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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…
Industrial production increases 0.4% in November as manufacturing is boosted by rebound at auto plants
WASHINGTON (AP) — Industrial production increases 0.4% in November as manufacturing is boosted by rebound at auto plants.
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Research trip to study impact of giant floating iceberg
LONDON (AP) — A team of scientists will set off next month on a research mission to find out the impact of a giant floating iceberg on the wildlife and marine life on a sub-Antarctic island, the British Antarctic S…
Israeli court backs extradition in Australia child sex case
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal challenging the extradition of a former teacher wanted in Australia on charges of child sex abuse, clearing the way for her to stand trial after…
Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Kenya amid rising tensions
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somalia's government says it has severed ties with strategic neighbor Kenya "to safeguard the unity, sovereignty, stability of the country.”
The European Medicines Agency says it has moved up its meeting to review the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to Dec. 21
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Medicines Agency says it has moved up its meeting to review the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to Dec. 21.
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EU regulators move up Pfizer vaccine assessment to Dec. 21
BERLIN (AP) — Facing strong pressure from Germany and other European Union nations, the bloc's medicines agency on Tuesday moved up a meeting to assess the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to Dec. 21, likely bri…
The Latest: Germany: EU to approve vaccine by Dec. 23
BERLIN — After days of pressuring the European Union’s medical regulator, Germany’s health minister said Tuesday that he has received assurances that the European Medicines Agency will approve a coronavirus vaccine…
Wisconsin man who stabbed 4 family members ordered committed
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man who was obsessively concerned about the coronavirus pandemic has been ordered to spend the rest of his life in a mental health institution for stabbing four of his family membe…
Seattle to cover mayor's legal costs from fighting recall
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle will cover the legal costs Mayor Jenny Durkan incurred while fighting a recall petition the state Supreme Court rejected.
EU: Thousands of liters of dangerous hand sanitizer seized
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's anti-fraud body said almost 140,000 liters of dangerous hand sanitizer have been seized across the region since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Yakima's Astria Regional Medical Center purchased for $20M
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A local investment group has completed its purchase of the former Astria Regional Medical Center and the neighboring Astria Medical Office Building.
US vaccinations ramp up as 2nd COVID-19 shot nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds more hospitals around the country began dispensing COVID-19 shots to their workers in a rapid expansion of the U.S. vaccination drive Tuesday, while a second vaccine moved to the cusp of …
French PM suggests that kids be taken out of school early
PARIS (AP) — The French prime minister has suggested that parents concerned about the welfare of vulnerable relatives take their children out of school from Thursday, to begin an eight-day period of protective conf…