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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…
Turner Classic Movies celebrating Hollywood star Marsha Hunt
Marsha Hunt, the glamourous star of 1930s and '40s Hollywood films, doesn’t spend a lot of time thinking about her own legacy. But the 103-year-old does know one thing: She hopes to be remembered as a character act…
AP Exclusive: USOPC hears athletes, won't punish protesters
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee heeded calls from American athletes by announcing Thursday that it won’t sanction them for raising their fists or kneeling on the medals stand at next year’s Tokyo Games an…
USOPC responds to push for change in protest rule; won't sanction athletes for kneeling, raising fists on medals stand
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — USOPC responds to push for change in protest rule; won't sanction athletes for kneeling, raising fists on medals stand.
Swiss, Italians find deal to keep trains running in pandemic
GENEVA (AP) — Authorities in Switzerland and Italy say they've reached a last-moment deal to keep trains running between the two countries, after concerns over coronavirus containment threatened to almost entirely …
2 Russians held in Libya freed after 1 1/2-year captivity
MOSCOW (AP) — Two Russian citizens who had been held by the U.N.-backed government in Libya for more than 1 1/2 years on spying charges were released from captivity on Thursday, officials in Russia said.
Medical privacy changes would smooth info sharing in crises
WASHINGTON (AP) — Urged on by hospitals, doctors and patients, U.S. health officials are proposing changes to medical privacy rules that could ease information sharing in crisis situations.
Raiders open three-game homestand against Colts
INDIANAPOLIS (8-4) at LAS VEGAS (7-5)
US experts convene to decide whether to OK Pfizer vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. government advisory panel convened on Thursday to decide whether to endorse large-scale use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to help conquer the outbreak that has killed close to 300,000 Americ…
US stocks wobble as pandemic damage to economy piles up
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are teeter-tottering on Thursday, following more evidence that
North Carolina right-leaning think tanks are merging
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Two think tanks — both nurtured and sustained financially over the years by the family of longtime conservative political donor Art Pope — are merging.
Dutch intelligence agency says it has uncovered two Russian spies who targeted high-tech sector
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch intelligence agency says it has uncovered two Russian spies who targeted high-tech sector.
Fears and tension mount for commuters still heading to work
NEW YORK (AP) — One by one, the fears creep in as Aura Morales rides the bus to her job at CVS in Los Angeles. A passenger boards without a mask but she doesn't dare confront him. More riders board and it's impossi…
House committee approves nearly $12.8B state budget
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island lawmakers have approved a nearly $12.8 billion state budget plan for the current fiscal year that is already nearly half over, using federal coronavirus aid to plug a projected …
Governor was warned of would-be regulator's ties to utility
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine disregarded cries of alarm in early 2019 from consumer and environmental advocates, concerns echoed in a previously undisclosed last-minute plea from GOP insiders, when he was…
President-elect Joe Biden taps former Obama adviser and envoy Susan Rice to lead White House Domestic Policy Council
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden taps former Obama adviser and envoy Susan Rice to lead White House Domestic Policy Council.