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Local gas prices fall as summer driving season continues
MOSES LAKE — Drivers in Grant and Adams counties are seeing some relief at the pump after months of steadily risin…
The Latest: Louisiana gov OKs more fans at HS football games
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana will allow more high school football fans to attend games in open-air stadiums beginning Friday if the events are in parishes with low numbers of coronavirus cases in the last few weeks.
Gap Inc. exiting malls, to shutter 350 stores by 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Gap Inc. is moving away from the nation’s malls.
FDA approves first COVID-19 drug: antiviral remdesivir
U.S. regulators on Thursday approved the first drug to treat COVID-19: remdesivir, an antiviral medicine given to hospitalized patients through an IV.
FDA approves remdesivir, the first drug for treating COVID-19.
WASHINGTON (AP) — FDA approves remdesivir, the first drug for treating COVID-19.
Officials: 'Minimal' risk Venezuela oil tanker will sink
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A damaged Venezuelan oil tanker recently tilting to one side in the Caribbean after taking on water poses no significant risk of spilling and causing an environmental catastrophe, official…
Stocks shake off a wobbly start to end higher on Wall Street
U.S. stocks overcame a wobbly start to finish higher Thursday, as traders welcomed more corporate quarterly results for the summer that weren't as bad as Wall Street feared.
Discover, Align rise; Kimberly-Clark, Union Pacific fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Thursday:
The Latest: Chicago implements new virus rules as cases rise
CHICAGO — Some Chicago businesses will have to close by 10 p.m. and residents are asked to limit gatherings to six people as the number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases among residents continues to rise, the ci…
Gap to move away from the mall
NEW YORK (AP) — Gap is moving away from the nation's malls.
Self-driving shuttle debuts in high-traffic Virginia spot
MERRIFIELD, Va. (AP) — The future of transportation arrived in northern Virginia, looking like a big blue toaster on wheels that seats six and drives itself through the region’s notorious traffic.
US long-term mortgage rates hit new low; 30-year at 2.80%
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. long-term mortgage rates slipped this week as the key 30-year loan marked a new all-time low for the 11th time this year.
Stocks drift higher after some solid company earnings news
U.S. stocks are moving higher Thursday as more big companies report profits for the summer that weren't as bad as Wall Street feared.
The Latest: France extends curfew to 38 virus regions
PARIS -- French Prime Minister Jean Castex extended curfews to 38 regions to help lower the spread of the coronavirus because “the second wave is here.”
NYU to remove Sackler name following Purdue Pharma deal
NEW YORK (AP) — New York University's Langone Medical Center will strip the Sackler name from its biomedical institute following the Justice Department's
US stock indexes drift amid profit reports, stimulus talks
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting on Thursday as more big companies report profits for the summer that weren't as bad as Wall Street feared.