France imposes new virus measures amid spike in infections
PARIS (AP) — The French government has announced new COVID-19 measures in an effort to curb the spread of the virus. But authorities stopped short…
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Lyon, Paris FC thrown out of Coupe de France after violence
PARIS (AP) — Lyon and second-tier Paris FC have been thrown out of the Coupe de France as a result of the fan violence that forced the abandonment…
Continue ReadingJudge schedules January 13 hearing to consider resentencing trucker who was given 110 years in fatal crash
CNN, KUSA, KDVR, KMGH By Ralph Ellis, Ashleigh Killough, Leslie Perrot and Lucy Kafanov , CNN A district court judge in Colorado has scheduled a…
Continue ReadingMama bear, cubs spotted napping in tree in Va. neighborhood
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Officials in Virginia have closed a road in one neighborhood after a mother bear and three cubs were spotted napping in a…
Continue ReadingZuckerberg buys more Hawaii land, including deadly dam site
HONOLULU (AP) — Billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has purchased more land in Hawaii, including most of a reservoir that unleashed a…
Continue ReadingZuckerberg buys more Hawaii land, including deadly dam site
HONOLULU (AP) — Billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has purchased more land in Hawaii, including most of a reservoir that unleashed a…
Continue ReadingWayne Thiebaud, painter of lush colors and textures, dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Artist Wayne Thiebaud, who was known for his colorful and luscious paintings of cakes, gum ball machines and other everyday…
Continue Reading‘Stay focused’: CFP games arrive with pandemic raging, again
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — College Football Playoff week is here with a pair of semifinal games on Friday: Alabama…
Continue ReadingArizona Bowl off, Boise State pulls out with COVID issues
By The Associated Press The Arizona Bowl has been canceled after Boise State pulled out and shut down all team activities due to COVID-19 issues.…
Continue ReadingNHL set to resume after 6-day break, eyes new CDC guidance
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL is set to resume Tuesday with three games on the schedule after an extended holiday break. The defending…
Continue ReadingLebanon’s president calls for an end to government paralysis
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s president has called for an end to an 11-week deadlock that has prevented the government from convening, further…
Continue ReadingWestern Michigan cruises past Nevada for 2nd bowl victory
By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Kaleb Eleby threw two touchdowns and ran for another and Western Michigan recorded its second bowl…
Continue ReadingOfficials: Nearly 25% of Navy warship crew has COVID-19
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy warship remains in port at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, with about two…
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Redmond Airport plugs along as travelers scramble amid mass flight cancellations
Thousands of flights were canceled across the nation this holiday weekend due in part to the rapid spread of the highly contagious COVID-19 omicron…
Continue ReadingRutgers keeps Wake Forest guessing on Gator Bowl roster
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer Rutgers coach Greg Schiano is trying to keep as many secrets as he can as the Scarlet Knights prepare to play No. 20…
Continue Reading3 teens dead, 1 critical in shooting at Texas gas station
GARLAND, Texas (AP) — Police say three teenagers were killed and a fourth was critically wounded when another teen opened fire inside a Dallas-area…
Continue ReadingJustice Department boosts funds to cities to battle rise in crime
By Christina Carrega and Evan Perez, CNN The Justice Department is closing out the year with a surge in grants for public safety programs in cities…
Continue ReadingPeach provides Pitt’s Patti first start since ‘forever ago’
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Nick Patti’s long wait for a second chance as Pittsburgh’s starting quarterback is finally…
Continue ReadingFauci: US should consider vaccine mandate for US air travel
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. infectious disease expert says the nation should consider a vaccination mandate for…
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Snow turns to frigid temperatures in the Pacific Northwest
Emergency warming shelters were opened throughout western Washington and Oregon as temperatures plunged into the teens and forecasters said an arctic…
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