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Efforts continue to open Othello splash pad by 2027
OTHELLO — Othello city officials are working to get the splash pad in Kiwanis Park open for summer 2027. The sp…
Chinese regulator launches anti-monopoly probe of e-commerce giant Alibaba, stepping up pressure on tech industry
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese regulator launches anti-monopoly probe of e-commerce giant Alibaba, stepping up pressure on tech industry.
Ex-Auburn coach Terry Bowden hired to lead Louisiana-Monroe
MONROE, La. (AP) — Former Auburn coach Terry Bowden has been hired by Louisiana-Monroe to rebuild a program that went 0-10 this season.
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Rage, reckoning come to forefront in ‘Promising Young Woman’
Emerald Fennell wanted to write about female rage. Before #MeToo became ubiquitous, she had been thinking about complacency and the teen movies of her youth where consent was often little more than a throwaway joke…
Hield tip-in leads Kings to 124-122 overtime win in Denver
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic recorded his standard triple-double but his cohort was on the bench fouled out by overtime and his late-game heroics were a little rusty.
Pellington, No. 6 Arizona women blow out Idaho 96-42
TUSCON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona coach Adia Barnes was planning to give her bench players extra minutes against Idaho. The extra points were a bonus.
2 months after hurricanes, Louisiana residents still hurting
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — As southwest Louisiana recovers from the back-to-back hurricanes that hammered the region this year, signs of progress compete with lingering evidence of mass destruction. The fallen trees …
Landlords sue over Oregon eviction bans
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Landlords in Oregon are suing Gov. Kate Brown, the state, Multnomah County and Portland for the newly extended eviction bans as they see non-payment from tenants.
A child so sick they feared the worst, now they urge change
MONTPELIER, Idaho (AP) — Kale Wuthrich watched doctors surround his son in the emergency room, giving him fluids though IV tubes, running a battery of tests and trying to stabilize him. He was enveloped by the conf…
Australian cricketer Bradman's test cap sells for $340,000
SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian businessman has purchased Donald Bradman’s first baggy green test cap for 450,000 Australian dollars ($340,000) at auction, the second-highest price paid for a piece of cricket memorabil…
DePaul opens season nearly a month late, beats WIU 91-72
CHICAGO (AP) — Javon Freeman-Liberty had 19 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals on Wednesday night to help DePaul beat Western Illinois 91-72 as the Blue Demons opened their season almost a month a…
Woman sues after Chicago police drag her from car by hair
CHICAGO (AP) — A woman who says she was yanked by her hair from a car by Chicago police during a shopping mall encounter has filed a federal lawsuit against the city.
Performing in the pandemic, by zoom, drive-in and doorstep
NEW YORK (AP) — A good way to hear what we’ve missed this year is to listen to Sam Cooke’s landmark live album, “Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963.” On a warm January night in downtown Miami, Cooke was well into…
NHL schedule: 868 games in 116 days, back-to-backs and more
The Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning will host the Chicago Blackhawks in one of five games to open the NHL’s coronavirus pandemic-shortened 2021 season on Jan. 13.
Jobless claims in Washington state drop
SEATTLE (AP) — Fewer people in Washington state filed for unemployment benefits last week than the week before.