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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…
State’s relief fund for Black Oregonians suspends operations
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The state’s new $62 million relief fund for Black Oregonians will stop allocating grants and deposit the remaining $8.8 million with a federal court while legal challenges against it continue.
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Motorist rescued after 10 hours in car buried by snow plow
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who drove off the road in this week's snowstorm spent 10 hours trapped in his car after a passing plow and rapidly accumulating snow buried it, finally managing to get a 911 call through and b…
Remains of 2 war missing Kosovars found
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo authorities on Friday said they found remains of two people believed to be ethnic Albanians missing from the 1998-1999 war.
Suspected foreign fighter extradited to Denmark from Turkey
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A court in Denmark on Friday ordered a Danish national facing terror charges on suspicion of having fought alongside the Islamic State group in Syria held in pre-trial custody until Jan. …
UK braces for holiday COVID-19 surge, tighter restrictions
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. entered the final week before Christmas with the country bracing for post-celebration coronavirus fallout and Prime Minister Boris Johnson refusing Friday to rule out a fresh national lockdow…
Former Standing Rock tribal chairman dies of COVID-19
FORT YATES, N.D. (AP) — The former chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has died after contracting COVID-19, about a month after his wife passed away from the coronavirus, his family said.
Stocks hold close to records as wait continues for Congress
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are holding close to their record levels Friday, as a week marked by tentative optimism for the economy’s prospects comes to a close.
Shutdown deadline looms over COVID-19 relief talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — With a key issue proving difficult to resolve, a midnight government shutdown loomed ominously closer Friday though congressional negotiators seemed tantalizingly close to agreement on an almost $…
Swedes want checks for hull damage in 1994 ferry disaster
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden said Friday it wants divers to inspect the wreck of one of Europe’s deadliest peacetime maritime disasters, the sinking of a ferry in the Baltic Sea in 1994 that killed 852 people,…
The Latest: VP Pence gets vaccine during White House event
WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence is getting vaccinated for the coronavirus during a White House event aimed at convincing skeptical Americans the vaccines are safe.
Sexual assault charge dropped against rapper Mystikal
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped rape and kidnapping charges against New Orleans rapper Mystikal, who was released from jail on a $3 million bond almost two years ago.
Prosecutor adopts drug decriminalization measure early
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt in Portland said Thursday he isn’t waiting until February to implement a policy that will decriminalize possession of all drugs in personal use …
Fiat Chrysler CEO Manley to run Americas after PSA merger
DETROIT (AP) — Fiat Chrysler CEO Mike Manley will run operations in the Americas when his company merges with France’s PSA Peugeot early next year.
Sound Transit program to suspend fare enforcement citations
SEATTLE (AP) — Sound Transit employees in 2021 will check with light rail and Sounder commuter train passengers to see if they’ve paid their fare, but they won’t penalize those who don’t.