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GCFD 7 EMS levy appears headed for approval
SOAP LAKE — Grant County Fire District 7's replacement Emergency Medical Services levy appeared headed for approva…
California becomes 1st state to top 2 million virus cases
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California has become the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases.
The Latest: German lockdown makes for all-too silent night
BERLIN — Christmas Eve in Germany is shaping up as an all-too-silent night as COVID-19 cases hovered near record highs, police threatened fines for violating restrictions on gatherings and people lined up outside a…
Epicurious is righting cultural wrongs one recipe at a time
NEW YORK (AP) — With a new Black editor in chief and ambitious promises to do better, a little corner of the Conde Nast universe is taking on racial and cultural injustice one recipe at a time.
Chelan County considers limits on short-term rentals
LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — Tourists may soon find it harder to book an Airbnb near Leavenworth, Lake Chelan and other popular areas in Chelan County, Washington.
Dozens detained in Armenia during anti-government protests
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Police in the Armenian capital detained dozens of people on Thursday during protests against the country's prime minister, who is being pressured to resign over his handling of the Nagorno-K…
Israel arrests Palestinian suspect in West Bank killing
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's internal security agency said Thursday it detained a Palestinian suspected of killing an Israeli woman near a West Bank settlement earlier in the week.
Child, grandparents stranded in national forest rescued
NORTH BEND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities have found a 4-year-old girl and her grandparents who became stranded while looking for a Christmas tree in the Willamette National Forest in Oregon.
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Boat capsizes between Uganda and Congo, killing more than 30
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — More than 30 people have died in an overnight capsizing on Lake Albert while trying to return to Congo from Uganda, according to a civil society group.
Ohio's top stories in 2020: Pandemic, protests and politics
A crippling pandemic, a racial injustice reckoning, a statehouse scandal and a divisive election. In any other year in Ohio, just one of those would have been the biggest story of the year.
The Latest: Fulham manager missing EPL game while isolating
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Ducey appoints Furuya to fill vacancy on Court of Appeals
PHOENIX (AP) — A Flagstaff lawyer who recently served as president of the State Bar of Arizona has been appointed as an Arizona Court of Appeals judge.
The Latest: Italy tries to prevent large family gatherings
ROME — Police in Italy are out in force to implement new COVID-19 travel restrictions aimed at preventing far-flung families from gathering for Christmas as public health officials appeal for common sense to protec…
COVID-19 pandemic voted top story of 2020 in Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The unrelenting coronavirus pandemic has been voted the top news story of 2020 in Kentucky.
'We are struggling': A bleak Christmas for America's jobless
NEW YORK (AP) — Last Christmas, Shanita Matthews cooked up a feast for her family of three: Roast chicken, barbecue spareribs, spinach, macaroni and cheese.