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Grant and Adams counties gas prices dip slightly as state, national averages rise
MOSES LAKE — Gas prices in Grant and Adams counties slipped slightly over the last week, even as Washington and na…
Virus spike in Spain prompts UK, France to warn off tourists
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Nightclubs, bars and beaches — some of Spain’s most beloved summer venues — are facing new lockdown restrictions after turning into coronavirus hot spots, and some European nations are warni…
Average US gas price up a penny over 2 weeks to $2.25/gallon
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline inched up less than penny over the past two weeks to $2.25 per gallon.
Vermont city hit hard by news of immigration furloughs
ST. ALBANS, Vt. (AP) — Word has spread swiftly around the small working-class city of St. Albans about looming furloughs at its U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services center, the largest employer in the city tha…
Twitter and Facebook become targets in Trump and Biden ads
CHICAGO (AP) — Social media has become the target of a dueling attack ad campaign being waged online by the sitting president and his election rival. They're shooting the messenger while giving it lots of money.
Nursing homes eye more private rooms in post-pandemic future
U.S. nursing homes have remained mostly locked down since COVID-19 swept through earlier this year, and it may be a while before that changes.
US eyes building nuclear power plants for moon and Mars
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. wants to build nuclear power plants that will work on the moon and Mars, and on Friday put out a request for ideas from the private sector on how to do that.
Hedge fund to pay $312M for McClatchy newspaper chain
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hedge fund Chatham Asset Management says will pay $312 million to buy newspaper publisher McClatchy out of bankruptcy protection.
How major US stock indexes fared Friday
Stocks fell on Wall Street Friday as tensions flared again between the world’s two largest economies and jitters continued over the fallout from the coronavirus. Intel plunged after saying its development of a next…
Extra unemployment aid expires as virus threatens new states
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As public health officials warned Friday that the coronavirus posed new risks to parts of the Midwest and South, enhanced federal payments that helped avert financial ruin for millions of unemplo…
Pittsburgh's virus success fizzles in crowded bars, eateries
By his estimation, Stephen Santa took Pennsylvania's coronavirus lockdown seriously: He pretty much went only to grocery stores and picked up takeout once a week to help Pittsburgh's restaurants.
Mandatory masks becoming the rule amid Europe's virus uptick
ROME (AP) — New rules on wearing masks in England came into effect Friday, with people entering shops, banks and supermarkets now required to wear face coverings, while Romania reported a record for daily infection…
US new home sales jump 13.8% in June
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of new homes rose a sharp 13.8% in June, the second straight increase after two months when sales plunged as the country went into lockdown because of the coronavirus.
The Latest: Ga. Democratic Senate candidate's wife has virus
ATLANTA -- Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff says he's in isolation with his wife, who contracted COVID-19.
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery rose 22 cents to settle at $41.29 a barrel Friday. Brent crude oil for September delivery rose 3 cents to $43.34 a barrel.
As tide turns, retailers that resisted masks relent
NEW YORK (AP) — When the parent of Southern grocery chain Winn-Dixie said that it wasn't going to require customers to wear masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus, the response was brutal, with some…