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The Washington state Department of Health will next prioritize for vaccination everyone who is 70 years and older and those who are 50 years and older and live in multi-generational households, the state health department announced in a media briefing Wednesday. In addition to the next tier of vaccinations, called B1, the department detailed through…

During a normal season, many of the players on the Kansas City Chiefs defense would leave the facility after a long day of practice and meetings and head to safety Tyrann Mathieu’s house for weekly Thursday night festivities. Some would be playing cards in the corner. Others watching the NFL game on TV. Plenty of…

BOSTON (AP) — The pillars in the TD Garden train station last week were still sporting life-sized pictures of longtime Bruins captain Zdeno Chara — all 6-foot-9 of him. On the ice, the 43-year-old future Hall of Famer won’t be around to prop up the Boston defense anymore. The Bruins have moved on from the…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Colin Bell, one of the best English midfielders of his generation and considered an all-time great at Manchester City, has died. He was 74. Bell, whose name lives on in the “Colin Bell Stand” named after him at the Etihad Stadium, died after a short illness not linked to the coronavirus,…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s new governor announced Tuesday that he will reopen beaches, marinas and pools, eliminate a Sunday lockdown and shorten a curfew that has been in place since the pandemic began to control the number of COVID-19 cases. Gov. Pedro Pierluisi stressed alcohol will be banned at beaches and…

DETROIT (AP) — The last time the Detroit Lions went into an offseason with a rebuilding project this large, they were coming off a winless season and drafted quarterback Matthew Stafford with the No. 1 overall pick in 2009. Detroit’s new general manager and coach will have to decide if Stafford is part of their…

WACO, Texas (AP) — Jeff Grimes has been named offensive coordinator at Baylor after three seasons in the same position at BYU. Baylor coach Dave Aranda announced the hire Monday. Grimes replaces Larry Fedora, who departed the program after the Bears averaged 310.2 total yards and 23.3 points a game. That point total ranked 98th…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Less than 24 hours after Cincinnati fell flat in the final game of another frustrating season, Bengals President Mike Brown made it clear he still thinks coach Zac Taylor is the guy who can turn the ship around. So the 37-year-old Taylor, 6-25-1 in his first two years as a head…

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Rhyne Howard scored 10 points in overtime, after scoring 15 points in the fourth quarter, and finished with 33 points, 10 rebounds and six assists to lead No. 13 Kentucky to a 92-86 win over No. 12 Mississippi State on Sunday. The Wildcats were scoreless and down 82-78 midway through overtime…

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Salif Boudie scored 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting and grabbed 14 rebounds to carry UMass Lowell to a 74-60 win over NJIT on Sunday. Gregory Hammond also had 18 points for UMass Lowell (3-7, 2-4 America East Conference), which ended its four-game losing streak. Bryce Daley added 11 points and Obadiah…

A top official of Operation Warp Speed floated a new idea Sunday for stretching the limited number of coronavirus vaccine doses in the United States: halving the dose of each shot of Moderna’s vaccine to potentially double the number of people who could receive it. Data from Moderna’s clinical trials demonstrated that people between the…

BOSTON (AP) — Jahmyl Telfort had 20 points as Northeastern routed Elon 75-52 on Saturday in a Colonial Athletic Association opener for both teams. Tyson Walker had 18 points and six assists for Northeastern (2-5, 1-0), which snapped its four-game losing streak. Coleman Stucke added 15 points. Shaquille Walters had seven rebounds. Hunter McIntosh had…

Here’s what’s happening Saturday with the pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY: — Few Native American tribes have signed up to take part in clinical trials as coronavirus vaccines are developed. The reasons range from suspicion and distrust tied to unethical practices of the past to the quick nature of the studies,…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are getting at least one of their kickers back for the regular season finale at Houston. The Titans (10-5) activated three-time Pro Bowl punter Brett Kern from the Reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday after he was placed on that list Tuesday. Four-time Pro Bowl kicker Stephen Gostkowski has been on…

DETROIT (AP) — The leader of Delta Air Lines is telling workers that he expects some recovery from the coronavirus travel downturn by the spring. CEO Ed Bastian writes in a New Year’s Day memo to employees that he expects 2021 to start with travel deeply depressed like it was last year. But as vaccines…

WASHINGTON (AP) — federal appeals court has cleared the way for the only woman on federal death row to be executed before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. The ruling, handed down Friday by a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, concluded that a lower court judge erred…

ATLANTA (AP) — The merchandise featured in Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s online campaign store includes T-shirts and bumper stickers bearing Donald Trump’s name and the message: “Still my president.” The Georgia Republican is running television ads ahead of Tuesday’s Senate runoff elections that lambastes her opponent, the Rev. Raphael Warnock, as “dangerous” and “radical.” Loeffler’s colleague,…

Responding to criticism that a shortened schedule jeopardized data quality, the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday said less than a half percent of census takers interviewing households for the 2020 head count may have falsified their work, suggesting such problems were few and far between. The statistical agency said in a statement that a preliminary…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Four people were shot at a party in the Portland suburb of Happy Valley, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said. Around 12:30 a.m. Thursday, deputies responded to reports of gunfire at a house just east of Interstate 205, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. The sheriff’s office provided few details but said “several people”…

Re: “Seattle again removes homeless tents at Cal Anderson Park; campers say they’ll return” [Dec. 18, Project Homeless]: Seattle ignores/resists obvious ways to get unhoused people into shelter that won’t put them at higher risk of COVID-19. Many more tiny-house villages can be built and staffed. University dormitories sit empty, losing revenue. Acres of office…

Amazon Music announced it will acquire podcast company Wondery, which has produced some of the most popular podcasts over the past few years, including “Dr. Death” and “The Shrink Next Door.” Financial terms were not disclosed. Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Dolphins need a good game Sunday to ensure they get to keep playing, and that’s especially true for Tua Tagovailoa. With another dud, the rookie quarterback might be watching the final minutes from the sideline again as Miami tries to clinch a playoff berth at Buffalo. Coach Brian Flores has…