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STCU to open new Othello building
OTHELLO — Spokane Teachers Credit Union’s Othello branch is moving July 1, according to Vice President and Communi…
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.
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…
The Latest: Moscow to expand vaccines to service sector
MOSCOW — Authorities in Moscow are expanding the COVID-19 vaccination program to include those in the retail and service sector.
Stocks extend losses as virus aid languishes in Congress
U.S. stock indexes pulled further away from their recent highs Friday as prospects for another
AP ROAD TRIP: An immigrant's struggles to survive in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The casino has been closed for months. The hotel rooms are empty. Out front, the three-story sign that once beckoned to gamblers with $1.99 margaritas now advertises a food bank in the parking lot …
Building resumes on German-Russian pipeline opposed by US
BERLIN (AP) — Construction of a German-Russian pipeline that the United States has vehemently opposed resumed on Friday after nearly a year, the company building the pipeline said.
Inflation still a no-show, US wholesale prices up just 0.1%
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices edged up just 0.1% in November with the economic disruption from the pandemic continuing to suppress demand and keeping inflation at extremely low levels.
The Latest: FDA head expects vaccine emergency use soon
WASHINGTON — The head of the Food and Drug Administration says his agency has told Pfizer that it “will rapidly work” to grant emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine following a positive recommendation by government…
US wholesale prices edge up 0.1% in November with both food and energy costs rising
WASHINGTON (AP) — US wholesale prices edge up 0.1% in November with both food and energy costs rising.
Pakistan asks UN to probe fake pro-India NGOs, media
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's foreign minister on Friday called for the United Nations and the European Union to investigate a recent report exposing a 15-year disinformation campaign that Islamabad alleges was desig…
Brexit sends ripples of uncertainty down France's coast
BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — Long lines of trucks carrying stockpiles for British companies jam the highways leading to France's northern port of Calais, while in the coastal town of Boulogne-sur-Mer, French fis…
Heavy job cuts in $4.1 bln rescue plan for Portugal airline
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s government unveiled Friday a 3.4 billion-euro ($4.1 billion) rescue package for national airline TAP Air Portugal that entails more than 3,500 job losses — around one-third of the…
Faced with US, EU sanctions, Erdogan calls for dialogue
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Faced with the prospect of sanctions from both the United States and the European Union, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that economic penalties would be detrimental to all …
Retailers urge shoppers to buy early amid shipping crunch
NEW YORK (AP) — A number of retailers, including J.C. Penney, Lowe’s and Kohl’s, are telling shoppers they need to place their online orders soon or else pay expedited shipping fees if they want to get their packag…
Leading pro-China news channel in Taiwan ends broadcasts
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A leading pro-China cable news channel prepared to halt its broadcast operations at midnight Friday after Taiwan’s government refused to renew its license, citing accuracy issues.