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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…
AP source: Biden picks Denis McDonough, Obama’s White House chief of staff, as secretary of veterans affairs
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP source: Biden picks Denis McDonough, Obama’s White House chief of staff, as secretary of veterans affairs.
Pop Culture in (ugh) 2020, from the bizarre to the sublime
And now, for our annual look at the year in pop culture…. Oh, wait. This was 2020. The year everything stopped cold.
Real Madrid and Atlético turn focus to decisive league derby
MADRID (AP) — After both teams staved off elimination from the Champions League, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid now face each other.
Indiana House speaker quarantining with COVID-19 infection
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The top lawmaker in the Indiana House has tested positive for COVID-19 and has had mild symptoms of the respiratory disease, his office said Thursday.
As virus cases dip, western Switzerland reopens restaurants
GENEVA (AP) — While much of Switzerland is preparing for tighter lockdown restrictions because of COVID-19, the country's French-speaking regions are going in the other direction — allowing restaurants to reopen on…
Police: 3rd person dies following Nebraska house explosion
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A third person has died from injuries received in an explosion that leveled a house this week in Omaha, Nebraska, police said Thursday.
EPA: Oregon wildfire hazardous waste cleanup complete
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday it has completed the cleanup of household hazardous waste from properties burned in Oregon wildfires.
Prosecutor urges case against FIFA president for private jet
GENEVA (AP) — A special prosecutor in Switzerland recommends a criminal investigation is opened against FIFA President Gianni Infantino for using a private jet in 2017.
Unbeaten Wolfsburg reaping benefit of American influence
BERLIN (AP) — Wolfsburg is benefiting from some American influence in its club-record 10-game unbeaten run to start of the Bundesliga soccer season.
Auburn closes rough regular season at Mississippi State
Gus Malzahn's eighth season at
Scoreboard is lit whenever No. 13 Oklahoma plays at WVU
The yards pile up whenever Oklahoma plays at West Virginia, bringing the possibility of a fast and fun pace to a matchup Saturday that means little in the Big 12 race.
Israeli tribunal backs soldier's plea deal in fatal shooting
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli military tribunal has upheld a contentious plea bargain that avoids jail time for a soldier who killed a Palestinian man and seriously wounded another in the West Bank last year.
Conservationists: Bisons revive, freshwater dolphins dwindle
GENEVA (AP) — A leading conservation group uniting governments and civil society says all four known freshwater dolphin species are now threatened with extinction, after newly discovered information on the tucuxi i…
Offshore earthquake shakes buildings in Taiwan's capital
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A strong earthquake off the eastern coast of Taiwan shook the capital city of Taipei on Thursday night. There were no immediate reports of damage.
UK signs post-Brexit free trade deal with Singapore
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. has signed a free trade deal with Singapore covering trade worth 17.6 billion pounds ($23.4 billion,) the latest in a series of trade pacts that Britain is seeking to secure around the world …