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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…
Travel guide with 2021 twist: Writers laud American places
Sixteen notable writers have created a combined list of places that they believe helped shape and define America, from coastal Oregon and Solvang, California, to Ellis Island and New Hampshire’s Black Heritage Trai…
Trump vetoes annual defense policy bill, potentially setting up first override vote of his presidency
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump vetoes annual defense policy bill, potentially setting up first override vote of his presidency.
China steps up pressure on Alibaba with anti-monopoly probe
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese regulators on Thursday announced an anti-monopoly investigation of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, stepping up the ruling Communist Party’s efforts to control fast-growing tech industries.
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A season of fear, not cheer, as virus changes Christmas
Montserrat Parello lost her husband eight years ago, and Christmas gatherings with children and grandchildren had helped her deal with her loneliness. But this year, the 83-year-old will be alone for the holiday at…
EU to spend hundreds of millions more on refugees in Turkey
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union plans to spend hundreds of millions of euros over the next year helping refugees living in Turkey, most of them people who fled the war in Syria.
Experts issue warning after 3 killed in Colorado avalanches
DENVER (AP) — The deaths of three people in two Colorado avalanches since Friday have experts warning those headed to the mountainous backcountry to be careful and pay attention to forecasts.
After months of calm, Thailand grapples with virus outbreak
BANGKOK (AP) — After managing against the odds to keep the coronavirus largely in check for most of the year, Thailand has suddenly found itself challenged by an expanding outbreak among migrant workers on the door…
Fire breaks out at squalid migrant camp in Bosnia
BIHAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A huge fire broke out Wednesday at a temporary migrant camp in northwestern Bosnia that has been strongly criticized by rights groups as unsuitable due to its lack of resources. Off…
Report: March turbulence shows need for financial reforms
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top government financial oversight panel says that the turbulence in financial markets last spring has exposed problems in the operation of money market funds that will need to be corrected befo…
Musk: Apple CEO didn't take meeting about buying Tesla
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he once considered selling the electric car maker to Apple, but the iPhone maker’s CEO blew off the meeting.
Russia hands opposition politician 2-year suspended sentence
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow judge on Wednesday convicted a local opposition politician of multiple protest violations and imposed a two-year suspended sentence in a case seen by many as politically motivated.
Some businesses thrived, many lagged during pandemic in 2020
By March 23, Apple had lost $435 billion in market value in about five weeks and many of its retail outlets were shut as the virus pandemic
Consumer spending falls 0.4% in November, first setback since April, as Americans confront resurgent coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer spending falls 0.4% in November, first setback since April, as Americans confront resurgent coronavirus.
Dogs ease pandemic isolation for nursing home residents
Eileen Nagle sees her family in video chats and drive-by visits, but that hasn't made up for the lack of warm hugs in the nine months since the pandemic led her nursing home to shut its doors to visitors.