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Four hurt in SR 17 crash
MOSES LAKE — A suspected DUI collision injured four people and closed state Route 17 near Big Bend Community Colle…
Oklahoma RB Pledger, QB Mordecai announce transfer plans
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma running back T.J. Pledger and quarterback Tanner Mordecai say they plan to transfer
Texas police release video of cop fatally shooting Black man
LA MARQUE, Texas (AP) — Police in a Houston suburb released body camera footage Monday of an officer fatally shooting a Black man in the back, though key moments of the nighttime encounter were missing or obscured.
Syracuse, Buffalo men's hoops on pause after positive test
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — The Syracuse and Buffalo men’s basketball programs are on pause after a member of the Bulls tested positive for COVID-19.
Kansas City Star apologizes for racially biased coverage
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Star's top editor
Cohen says he has earned early release from home confinement
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, says he has earned early release from home confinement but federal authorities refuse to credit him for good behavior and hundreds of hours of …
Memphis, Hardaway agree to 5-year extension to April 2026
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Penny Hardaway has agreed to a five-year extension worth $12.2 million with Memphis, keeping the third-year coach under contract through April 2026.
Panthers owner wants 'data, analytics' approach in scouting
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers owner David Tepper says he wants the organization to continue taking steps toward a more “data-driven and analytics approach” to scouting personnel moving forward.
Chiefs rookie Edwards-Helaire could be out until playoffs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are sure glad they signed Le'Veon Bell midway through this season.
Israeli police shoot alleged gunman in Jerusalem's Old City
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police said Monday they shot a Palestinian attacker who opened fire at a group of officers in Jerusalem's Old City.
Barr undercuts Trump on election and Hunter Biden inquiries
WASHINGTON (AP) — Undercutting President Donald Trump on multiple fronts, Attorney General William Barr said Monday he saw no reason to appoint a special counsel to look into the president’s claims about the 2020 e…
As vaccines arrive, Louisiana audit says labs slow to report
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana started receiving shipments of a second coronavirus vaccine Monday, as a new audit said labs are taking so long to report
Tensions rise inside and outside of Oregon's Capitol
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — State police declared an unlawful assembly at Oregon’s Capitol building Monday as far-right protesters opposed to COVID-19 restrictions attempted to force their way in during a one-day special le…
The Latest: Scientists assess risk of new coronavirus strain
WASHINGTON — Moncef Slaoui, the chief science adviser for the U.S. government’s COVID-19 vaccine effort, said scientists are still working to confirm whether the virus strain in the United Kingdom spreads more easi…
Biden's profoundly private Pentagon pick joins Twitter
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's pick for defense secretary made his first foray into the world of Twitter on Monday, an uncharacteristic move for a retired general who studiously avoided the public sp…
Holiday week in Alabama spurs pleas for pandemic precautions
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — With more than 2,520 patients hospitalized statewide for COVID-19 and cases increasing steadily, Christmas week began in Alabama on Monday with health officials issuing new pleas for residen…