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Hansen Road bridge now scheduled to open in mid-February
MOSES LAKE — Work on the Hansen Road overpass over Interstate 90 gets back into full swing Monday, and drivers can…
Senate gives final approval to massive defense bill, risking veto showdown with Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate gives final approval to massive defense bill, risking veto showdown with Trump.
Sanofi, GSK say COVID-19 shot won't be ready until late 2021
LONDON (AP) — Drugmakers Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline said Friday that their potential COVID-19 vaccine won’t be ready until late next year because they need to improve the shot’s effectiveness in older people.
Congress passes one-week government-wide funding bill to avert shutdown, give time for COVID-19 relief talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress passes one-week government-wide funding bill to avert shutdown, give time for COVID-19 relief talks.
Emmer, Stauber, Hagedorn ask high court to void Biden win
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Republican U.S. Reps. Tom Emmer, Pete Stauber and Jim Hagedorn of Minnesota have signed on to a last-gasp bid to get the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the presidential election.
The Latest: Study: 2-drug treatment helpful for coronavirus
BOSTON — Doctors are reporting that a two-drug treatment is especially helpful for COVID-19 patients who need extra oxygen.
Dombrowski hired as Phils' president of baseball operations
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Whether rebuilding or reloading, small market or large, Dave Dombrowski has been a big success at every major league stop.
Investor in Portland eviction protest says he'd sell home
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The real estate investor who owns the Portland, Oregon house that anti-gentrification protesters have surrounded with barricades has offered to sell the property back to the former owners.
Lawyer: Trump using 'desperate' tactics in defamation suit
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest legal maneuvers by President Donald Trump are further proof he’s “desperate to avoid justice” in a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who says he raped her in the 1990s, one of her law…
Biden unveils top picks with deep Obama administration ties
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Friday introduced five top picks for his new administration, drawing on leading names from the Obama White House while also tapping an Ohio congresswoman and a c…
76ers fan to give memorabilia back to Johnny Bench
The winning bidder on over $1 million worth of memorabilia from a recent auction of Johnny Bench’s personal collection is returning the items to the Hall of Fame catcher, with whom he’s been friends since 1967.
Snow leopard at Kentucky zoo tests positive for coronavirus
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A snow leopard at a Kentucky zoo is the first in the U.S. to test positive for the coronavirus, federal officials announced Friday.
Mastercard may have to pay billions in UK class action
LONDON (AP) — Mastercard could have to pay U.K. consumers as much as 14 billion pounds ($18.5 billion) after the country’s Supreme Court allowed a class-action lawsuit against the credit-card company to move forwar…
Cuomo reinstates NYC indoor dining ban to limit virus spread
NEW YORK (AP) — Indoor dining at New York City restaurants will be banned again in an effort to halt the coronavirus resurgence, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday in an announcement that could foretell a grim winter fo…
North Carolina police officer killed in overnight shootout
MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina police officer was killed in a shootout early Friday while responding to a breaking and entering call, authorities said.
After delay, Senate moves toward approval of defense bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Friday moved toward a vote on a wide-ranging defense policy bill that President Donald Trump has threatened to veto because it doesn't clamp down on big tech companies he claims were…