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Samaritan projects budget deficit in 2027
MOSES LAKE — While Samaritan Healthcare is projected to make money through its operations in 2027, its bottom line…
More charges in Interstate 5 shooting case
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — The former UPS driver from Roseburg, Oregon, who was arrested in August on suspicion of shooting at cars on Interstate 5 is facing additional charges.
WHO: Vaccine program gets access to nearly 2 billion doses
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization program to help get COVID-19 vaccines to all countries in need has access to nearly 2 billion doses of “promising” vaccine candidates, officials said Friday.
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020
In a year defined by a devastating pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil rights, great athletes and entertainers who helped define their genres.
Sentencing delay sought for fired VA staffer who killed 7
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — Lawyers are asking to delay the sentencing of a former staffer at a veterans hospital in West Virginia who pleaded guilty to intentionally killing seven patients with fatal doses of insulin.
COVID-19 vaccine starts rolling out to members of Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — The legislative branch of government is rapidly moving to receive
Bulgaria to expel Russian diplomat suspected of spying
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria's foreign ministry said on Friday that a Russian diplomat had 72 hours to leave the country after prosecutors accused him of spying and gathering military information including the n…
Louisiana's newest GOP congressman announces he has COVID-19
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's newest member of Congress, Luke Letlow, said Friday that he's tested positive for COVID-19 and is quarantining at home, becoming the third high-profile elected official in the st…
US awaits word on 2nd vaccine as COVID-19 outbreak worsens
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. stood on the verge of adding a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday as the outbreak passes through its most lethal phase yet, with the nation regularly recording over 3,000 death…
East preview: Heat returning champs, but have challengers
Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo is the two-time reigning MVP. Brooklyn’s Kevin Durant is a two-time NBA Finals MVP and about to get back on the floor after recovering from injury. Washington’s Russell Westbrook i…
Correction: Red Sox-Cora story
BOSTON (AP) — In a story on Dec. 17, 2020, about the Boston Red Sox, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Andrew Benintendi was the 2017 AL rookie of the year. He was the runner-up.
New York Times: ‘Caliphate’ podcast didn’t meet standards
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times admitted Friday that it could not verify the claims of a Canadian man whose account of committing atrocities for the Islamic State in Syria was a central part of its 2018 podcast …
Seattle police begin clearing homeless camp, arrests made
SEATTLE (AP) — Police cleared a homeless camp in Seattle early Friday morning after a judge declined to block authorities from removing the people and tents.
Freed Nigerian schoolboys welcomed; calls for more security
KATSINA, Nigeria (AP) — Bleary, barefoot, apparently numbed by a week of captivity, more than 300 Nigerian schoolboys, freed after being kidnapped in an attack on their school, were welcomed by the governor of Kats…
On Football: Looking toward April and the NFL draft
It sure seems like in the NFL it's all about the quarterbacks. Not only do they tend to drive success on the field, but they also can be the major reasons for failure.
More than 13K vaccinated in Puerto Rico; new doses en route
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — More than 13,000 people in Puerto Rico have received the COVID-19 vaccine since the first dose was administered earlier this week, with the U.S. territory expecting tens of thousands of…