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Millions of Americans are days away from losing unemployment payments, housing assistance and other critical coronavirus aid, as federal relief begins to evaporate amid President Donald Trump’s continued refusal to sign a $900 billion congressional stimulus deal into law. The programs – adopted at the start of the still-worsening pandemic – have helped people purchase…

Coach Pete Carroll said there is no new news on the situation regarding receiver Josh Gordon. Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals will have most of their roster available for Saturday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers, including running back Chase Edmonds, cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick, tight end Dan Arnold and linebacker Haason Reddick. All were listed as questionable on the team’s injury report with various injuries. Starting left guard Justin…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In true pop-up art fashion, a nearly 7-foot-tall monolith made of gingerbread mysteriously appeared on a San Francisco hilltop on Christmas Day and collapsed the next day. The three-sided tower, held together by icing and decorated with a few gumdrops, delighted the city on Friday when word spread about its existence.…

HINCKLEY, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio police chief is hailing what he called an “overwhelming” response to the story of a young boy found in a cemetery two days before Christmas. Chief David Centner of the Hinckley police department said on Christmas Eve that the child, believed to be about 3 1/2 years old, was…

WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — An annual reenactment of George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas morning will row on in this COVID-19-impacted year, but onlookers will have to watch it via video online. Washington Crossing Historic Park said the reenactment filmed earlier in the month provided a “close-up view” of the event…

The Duke women’s basketball team has ended its season amid the coronavirus pandemic, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The men’s team planned to keep playing. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Friday because the school has not publicly announced the decision. The Duke women’s basketball team has been on…

The skills learned in these programs arm graduates with the skills to start their own companies in a variety of fields — even the arts. Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury said linebacker Dennis Gardeck is out for the rest of the regular season and will be placed on injured reserve with a knee injury. Gardeck had a surprise emergence as one of Arizona’s biggest playmakers on defense and is second on the team with seven sacks.…

The shuttered Seven Gables Theatre in the University District was in flames Thursday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the landmark Seattle movie house shortly before noon. Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Health Ministry agreed Wednesday to cut the size of a study of a domestically developed coronavirus vaccine and to stop the enrollment of volunteers. The decision comes a week after developers said enrollment of study volunteers has slowed since Russia began giving out the Sputnik V vaccine while the late-stage study…

ATLANTA (AP) — Raheem Morris knows he will be among the candidates interviewed following the season as the Atlanta Falcons seek their coach for 2021 and beyond. As far as Morris is concerned, that interview process began as soon as he was made the interim coach when Dan Quinn was fired following the team’s 0-5…

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican state senators in Pennsylvania were invited to a White House lunch Wednesday as President Donald Trump persists in talk of overturning his loss in the U.S. Supreme Court and baselessly maintains that Democrats stole the battleground state from him. A spokesperson for the caucus said every Republican senator received the…

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Darius McGhee had 20 points and Liberty easily defeated Alcorn State 108-65 on Tuesday. McGhee shot 6 for 9 from deep, with the Flames going 18 of 30 (60%). Blake Preston had 16 points and nine rebounds for Liberty (8-3), which won its fourth consecutive game. Elijah Cuffee added 16 points.…

NEW YORK (AP) — Sarah Trubnick is starting to make peace with a gut-wrenching reality: She may never reopen The Barrel Room, her beloved 5-year-old restaurant in San Francisco’s financial district. The sweeping $900 billion pandemic relief package that Congress has approved contains billions in aid directed specifically at struggling small businesses like Trubnick’s. But…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An emergency medical technician from Southern California has said he is showing COVID-19 symptoms after performing CPR on a man who later died after going into cardiac arrest during a United Airlines flight from Orlando, Florida, to Los Angeles. U.S. Navy veteran Tony Aldapa said his training kicked in on Dec.…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones says he focuses his training all year to make sure he’s in peak form as the season gets older and the weather gets colder. “I think It’s all about investing into your body,” Jones said after rushing for 145 yards and a touchdown…

The Pac-12 unveils its 2020 award winners and all-conference teams on Tuesday. Here are Jon Wilner’s picks for who should win. Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

Preparing for the Boca Raton Bowl proved a bit of a slippery slope for the Central Florida Knights. For a day, anyway, when coach Josh Heupel imported a little snow for some impromptu sledding in the Florida sun. All part of Heupel’s plan to bring a dose of fun to the bowl game with some…

Georgia State (5-4, Sun Belt Conference) vs. Western Kentucky (5-6, Conference USA), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST LOCATION: Mobile, Alabama TOP PLAYERS Georgia State: Redshirt freshman QB Cornelious Brown IV is second in the Sun Belt in passing (227.3 yards per game) and total offense (256.3 ypg). Has passed for 14 touchdowns and rushed for seven.…

The NHL and players completed a deal Sunday to hold a 56-game 2021 season from Jan. 13-May 8 with playoffs to last into July. The league’s Board of Governors voted to approve the agreement that was supported by the NHLPA executive board Friday night. “The National Hockey League looks forward to the opening of our…

Memphis (6-3, American Athletic Conference) vs. Florida Atlantic (5-3, Conference USA), Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST LOCATION: Montgomery, Alabama TOP PLAYERS Memphis: Sixth-year QB Brady White, an Arizona State transfer, 3,096 passing yards, 28 touchdowns, nine interceptions. Most Read Stories Coronavirus daily news updates, December 19: What to know today about COVID-19 in the Seattle area,…