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Interstate 90 to be closed beginning July 27 for Hansen Bridge demolition
MOSES LAKE — Drivers on Interstate 90 in Moses Lake should be prepared for detours beginning July 27 as the freewa…
FirstEnergy: Ohio regulator's firm got $4M consulting fee
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Fired former FirstEnergy executives improperly paid a firm tied to a future Ohio utility regulator about $4 million early last year to terminate “a purported consulting agreement” that had bee…
Biden says he's decided on treasury secretary nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden said Thursday that he has decided whom to nominate as his secretary of the Treasury Department.
The Latest: California imposes overnight curfew amid surge
SACRAMENTO — California is imposing an overnight curfew on most residents as the most populous state tries to head off a surge in coronavirus cases it fears could tax the state’s health care system, Gov. Gavin News…
Court upholds hog verdict; Smithfield announces settlement
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a 2018 jury verdict that led to awarding monetary damages to neighbors of a North Carolina industrial hog operation for smells and noise they said mad…
Irked Illinois governor to Speaker: End 'political circus'
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said taxpayers “don't deserve a political circus” on Thursday when he gave powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan a choice: Answer questions about a federal brib…
California imposes overnight curfew to curb coronavirus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is imposing an overnight curfew on most residents as the most populous state tries to head off a surge in coronavirus cases that it fears could tax its health care system, Gov. …
California governor announces overnight curfew for nearly the entire state as coronavirus cases rise at record pace
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California governor announces overnight curfew for nearly the entire state as coronavirus cases rise at record pace.
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The Latest: Regulators OK COVID-19 treatment's emergency use
WASHINGTON-- Federal regulators have authorized emergency use of another COVID-19 treatment, the anti-inflammatory drug baricitinib, to be used in combination with a drug already used to treat severely ill, hospita…
Mnuchin rejects renewal of some Fed emergency loan programs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday he will not extend several emergency loan programs set up with the Federal Reserve, an action that could hamper the ability of the incoming Biden ad…
California imposes overnight curfew to stem coronavirus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is imposing an overnight curfew as the most populous state tries to head off a surge in coronavirus cases.
The Latest: Pence offers positive COVID-19 assessment in US
WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence is offering an upbeat assessment of the status of the coronavirus in the U.S., despite a surge in cases, hospitalizations and more than a quarter of a million deaths.
L Brands, Sonos rise; United Airlines, Cubic fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Thursday:
Court upholds nuisance verdicts against hog-production giant
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a 2018 jury verdict that led to awarding monetary damages to neighbors of a North Carolina industrial hog operation for smells and noise they said mad…
US safety agency seeks input on autonomous vehicle rules
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's road safety agency is asking for public comment on how it should regulate safe deployment of self-driving vehicles.