PRESS CHRISTMAS FOR ALL

Jewelry gifted anonymously up for grabs

Golden gift will help campaign.

Low interest rates drive strong demand for homes

MOSES LAKE — The COVID-19 pandemic has not dampened interest in those seeking to buy a new home. If anything, it has prompted a lot of folks to go looking for their next home.

Priest River takes down Clark Fork

A 14-1 first-quarter deficit doomed Clark Fork in a 33-26 loss to Priest River on Friday night.

Calibrate your emergency fund to a crisis-prone world

It took a pandemic to convince Americans to take saving money seriously.

Mastercard may have to pay billions in UK class action

LONDON (AP) — Mastercard could have to pay U.K. consumers as much as 14 billion pounds ($18.5 billion) after the country’s Supreme Court allowed a class-action lawsuit against the credit-card company to move forward.

Chicago rapper G Herbo pleads not guilty to fraud scheme

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Chicago rapper G Herbo pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to participating in a scheme to use stolen credit card information to pay for things like luxury vacation rentals and designer puppies.

Chris Hillman's musical life from Byrds to Burritos and more

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Petty once described him as one of rock music's most well-kept secrets, and Chris Hillman is fine with that.

End around: Browns' Garrett goes from villain to Man of Year

One regrettable, violent moment nearly changed everything for Myles Garrett.

Turner Classic Movies celebrating Hollywood star Marsha Hunt

Marsha Hunt, the glamourous star of 1930s and '40s Hollywood films, doesn’t spend a lot of time thinking about her own legacy. But the 103-year-old does know one thing: She hopes to be remembered as a character actor and not for the McCarthy-era blacklist, which nearly destroyed her career.

Kelli O'Hara, Richard Thomas join Tabernacle Choir Christmas

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Broadway’s Kelli O’Hara and Richard Thomas of “The Waltons” are the guest artists for “Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir,” but there’s another stellar attraction: The annual event was taped pre-coronavirus, free of health constraints or virtual tricks.

Like mother and father, Blue Ivy Carter now a Grammy nominee

NEW YORK (AP) — Blue Ivy Carter is an official Grammy nominee.

Visa, Mastercard won't allow charges for services on Pornhub

NEW YORK (AP) — Mastercard and Visa said Thursday they would block their customers from using the credit cards to make purchases on Pornhub following accusations the pornographic website showed videos of rape and underage sex.

Akers' breakout game on ground bodes well for Rams' future

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cam Akers appears ready to provide the rushing brilliance that the Los Angeles Rams have been mostly missing since midway through their Super Bowl season two years ago.

Dickerson at center of No. 1 Alabama's O-line _ and the fun

Landon Dickerson plays multiple roles for Alabama.

EU leaders agree to reduce emissions after all-night talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders reached a hard-fought deal Friday to cut the bloc’s net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by the end of the decade compared with 1990 levels, avoiding a hugely embarrassing deadlock ahead of a U.N. climate meeting this weekend.

As he rails on election, Trump largely mum on toll of virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has been highlighting lots of really big numbers this week: New highs for the stock market. The 100-plus House members backing a lawsuit challenging his election loss. The nearly 75 million people who voted for him.

Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020

In a year defined by a devastating pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil rights, great athletes and entertainers who helped define their genres.

Momentum builds for letting people vote while on parole

SEATTLE (AP) — As a young man Victor Sauceda didn’t care about who was president, about who was governor, about voting at all. He wasn’t living by the law anyway.

On Football: Changing cultures a part of new coach's job

There's more than the X's and O's to consider when hiring a new head coach in the NFL.

Mortar shells hit Afghan capital, airport; 1 dead

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An early morning barrage of mortar shells slammed into the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing at least one civilian and wounding a second, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.