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Here's a look at the 25 best small towns in the Midwest, according to Niche’s 2021 Best Places to Live study, which ranks towns on cost, safety, weather quality, access to healthy living, and more.

While Black Friday may rank as one of the best times of the year to buy TVs, another good time is in February and March. This is the time retailers look to clear 2021 inventory to make way for newer…

Fifth-ranked Philomath High won 68-50 at No. 7 Stayton on Thursday to stay in first place in the 4A Oregon West Conference boys basketball standings.

Watch now: Viral video shows hundreds of blackbirds crash suddenly to their death in Mexico.

Presidents Day is Monday, Feb. 21. Here is a list of schedules and closures for the weekend:

NEW YORK (AP) — Chelsea Clinton has a lot of publishing plans — for her own books, and for books by others.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Separatists in eastern Ukraine announced Friday they are evacuating civilians to Russia, as spiking tensions in the region aggravated Western fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine and a new war in Europe.

Elden R. Aerni, 82, of Brownsville, passed away February 15, 2022 in Brownsville. Huston-Jost Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois appeals court has dismissed an appeal of a judge’s ruling that invalidated Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s requirement that masks be worn in schools to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Authorities in Canada say they are beginning to arrest truckers who have paralyzed traffic in Ottawa for three weeks in a protest against COVID-19 restrictions.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Ranks of lawyers will pack the courtroom of Pennsylvania’s state Supreme Court on Friday, with most of them aiming to persuade justices to pick their clients' preferred map of new congressional districts for the state and…

Things to know today: Police officer indictments in Austin; sentencing for Kim Potter; plus, a discussion about trucker protests and banned books.

A Super surprising NFL season is behind us. Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams are champions, paying dividends on coach Sean McVay’s big bet to offer a king’s ransom to acquire the veteran quarterback from the Detroit Lions. The…

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:

BEIJING (AP) — John Shuster began his fifth Olympics as a U.S. flag bearer, leading the defending men's curling champions and the rest of Team USA into the Beijing Games' opening ceremony.

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Needing to rock his final Olympic halfpipe run just to qualify, Aaron Blunck proceeded to pumped up the volume.

BEIJING (AP) — A roundup of gold medals from Friday, Feb. 18, at the Beijing Games:

BEIJING (AP) — Thomas Krol won gold in the 1,000 meters on Friday, giving the Netherlands its third straight Olympic speedskating title in the event.

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Johannes Thingnes Boe looked like his old self again, dominating from the start and holding his composure through the four shooting stages to win the Olympic gold medal Friday in the biathlon mass start race.

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Pure joy on the halfpipe looked like this on a sunny, windswept day at the Beijing Olympics:

BEIJING (AP) — No matter how the IOC tries to spin it, the enduring symbol of the Beijing Games -- and really, the entire Olympic movement -- is a sad little girl put in an untenable position by adults who…

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Ryan Regez went from downhill skier to apprentice as a structural draftsman to skicross racer to his latest endeavor — an Olympic gold medalist.

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Cassie Sharpe shared the podium Friday with her Canadian teammate Rachael Karker.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marcus Morris Sr. scored 27 points and Luke Kennard added 25 as the Los Angeles Clippers sped to a 17-point lead in the first half and beat the Houston Rockets 142-111 Thursday night in the final…