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‘Dear Evan Hansen’
MOSES LAKE — Some stage musicals are grand, brightly-colored affairs, with lots of dancing and flamboyant sets and…
Massachusetts foster parents could be first to unionize
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts could become home to the first union to successfully represent foster parents.
Walmart to spread out deals to avoid Black Friday crowds
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it will spread out its traditional one-day Black Friday deals over three weekends in November in an effort to reduce crowds in its stores during a pandemic.
Sculptor will be 1st Black woman to represent US at Biennale
Simone Leigh is renowned for creating artworks that transcend race and gender to celebrate Black women and give them a voice. Now she's sculpting her way into history.
VIRUS DIARY: Becoming a car owner in middle age, abruptly
NEW YORK (AP) — It rolled off the car carrier near my home in Brooklyn and less than 20 minutes later it was mine: a 2015 Mazda CX-5 in a deep blue.
Meet Grant County's newest defender
It’s been a little over two months since Jimenez hit the streets with the newest member of the sheriff’s office’s K-9 unit, K-9 Zedd, whose name is short for Z…
Tips for getting your heating unit ready for the winter
Colder temperatures are right at the doorstep this fall, with winter knocking at the door. Ensuring your home’s heating unit is ready to go for the cooler mont…
Does the flu vaccine affect my chances of getting COVID-19?
Does the flu vaccine affect my chances of getting COVID-19?
Frost doesn't mean the gardening season's over
Cleaning up some frosted bean and marigold plants the other day, I thought of a weather report I heard recently on the radio. The announcer stated: “Freezing temperatures are predicted for tonight, thus ending the …
New Zealand to vote on legalizing marijuana and euthanasia
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealanders are poised to decide on two landmark social issues during an election Saturday: whether to legalize recreational marijuana and whether to legalize euthanasia.
On Brazil’s tropical island of cats, virus led to starvation
MANGARATIBA, Brazil (AP) — All the locals knew the island just west of Rio de Janeiro was teeming with cats. They left food and even brought tourists. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit, and human support dried up, …
How long can I expect a COVID-19 illness to last?
How long can I expect a COVID-19 illness to last?
Retiree checks to rise 1.3% in 2021 amid coronavirus fallout
WASHINGTON (AP) — Social Security recipients will get a modest 1.3% cost-of living-increase in 2021, but that might be small comfort amid worries about
Rethinking the holidays: Traditions, change are on the table
Nina Bryant will cook a feast for Thanksgiving this year, as always.
Millennial Money: Use a crisis to build helpful money habits
As millennials, we’ve learned about money the hard way. From the Great Recession to stratospheric student loan debt to a pandemic, there’s been no shortage of life giving us lemons.
Walmart to spread out deals to avoid Black Friday crowds
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it will spread out its traditional one-day Black Friday deals over three weekends in November in an effort to reduce crowds in its stores during a pandemic.