Big Ten audible: Ohio State will play for title vs Wildcats

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Big Ten Conference dropped its six-game minimum requirement for the league championship game Wednesday, clearing the way for No. 3 Ohio State to take on No. 15 Northwestern in another chance for the Buckeyes to burnish their playoff credentials.

OAS nations pressure ICC prosecutor to act on Venezuela

NEW YORK (AP) — The leadership of a broad coalition of Western Hemisphere nations on Wednesday accused the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor of failing to take swift action on allegations that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government committed crimes against humanity.

Brazil's Bolsonaro suffers wave of defeats in mayoral races

SAO PAULO (AP) — President Jair Bolsonaro suffered big losses in Brazil's just-completed municipal elections, with only five mayoral candidates he supported winning their races and none of them in the most important cities.

EU nations on Med coast renew push for migrant quotas

BRUSSELS (AP) — Four European Union countries that hundreds of thousands of unauthorized migrants have entered over the past five years have expressed concern that new proposals to revamp the EU’s asylum system will continue to leave them to cope with the challenge alone.

EU leaders try to solve political fight blocking big budget

BRUSSELS (AP) — EU leaders on Thursday sought ways to resolve a diplomatic dispute with members Poland and Hungary to unlock a 1.8 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and recovery package aimed at putting the economy back on track after the pandemic.

Police fire tear gas to break up banned gatherings in Greece

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police detained several dozen people and fired tear gas in Athens Tuesday as hundreds of protesters defied a ban on gatherings of more than three people to mark the anniversary of the crushing of a 1973 student uprising against the military junta then ruling Greece.

Panthers hire Peterson, NHL's first Black assistant GM

The Florida Panthers on Tuesday hired Brett Peterson as an assistant general manager, making him the first Black executive to hold that position in the NHL.

Penix, No. 10 Indiana blank Michigan State 24-0

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michael Penix Jr. threw for 320 yards and hit Ty Fryfogle for two touchdown passes as No. 10 Indiana remained unbeaten with an easy 24-0 victory over Michigan State on Saturday.

Panthers hire Peterson, NHL's first Black assistant GM

The Florida Panthers on Tuesday hired Brett Peterson as an assistant general manager, making him the first Black executive to hold that position in the NHL.

The Latest: Biden introduces 'first rate' economic team

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on

Business associations push back against Inslee’s closures

WENATCHEE — When Gov. Jay Inslee ordered the four-week closure of restaurants, bars, bowling alleys and gyms in mid-November in response to the state’s rising COVID-19 cases, a number of business owners and business associations started pushing back.

Next for Biden: Naming a health care team as pandemic rages

WASHINGTON (AP) — Up soon for President-elect Joe Biden: naming his top health care officials as

Judge denies request to amend Royal City murder charges

EPHRATA — A judge has denied a request to amend the charges against a Royal City man who is accused of shooting and killing one of his co-workers and shooting and injuring another co-worker in 2015.

It's all geek at Wenatchee pop culture convention

WENATCHEE — Costumes. Gaming tournaments. Time machines. It’s all coming to the Wenatchee next Saturday at the first annual WEN-CON, held at the Town Toyota Center.

A word from Moses Lake's sister city

Quincy checks out police chief hopefuls

QUINCY — Either a current Grant County deputy sheriff or a police commander from Sunnyside will be Quincy’s next police chief.

Daytime bombing practice near ML in 1941

A bombing range was established near Moses Lake in 1941. Planes from Geiger Army Air Base in Spokane would use the range. Of course, only practice bombs were used, which were non-explosive. I understand, during the time the range was used, those planes bombed Warden twice. Also, the planes buzzed local houses at least once. Read on.

'Build that relationship' Warnick, Dent talk to students about keys to success

MOSES LAKE — Most of the hard work of politics is building and sustaining relationships with people.

Asia Today: Amid new surge, India tests potential vaccine

NEW DELHI (AP) — India began its first human trials of a coronavirus vaccine candidate as the world’s second-most populous country recorded nearly 49,000 new cases.

Asia Today: Amid new surge, India tests potential vaccine

NEW DELHI (AP) — India began its first human trials of a coronavirus vaccine candidate as the world’s second-most populous country recorded nearly 49,000 new cases.