Edmunds: 5 fast and luxurious small SUVs

Small luxury SUVs have traditionally offered an appealing mix of practicality, refinement and upscale features. Now they’re also offering something else: high performance.

Edmunds: 5 fast and luxurious small SUVs

Small luxury SUVs have traditionally offered an appealing mix of practicality, refinement and upscale features. Now they’re also offering something else: high performance.

Edmunds: 5 fast and luxurious small SUVs

Small luxury SUVs have traditionally offered an appealing mix of practicality, refinement and upscale features. Now they’re also offering something else: high performance.

Salon Envy owner plans to reopen

MOSES LAKE — The owner and staff of a hairstyling salon destroyed in a spectacular fire last Saturday will be setting up shop in temporary quarters Tuesday. Salon Envy owner Heather Kerekffy said she’s working on reopening in a new location.

Boeing slashes 12,000 jobs as virus seizes travel industry

Boeing is cutting more than 12,000 jobs through layoffs and buyouts as the coronavirus pandemic seizes the travel industry. And the aircraft maker says more cuts are coming.

Bulgarian government faces no-confidence vote amid protests

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov’s center-right government will face a vote of no-confidence brought by the left-wing political opposition Wednesday, its fifth since taking power in 2017.

Progress on police reforms gets mixed reviews in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Almost five months after George Floyd was killed in police custody in Minneapolis, the Virginia General Assembly has passed a host of police reforms as it nears the end of a special session.

Evers says challenges of 2020 will carry over into 2021

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers, setting both a somber and optimistic tone, will caution in his State of the State speech on Tuesday that the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic in an “unrelenting” 2020 will carry over into this year, but “we aren't defeated.”

The Latest: Colombia urges world to reject Venezuelan vote

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest from the U.N. General Assembly (all times EDT):

Wisconsin Assembly passes bill to combat PFAS pollution

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Assembly Republicans hastily put together a bill addressing PFAS contamination and pushed it through to the Senate early Friday, just moments before adjourning for the year.

Major upgrades coming to Westshore Drive next summer

MOSES LAKE — Drivers who use Westshore Drive can get an overview of the work planned for spring 2025 along Westshore Drive, and get their questions answered, at a meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Moses Lake Country Club, 1373 at Road F.2 NE.

Intermittent closures scheduled for Soap Lake road project

SOAP LAKE — State Route 17 will be closed to traffic intermittently during the first phase of a project to remove rocks and stabilize the cliff face from Soap Lake to Lake Lenore Caves. The first phase is scheduled to begin in mid-February.

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As virus surges, California lawmakers gather to start work

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers convened a legislative session like never before on Monday, swearing in some newly-elected lawmakers remotely while substituting the regal state Capitol with a cavernous NBA arena on a day the government ordered more than 33 million people to stay home because of a pandemic threatening to overwhelm hospitals.

Driver safety a focus as school begins

MOSES LAKE – As schools across the Columbia Basin reopen this week, law enforcement officials are emphasizing the importance of road safety for students, parents and motorists alike. Grant County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Kyle Foreman is urging everyone to remain vigilant as the school year begins.

Madrid election centers on virus response, rise of far right

MADRID (AP) — Madrid residents voted in droves Tuesday for a new regional assembly in an election that tested the depths of resistance to virus lockdown measures and the divide between left-wing and right-wing parties.

Pandemic restrictions a business boon for some Iraqi women

BAGHDAD (AP) — Fatima Ali was in her final year studying to become a medical analysis specialist when Iraq imposed a full lockdown in March. Forced by a raging pandemic to stay home, she spent her days on social media, looking for something to do with her time.

Pandemic restrictions a business boon for some Iraqi women

BAGHDAD (AP) — Fatima Ali was in her final year studying to become a medical analysis specialist when Iraq imposed a full lockdown in March. Forced by a raging pandemic to stay home, she spent her days on social media, looking for something to do with her time.