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December 28, 2020 10:03 a.m.

Sports in 2020: Disruptions aplenty, only constant was loss

2020 reminded us that the show mustn’t always go on. Disrupted by the coronavirus, sports stopped cold three months in and then started up again in emptied-out stadiums, stumbling, skidding and finally staggering across the finish line — all the while shadowed by loss.

December 28, 2020 9:03 a.m.

N Macedonia: 8 charged with creating terrorist organization

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Police in North Macedonia said Monday that eight men have been arrested on suspicion of planning terrorist attacks in the country and officers have seized a large quantity of weapons.

December 28, 2020 9:03 a.m.

Trump reluctantly signs COVID aid, sparks fresh fight in GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shelving his objections, President Donald Trump has signed a $2 trillion-plus

December 28, 2020 8:30 a.m.

As COVID-19 ravages US, shootings, killings are also up

DETROIT (AP) — When Andre Avery drives his commercial truck through Detroit, he keeps his pistol close.

December 28, 2020 8:30 a.m.

Rebels attack villages in northern Nigeria, killing 10

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Attacks by gunmen suspected to be from Nigeria's Boko Haram jihadist rebels have killed at least 10 people in Borno state in northern Nigeria, according to local residents.

December 28, 2020 8:06 a.m.

Pandemic, politics and protests make Idaho's top 2020 news

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The novel coronavirus pandemic affected nearly every aspect of Idaho residents' lives in 2020, impacting our financial security, our education, our workplaces, our elections and our recreation. As the year came to a close, more than 124,000 residents had been infected by the novel coronavirus, and more than 1,200 of them had died from COVID-19. But December also brought a ray of hope, as the state received its first shipment of coronavirus vaccines to be given to health care workers and nursing home staffers and residents.

December 28, 2020 8:06 a.m.

Iran says Pfizer vaccine batch expected from US benefactors

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An unidentified group of U.S.-based philanthropists plans to send 150,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Iran in the coming weeks, Iranian media reported Monday, in a step that could bring the hardest-hit country in the Middle East closer to inoculating its citizens against the coronavirus.

December 28, 2020 7:27 a.m.

Officer, 2 suspects die in attack on police in Chechnya

MOSCOW (AP) — Two brothers attacked police with knives Monday in Chechnya, killing an officer and injuring another before being shot dead, the Russian republic's leader said.

December 28, 2020 7:09 a.m.

Editorial Roundup: Texas

San Antonio Express-News. Dec. 27, 2020.

December 28, 2020 6:30 a.m.

Rights groups decry Ethiopia's arrest of Reuters journalist

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Media rights groups are protesting the Ethiopian government's arrest of journalists, saying it indicates the erosion of press freedom in the country.

December 28, 2020 6:30 a.m.

Bangladesh sends 2nd group of Rohingya to isolated island

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Officials in Bangladesh sent a second group of Rohingya refugees to an isolated island in the Bay of Bengal on Monday despite calls by human rights groups for a halt to the process.

December 28, 2020 6:09 a.m.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 3-9

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 3-9:

December 28, 2020 5:30 a.m.

Trump relents, signs COVID relief, averts federal shutdown

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package, ending days of drama over his refusal to accept the bipartisan deal that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and avert a federal government shutdown.

December 28, 2020 4:06 a.m.

Pope formally strips Vatican secretariat of state of assets

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has formally stripped the Vatican secretariat of state of its financial assets and real estate holdings following its bungled management of hundreds of millions of euros in donations and investments that are now the subject of a corruption investigation.

December 28, 2020 4:03 a.m.

How young drivers can steer clear of costly car insurance

Insurance costs for drivers in their early 20s can be staggering — after teenagers, young adults have some of the highest car insurance rates in the country.

December 28, 2020 3:30 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST

Trump signs massive measure funding government, COVID relief

December 28, 2020 1:06 a.m.

The Latest: Governor of hotspot Thai province infected

The governor of a province at the center of an expanding COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand has been confirmed infected with the coronavirus after meeting with public health officials including the deputy prime minister.

December 28, 2020 1:06 a.m.

Shanghai police say suspect detained in games tycoon's death

BEIJING (AP) — Police in Shanghai say they have detained a suspect in the death by possible poisoning of the billionaire founder of a Chinese video game company that makes films based on the popular science fiction novel “The Three-Body Problem.”

Business cats of Grant County are the purr-fect employees
December 28, 2020 1 a.m.

Business cats of Grant County are the purr-fect employees

Finding good help can be hard, but not for the small businesses with a little, fuzzy employee on the payroll to help manage the front of the shop, run a low-cost pest control operation or otherwise keep their customers' laps warm.

December 28, 2020 1 a.m.

Samaritan loses less money in September, October than anticipated

Samaritan Healthcare didn’t lose as much money as hospital officials anticipated in September and October.