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Spokane County court rules in favor of AG's office in ACSO lawsuit
RITZVILLE — The Adams County Sheriff's Office said it will appeal a decision announced Friday in a lawsuit brought…
AP Breakthrough Entertainer Yahya Abdul-Mateen II: Dreamer
NEW YORK (AP) — If Yahya Abdul-Mateen II was told nearly a decade ago that he’d trade in reading blueprints for movie scripts while he worked as a city planner in the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Housing and Com…
Mexico to name education secretary as new US ambassador
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Wednesday he will nominate current Education Secretary Esteban Moctezuma as Mexico’s next ambassador to the United States.
World's space achievements a bright spot in stressful 2020
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts blasted into orbit from the U.S. for the first time in nearly a decade, three countries sent spacecraft hurtling toward Mars, and robotic explorers grabbed rocks from the moon…
UK: Air pollution listed as cause of 9-year-old's death
LONDON (AP) — A British coroner ruled Wednesday that excessive air pollution from traffic fumes contributed to the death of a 9-year-old girl who died of a fatal asthma attack. The girl is believed to be the first …
Attorney general speaks publicly about fatal crash
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg said he's confident he didn't commit a crime when he struck and killed a man as he drove along a dark highway in September.
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Cookies, hot cocoa, pick-me-up notes: 'Sparks' of kindness
A tin of cookies is left on the running board of an ambulance outside a nursing home with a note for the emergency workers who operate it: “You’re AMAZING! Yes, you!”
Chihuahua dog missing for 5 years in California is found
POMONA, Calif. (AP) — A Chihuahua dog named Sweet-Pea who went missing five years ago in Southern California has been found and is back home.
Islamic State attacker's fugitive widow, man described as chief logistician sentenced to 30 years for 2015 Paris attacks
PARIS (AP) — Islamic State attacker's fugitive widow, man described as chief logistician sentenced to 30 years for 2015 Paris attacks.
China prepares for return of spacecraft with moon samples
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese ground crews are standing by for the landing of the first new samples of rocks and soil from the moon in more than 40 years.
More virus cases at New Hampshire state prison in Concord
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The State Prison in Concord has seen an increase of nearly 90 positive COVID-19 cases in a week, the commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Corrections said.
Mexico says credit, debit card settlements a near monopoly
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican regulators said Wednesday that the two firms handling the country’s debit or credit card settlement process represent a near monopoly, and have recommended that leading banks be forced to…
Kansas inmates return from Arizona after pandemic delay
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is no longer housing inmates in a privately run prison in Arizona after delaying their planned return for nearly six months because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Plan for fighting PFAS chemicals in Wisconsin is released
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prevention of future pollution from forever chemicals known as PFAS, while also developing ways to reduce the use of the chemicals, are among the recommendations included in a Wisconsin action …
Speaker's ex-aide found not guilty in money laundering case
A former campaign aide to Democratic Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello has been cleared of criminal charges stemming from the 2016 campaign.