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Local experts eye AI to help develop the future
MOSES LAKE — AI technology has been developing quickly over the last few years with multiple avenues and questions…
NXP, Matson rise; Advanced Micro Devices, Mallinckrodt fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Friday:
Jim Dwyer, longtime chronicler of New York City, dies at 63
NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Dwyer, an award-winning news reporter and columnist who spent almost four decades telling New York City's stories, has died. He was 63.
Drive-thru dominates even as dine-in restrictions ease
Even with cities like New York relaxing rules for dining in, sales figures from chains like McDonalds and Domino’s Pizza on Thursday suggest that most people continue to favor keeping their distance.
The Latest: New Mexico loses ground in COVID-19 spread fight
SANTA FE, N.M. -- New Mexico is losing ground in efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 as newly reported daily infections hit a record of 488 cases.
The Latest: Virus cluster found at Alaska hockey tournament
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Health officials in Alaska’s largest city on Friday recommended up to 300 people associated with a youth hockey tournament quarantine or isolate after “a cluster” of COVID-19 cases were identifi…
White House ups virus aid offer, resumes talks with Pelosi
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is boosting its offer in up-and-down COVID-19 aid talks in hopes of an agreement before Election Day, even as President Donald Trump's most powerful GOP ally in the Senate said Con…
Trump official says vaccine expected starting in January
A Trump administration official leading the response to the coronavirus pandemic says the U.S. can expect delivery of a vaccine starting in January 2021, despite statements from the president that inoculations coul…
How major US stock indexes fared Friday
Stocks rose again on Wall Street Friday, closing out their biggest weekly gain since July, as talks continue their start-and-stop drive on Capitol Hill to deliver more aid to the ailing economy.
The Latest: Gov. Justice: Bars near WVU can open Tuesday
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday that bars around West Virginia University in Morgantown can reopen next Tuesday, a month after images of maskless college students packing bars led them to be s…
NXP, Matson rise; Advanced Micro Devices, Mallinckrodt fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Friday:
Stocks climb, closing out biggest weekly gain in 3 months
Wall Street closed out its best week in three months Friday as investors drew encouragement from
The Latest: WHO: Worldwide record 350,000 new daily cases
GENEVA — The World Health Organization reports a worldwide record of 350,000 new daily coronavirus cases.
The Latest: Madrid reports nearly 13,000 new cases of virus
MADRID — Spain’s Health Ministry has reported 12,788 new cases of the coronavirus.
Twitter tightens limits on candidates ahead of US election
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Twitter is imposing tough new rules that restrict candidates from declaring premature victory and tighten its measures against spreading misinformation, calling for political violence and spr…
Lebanon's outgoing PM rejects end to subsidies amid crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s outgoing prime minister on Friday adamantly rejected any move to end subsidies of goods in the crisis-hit country, warning it would lead to a “social explosion” as the central bank’s reserve…