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Skills on display
MOSES LAKE — Dylan Sanders credits Job Corps with showing him a path forward. “I graduated high school and I wa…
Don't fall for COVID-19 student loan relief scams
Student loan borrowers were targets for scams before the coronavirus pandemic hit. The longer people struggle, the more desperate they become, and that’s when scammers and fraudsters thrive.
VIRUS DIARY: A pandemic, a layoff & a suddenly stay-home dad
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The day his boss looked over at the TV screen and gave a forlorn nod at the plunging red lines of the stock market, my husband could feel the layoff coming.
How black history is taught in schools faces new scrutiny
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — For decades, when it was discussed at all, the killing of hundreds of people in a prosperous black business district nearly a century ago was referred to as the Tulsa race riot.
VIRUS DIARY: Learning his way around a kitchen, finally
NEW YORK (AP) — This is not the plan I cooked up.
'Adapt or die' -- Restaurants find ways to evolve amid virus
NEW YORK (AP) — When the coronavirus roared into New York, chef Anna Klinger wouldn't let it put a fork in her restaurant.
This Father's Day, dads have new respect for duties at home
NEW YORK (AP) — Rahul Gandhi's twin girls were born dangerously premature, with a slim chance they would have normal lives after barely surviving birth eight years ago.
VIRUS DIARY: A pandemic, a layoff & a suddenly stay-home dad
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The day his boss looked over at the TV screen and gave a forlorn nod at the plunging red lines of the stock market, my husband could feel the layoff coming.
Newly retired state patrol lieutenant Kurt Adkinson pauses to reflect on 25-year career
MOSES LAKE — Kurt Adkinson was surrounded by friends and family as he signed off for the final time with the Washington State Patrol on Friday after 25 years o…
Local fathers ponder what makes a good dad
MOSES LAKE — It’s been said that 90 percent of success is just showing up. That may well be true of fatherhood. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than …
Calls for Romania's president to reject gender studies ban
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Dozens of protesters gathered Thursday in Romania's capital to express their opposition to a law banning the teaching of gender studies in the country’s schools and universities.
Rashford 1, Johnson 0: Soccer star wins U-turn on free meals
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made an abrupt about-face Tuesday and agreed to keep funding meals for poor students over the summer holidays after young soccer star Marcus Rashford demanded that…
Lives Lost: South African activist targeted apartheid, HIV
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Clarence Mini's life was marked by battles against formidable foes. The South African doctor fought apartheid — receiving his medical training in exile — the government's denial of HIV/AIDS and …
Curtains for Camelot: Last Kennedy sibling's death ends era
BOSTON (AP) — Camelot's inner circle is just about gone — though its spirit, some say, is very much alive.
Is it safe to stay in hotels as reopenings get underway?
Is it safe to stay in hotels as reopenings get underway?
Italy survey finds irritability, anxiety in locked-down kids
ROME (AP) — A survey conducted in Italy on the psychological impact of coronavirus lockdowns on children has quantified what many parents observed during weeks cooped up at home: kids were more irritable, had troub…