Coronavirus
US proposes once-a-year COVID shots for most Americans
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot. The Food…
National
News of the weird: Claim of mammoth bones brings treasure hunters to NYC river
NEW YORK — Ask people what you might find buried in the muck at the bottom of New…
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News of the weird: US kindergarten vaccination rate dropped again, data shows
NEW YORK — Vaccination rates for U.S. kindergarteners dropped again last year, and federal officials are starting a…
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NOAA: Ian, drought supercharged US weather extremes in 2022
DENVER — Costly weather disasters kept raining down on America last year, pounding the nation with 18 climate…
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News of the weird: 2023 public domain debuts include last Sherlock Holmes work
WASHINGTON — Sherlock Holmes is finally free to the American public in 2023. The long-running contested copyright dispute…
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News of the weird: South Korea lifts ban on imported sex dolls
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has formally lifted a ban on the import of full-body sex dolls,…
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News of the weird: Frigid weather doesn’t stop Santas surfing off Florida coast
COCOA BEACH, Fla. — For the surfing Santas off Florida’s central coast, the Atlantic Ocean felt more like…
High School
High school basketball roundup: Bobcats defense holds Grant Union to 15 points
UNION — The baskets were hard to come by for Grant Union as Union held the Prospectors to…
High School
High school girls basketball: Fourth-quarter propels La Grande to third win of the year
PENDLETON — Kayle Collman scored all of her team-high 15 points in the final eight minutes and Olivia…
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News of the weird: NASA Mars lander InSight falls silent after 4 years
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It could be the end of the red dusty line for NASA’s InSight lander,…
