California sees near-record deaths, modest signs of hope
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California had a near record number of daily coronavirus deaths as pandemic cases strained hospitals and reduced normal intensive care space to a record low, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesd…
The Latest: Brazil is latest to ban flights from Britain
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil has become the latest country to bar flights from the United Kingdom in a bid to prevent contagion from a new strain of the coronavirus.
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
Here’s a look at false and misleading claims circulating online as news about COVID-19 vaccines and uncertainty around coronavirus relief in the U.S. dominate headlines. None of these are legit, even though they we…
Georgia US Senate race: Ossoff again campaigning in overtime
ATLANTA (AP) — Though still chasing his first victory, Jon Ossoff is no stranger to the pressure of campaigning in overtime — this time for one of two crucial U.S. Senate seats that will determine control of the ch…
Kansas working through details of who gets vaccinated when
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is working through the details of exactly who will be eligible for coronavirus vaccines in exactly what order as it concentrates on giving shots mostly to health care workers this month.
Federal officials investigate fiery oil train derailment
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Federal and local authorities were investigating a fiery oil car train derailment north of Seattle near where two people were arrested last month and accused of attempting a terrorist attac…