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Iran allocates payment to families of Ukraine crash victims
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s cabinet has created a compensation fund to pay the families of the 176 victims of a Ukrainian passenger plane that was shot down by Iranian forces outside Tehran last January, the president announced Wednesday.
Virus, policing topped 2020 issues in state legislatures
Responses to the coronavirus pandemic and police brutality dominated legislative sessions in 2020, leading to scores of new laws that will take effect in the new year.
Yemen deputy chief of Aden health office: Explosion at city's airport as government plane landed killed 16, wounded 60
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen deputy chief of Aden health office: Explosion at city's airport as government plane landed killed 16, wounded 60.
EU, China leaders seal long-awaited investment deal
BRUSSELS (AP) — Top European Union officials and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a business investment deal Wednesday that will open big opportunities to European companies, but has the potential to irk the new American administration.
The Latest: Britain OKs vaccine by Oxford-AstraZeneca
LONDON — Britain has authorized use of a second COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the first country to greenlight an easy-to-handle shot that its developers hope will become the “vaccine for the world.”
Scandal-battered utility now faces specter of pricy lawsuits
CLEVELAND (AP) — Ohio’s largest electric utility, its reputation battered by scandal, has been besieged by more than a dozen lawsuits filed by angry shareholders who include some of the country’s biggest institutional investors.
Lawsuit: Lakewood K-9 officer had dog attack man in custody
SEATTLE (AP) — A Pierce County man has filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit against a Lakewood police K-9 handler and his supervisors, claiming the officer had his dog, K-9 Rock, attack him after he had been taken into custody.
Yemeni official: Blast at Aden airport kills 16, wounds 60
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A large explosion struck the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Wednesday, shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed Cabinet landed there, security officials said. At least 16 people were killed and 60 were wounded in the blast.
Bomb threat prompts evacuation of Leavenworth, Wash.
LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office ordered downtown Leavenworth evacuated Tuesday night after a male caller told a 911 dispatcher that he had placed an explosive device in a garbage can.
Russia slaps more UK nationals with entry bans over Navalny
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has decided to expand the number of British nationals barred from entering the country in response to the “unacceptable and unfounded” U.K. sanctions over the poisoning of top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced Wednesday.
Blast at Yemen's Aden airport as new Cabinet members land
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A large explosion struck the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Wednesday, shortly before a plane carrying the newly formed Cabinet landed there, security officials said. Initial reports said at least four people were killed and dozens were wounded.
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China clamps down in hidden hunt for coronavirus origins
Uganda rights lawyer freed on bail after week in detention
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A prominent rights attorney jailed in Uganda over criminal charges was freed on bail on Wednesday amid intense pressure from the international community and watchdog groups urging authorities to respect human rights ahead of elections in January.
The Latest: UAE shatters record for new daily infections
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates has shattered its single-day record of new coronavirus infections, with 1,723 cases recorded on Wednesday.
Nashville man's girlfriend warned he was building bombs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More than a year before Anthony Warner detonated a bomb in downtown Nashville on Christmas, officers visited his home after his girlfriend told police he was building bombs in an RV trailer at his residence, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. But they did not make contact with him, or see inside his RV.
Grant will allow Boys & Girls Club to expand services
A $142,685 grant will give the Boys & Girls Clubs of The Columbia Basin the opportunity to help kids and their families working through some of the challenges of online learning.
The Latest: Germany reports more than 1,000 deaths in a day
BERLIN — German authorities have reported more than 1,000 coronavirus-related deaths in one day for the first time since the pandemic began.
Life Flight crew's job never the same twice
When there’s an emergency, a fast response can make all the difference.
After year of repairs, Mattawa sewer plant soon to be back up and running
Repairs should be completed early next year on the wastewater treatment facility in Mattawa, badly damaged in an early-morning fire Jan. 9.
Grant County expenses lower than expected through November
Reductions in expenses, and some help from federal coronavirus relief funds, meant Grant County reached the end of November with more cash in its current expense fund than in the same period in 2019.