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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…
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.
The Latest: South Africa reports 14K new cases in single day
NAIROBI, Kenya — South Africa’s health minister says the country has seen more than 14,000 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the past day, with a positivity rate of 26%, as overall cases edge toward 1 million.
Review: Pixar's 'Soul' joins mid-life crisis, jazz fantasia
Pete Docter's “Soul” features stairway-to-heaven visions of the afterlife, a pre-birth “before” realm where souls are glowing turquoise orbs and an in-between spiritual realm trafficked by some kind of psychedelic …
Trump vetoes defense bill, setting up possible override vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the annual defense policy bill, following through on threats to veto a measure that has broad bipartisan support in Congress and potentially setting up t…
White House invites GOP lawmakers in Pennsylvania to lunch
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican state senators in Pennsylvania were invited to a White House lunch Wednesday as President Donald Trump persists in talk of overturning his loss in the U.S. Supreme Court and basele…
Officer charged in death of man slammed on hospital floor
A police officer in upstate New York has been charged with assault in the death last year of a mental health detainee who went limp and unresponsive after the officer allegedly pressed a foot on the man's neck area…
Asensio spurs Real Madrid to 2-0 win over Granada
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A moment of inspired attacking by substitute Marco Asensio ensured Real Madrid stayed level on points with Spanish league leader Atlético Madrid in a title race that is shaping up as a cross…
Police: Detroit inmate freed because of virus shoots fiancée
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit man who was released early from prison because of the threat of COVID-19 has been charged with attempted murder in the shootings of his fiancée and her mother, authorities said.
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.
Video released in police shooting of Black man holding phone
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Body camera footage released Wednesday shows Andre Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, emerging from a garage and holding up a cellphone in his left hand seconds before he is fatally shot by a Colu…
Steelers QB Roethlisberger on slide: "I need to play better"
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger, the father of three young children, used a very father of three young children word to describe why he's come under such heavy criticism during the Pittsburgh Steelers' three-g…
UPS driver dies after assault; co-worker taken into custody
WATERTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A UPS employee sought in a deadly assault on a co-worker was taken into custody Wednesday, Connecticut state police said.
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.
COVID relief bill morphs into a test of GOP loyalty to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Threatening to tank Congress’ massive COVID relief and government funding package, President Donald Trump’s demand for bigger aid checks for Americans is forcing Republicans traditionally wary of …
Politicians and vaccines: Set an example or cut in line?
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the first round of COVID-19 vaccinations trickled out across the United States, many members of Congress lined up at the Capitol physician's office to get inoculated.