Petula Clark shocked that 'Downtown' played before bombing

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Singer Petula Clark expressed shock and disbelief that her 1964 hit “Downtown” was aired just minutes before a bomb detonated in Nashville on Christmas morning.

Is CO2 really the target?

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Samaritan, Confluence affiliation talks still ongoing

Samaritan, Confluence

MOSES LAKE — Samaritan Healthcare and Confluence Health announced intentions to form an affiliated organization about one year ago. There is still a lot of work to be done, but the vision is getting closer to being realized.

Man charged with building bomb

Reportedly used it as a booby trap

EPHRATA — A man, who allegedly built a bomb inside of a five-gallon bucket, is facing charges in Grant County Superior Court.

Hong Kong's increasing divide portends a tumultuous future

BEIJING (AP) — Protesters in Hong Kong got its government to withdraw extradition legislation last year, but now they’re getting a more dreaded national security law. And the message from Beijing is: Protest is futile.

FACT SHEET: U.S.-China Commercial Relations

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Fireworks, ammonium nitrate likely fueled Beirut explosion

Fireworks and ammonium nitrate appear to have been the fuel that ignited a massive explosion that rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut, experts and videos of the blast suggest.

FBI: Nashville bomber sent material to 'acquaintances'

Prior to his death, the man who detonated a Christmas Day bomb in downtown Nashville had sent out materials about his views to people he knew, federal investigators said Saturday.

FBI: Nashville bomber sent material to 'acquaintances'

Prior to his death, the man who detonated a Christmas Day bomb in downtown Nashville had sent out materials about his views to people he knew, federal investigators said Saturday.

Ninth graders learn by teaching

ROYAL CITY - It has often been said that you learn more when you are teaching, and some of Royal High School's freshmen took that message to heart recently.

Bargainers say have policing 'framework,' but issues remain

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional bargainers said Thursday they've agreed to a bipartisan framework for overhauling policing procedures, producing an upbeat but bare-bones statement that provided no details, conceded that disagreements remained and left uncertain their prospects for crafting a compromise that has eluded them for a year.

Bargainers say have policing 'framework,' but issues remain

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional bargainers said Thursday they've agreed to a bipartisan framework for overhauling policing procedures, producing an upbeat but bare-bones statement that provided no details, conceded that disagreements remained and left uncertain their prospects for crafting a compromise that has eluded them for a year.

Bargainers say have policing 'framework,' but issues remain

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional bargainers said Thursday they've agreed to a bipartisan framework for overhauling policing procedures, producing an upbeat but bare-bones statement that provided no details, conceded that disagreements remained and left uncertain their prospects for crafting a compromise that has eluded them for a year.

Bargainers say have policing 'framework,' but issues remain

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional bargainers said Thursday they've agreed to a bipartisan framework for overhauling policing procedures, producing an upbeat but bare-bones statement that provided no details, conceded that disagreements remained and left uncertain their prospects for crafting a compromise that has eluded them for a year.

Spud harvest yields bomb in Quincy

QUINCY - Workers at Conagra Foods in Quincy brought in an expected surprise with Wednesday morning's potato harvest: a bomb.

AP PHOTOS: Terror, death, devastation in Lebanon explosion

As they watched a huge mushroom cloud rise over the seaport capital, many who felt the massive explosion in Beirut on Tuesday thought it was a nuclear detonation. Others described the popping and bursting of fireworks and a raging fire that spread to another building, triggering the blast felt kilometers (miles) away.

Earnings season is in full swing and uncertainty is certain

The most active week of the earnings season is on and the rush of quarterly reports Tuesday, 39 in all, captured the maneuvering of companies from almost every sector as they feel their way through an unprecedented economic shockwave.

Earnings season is in full swing and uncertainty is certain

The most active week of the earnings season is on and the rush of quarterly reports Tuesday, 39 in all, captured the maneuvering of companies from almost every sector as they feel their way through an unprecedented economic shockwave.

Leaders of Russia, Turkey, Iran talk about stabilizing Syria

MOSCOW (AP) — The leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran on Wednesday discussed efforts to stabilize Syria in a video call, emphasizing the need to promote a political settlement for the nine-year conflict.

Hydropower is key to our future

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