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Updated 22 hours, 50 minutes ago

With hearts, hard work and hugs: Ephrata’s Rodriguez prepares to celebrate graduation

EPHRATA — When Bertha Rodriguez talks about graduation, the excitement bubbles over quickly. There’s a party plann…

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
COVID-19 accelerates no-exam trend in life insurance

Big data is playing a prominent role in life insurance this year.

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree turns on, with virus rules

NEW YORK (AP) — Rockin' around the Christmas tree looks different for visitors at Rockefeller Center this year, starting with Wednesday's tree lighting ceremony.

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Stay home for the holidays or get tested twice, CDC urges

Don’t travel over the upcoming holidays. But if you must, consider getting coronavirus tests before and after, U.S. health officials urged Wednesday.

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Kosovo ethnic divide eases as Muslim cares for elderly Serb

VAGANESH, Kosovo (AP) — Blagica Dicic, 92 and in failing health, is the only resident of a remote ethnic Serb minority village in the mountains of eastern Kosovo that's been abandoned by all its other inhabitants —…

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Do “self-cleaning” elevator buttons really work?

Do “self-cleaning” elevator buttons really work?

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Pasadena bucks Los Angeles County to offer alfresco dining

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — It was a rare sight after Los Angeles County restaurants were restricted to takeout to reduce the spread of the coronavirus: tables and chairs set up outside the Pie 'N Burger shop in Pasade…

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Sign company adjusts to meet changing needs during pandemic, and to help

MOSES LAKE — Printed stickers on floors and “masks required” signs have become common sights since the coronavirus pandemic came into play in March. Businesses…

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Is shopping in stores safe during the pandemic?

Is shopping in stores safe during the pandemic?

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Edmunds: Some of the best cars cost less than $399 per month

The COVID-19 pandemic initially slowed car sales, but now many new-car buyers are making more expensive purchases than ever before, according to sales data from Edmunds.

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
COVID-19 accelerates no-exam trend in life insurance

Big data is playing a prominent role in life insurance this year.

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree turns on, with virus rules

NEW YORK (AP) — Rockin' around the Christmas tree looks different for visitors at Rockefeller Center this year, starting with Wednesday's tree lighting ceremony.

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Stay home for the holidays or get tested twice, CDC urges

Don’t travel over the upcoming holidays. But if you must, consider getting coronavirus tests before and after, U.S. health officials urged Wednesday.

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Acclaimed art scholar, ex-RISD president Roger Mandle dies

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Roger Mandle, an internationally renowned art scholar and the former longtime president of the Rhode Island School of Design, has died, RISD said Tuesday. He was 79.

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
In '76 Days,' a documentary portrait of lockdown in Wuhan

NEW YORK (AP) — “Papa!” screams a hospital worker, covered from head to toe in a Hazmat suit and PPE, in the opening moments of the documentary

Updated 5 years, 5 months ago
Kosovo ethnic divide eases as Muslim cares for elderly Serb

VAGANESH, Kosovo (AP) — Blagica Dicic, 92 and in failing health, is the only resident of a remote ethnic Serb minority village in the mountains of eastern Kosovo that's been abandoned by all its other inhabitants —…