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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…
How major stock indexes fared Friday
Stock indexes closed mostly higher on Wall Street after a wobbly day of trading Friday as the S&P 500 notched its third straight weekly gain.
Burger King in China apologizes after state TV criticism
BEIJING (AP) — Burger King's China unit has issued a public apology and promised to cooperate with a government investigation after state TV reported one of the U.S. fast food giant's outlets used expired ingredien…
American, JetBlue will expand cooperation in NY, Boston
DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines and JetBlue Airways said Thursday they will sell seats on some of each other’s flights in the Northeast to strengthen both airlines in New York and Boston, where they compete against…
Virus prompts drastic measures as death tolls set records
HOUSTON (AP) — The coronavirus kept surging in hot spots around the U.S. on Thursday, with one city in South Carolina urging people to pray it into submission, a hospital in Texas bringing in military medical perso…
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery fell 16 cents to settle at $40.59 a barrel Friday. Brent crude oil for September delivery fell 23 cents to $43.14 a barrel.
US home construction jumps 17.3% in June as some states reopened, but still lags behind last year's pace
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — US home construction jumps 17.3% in June as some states reopened, but still lags behind last year's pace.
Asia Today: South Korean prosecutors question church leader
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors on Friday questioned the leader of a secretive church sect over accusations it hampered the government’s anti-virus response after thousands of COVID-19 infections…
Court backs Trump expansion of cheap health insurance plans
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided federal appeals court on Friday upheld the Trump administration’s expansion of cheaper short-term health insurance plans, derided by critics as “junk insurance,” as an alternative to the…
Federal Reserve expands lending program to nonprofit groups
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has opened one of its lending programs to nonprofit groups, including hospitals, educational institutions, and social service organizations.
Wall Street ticks up; S&P 500 nets 3rd straight weekly gain
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street ticked higher Friday to close out its third straight winning week, one punctuated by hopes that the economy can continue to steady itself despite the pandemic.
Michigan wants Enbridge to pledge funds in case of oil spill
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Michigan sought a written pledge Friday from Enbridge Inc. to cover costs that would arise if oil were to leak from its dual pipelines that extend across a channel linking two of the Gre…
Asia Today: China battles new outbreak in far west Xinjiang
BEIJING (AP) — The number of confirmed cases in a new coronavirus outbreak in China’s far west has risen to 17.
Elbows? Masks? Presents? Let this divisive EU summit begin!
BRUSSELS (AP) — At the start of one of the most daunting and divisive summits in recent history, the atmosphere among the European Union leaders was downright giddy.
CDC extends US ban on cruise ships through September
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials are extending the U.S. ban on cruise ships through the end of September as coronavirus infections rise in most U.S. states, including Florida.
June home construction jumps 17.3% when states reopened
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Construction of U.S. homes jumped 17.3% in June as some states reopened, but the pace still lags last year after this spring's massive slowdown in building activity due to the coronavirus …