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The Class 3A state champions will play nationally ranked Centennial, which won Arizona's Class 5A state title last week. The matchup will air on ESPNU.

DETROIT (AP) — Toyota’s top U.S. executive says car sales nationwide have bottomed out and his company will keep making them despite a dramatic shift to trucks and SUVs. U.S. CEO Jim Lentz told the Detroit Economic Club Wednesday that car sales fell below 30 percent of sales last month, and he thinks that’s close […]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A 31-year-old woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison following a car fire that killed one of her children and injured another. Jennifer Miller received the sentence Tuesday in 4th District Court and must serve five years before she’s eligible for parole. Miller in October pleaded guilty to two […]

Everywhere, fangs are bared. No previous screen rendering of the Rudyard Kipling classic has been so bloody and, surprisingly, thoughtful. Rating: 3.5 stars out of 4.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Boise officials have approved an $11.1 million contract with a famed architect to work from start to finish on the $85 million new main library. The Idaho Press reports that the Boise City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the contract with Moshe Safdie’s firm on the library that’s scheduled to be […]

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man charged with attempted murder and riot for his role in a fatal shooting has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. The Statesman Journal reports 22-year-old Elijah Watterson, of Salem, was deemed to be a “danger to the community” after he fled Salem following the April 14 shooting. […]

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Republican elected to oversee Georgia’s elections for the next four years says he’s got “a full plate” to deal with following contentious midterms focused on security concerns with aging voting machines and allegations that some voters faced unfair obstacles at the polls. Brad Raffensperger will take over as secretary of […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The City Council in Portland, Oregon, has unanimously approved a measure that will forbid restaurants, bars and coffee shops from giving out plastic straws or other single-use utensils unless people ask for them. The same goes for plastic cutlery for take-out orders or deliveries. KATU reports the new rules approved Wednesday […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court is not reviving a lawsuit that tried to block a Mississippi city from flying the state flag that includes the Confederate battle emblem. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals this week affirmed a district judge’s decision that dismissed the lawsuit against Ocean Springs. The lawsuit called […]

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A train carrying a load of logs derailed near downtown Salem, Oregon, causing authorities to close several roads. The derailment occurred Tuesday night in an industrial area a few blocks north of downtown Several railroad cars loaded with dozens of heavy logs remained off the tracks Wednesday, but the logs had […]

PARIS (AP) — French media reports: French President Macron abandons fuel tax rise amid fears of new protest violence.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic say at least two people have died and nine were injured following an explosion at a plastics company in the capital of Santo Domingo. Mayor David Collado tells reporters that the fire began when a boiler exploded early Wednesday afternoon at the Polyplas company. […]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is again urging Syria to resolve “gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies” in its declaration of chemical weapons after the global watchdog reported no progress on these outstanding issues. The U.N. chief said in letter to the Security Council circulated Wednesday with the report from the Organization for the Prohibition […]

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba is softening the impact of a heavily criticized new law that would have given government inspectors power to shut down any exhibition or performance deemed to violate the country’s socialist revolutionary values, according to the country’s vice minister of culture in an interview with The Associated Press. The law known as […]

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AP) — George HW Bush’s casket departs Washington for final time; former president to be buried in Texas on Thursday.

Did the Mariners made the right decision with their two most recent trades that sent away former All-Stars Robinson Cano, Jean Segura and Edwin Diaz?

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Wynn Resorts shareholder is suing company founder Steve Wynn and former and current executives and board members, alleging they concealed information about sexual harassment accusations that led to Wynn’s resignation. Attorneys for Wynn and the company did not immediately respond Wednesday to messages about the lawsuit filed Nov. 27, […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Spinning off from the special counsel’s Russia probe, prosecutors are ramping up their investigation into foreign lobbying by two major Washington firms that did work for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, according to people familiar with the matter. The investigation had been quiet for months since special counsel Robert Mueller referred […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The oldest son of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin checked in to an Anchorage halfway house Wednesday to begin a year in custody following his conviction for assaulting his father. Track Palin was initially scheduled to enter the halfway house Oct. 31 after new assault allegations disqualified him from a veterans […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Hong Kong businessman convicted of bribing leaders of Chad and Uganda to land oil rights for Chinese energy firm.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn into office Wednesday as the first elected female mayor of Mexico City and immediately announced she would dissolve the riot police. “The police are there to protect the people, and we don’t need a police force to repress them,” said Sheinbaum. Sheinbaum pledged to build cable cars […]

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International Criminal Court prosecutors intend to complete “as early as possible” a long-running preliminary investigation into allegations of crimes in the Palestinian territories. An annual report published Wednesday on progress in nine so-called preliminary examinations underway at court, says the Palestinian territories probe “has advanced and significantly progressed” analysis of […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush’s casket leaves Washington National Cathedral, awaits flight home to Texas for burial.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s dominant Aegean Airlines has signed a preliminary agreement with Pratt & Whitney to buy new fuel-efficient and lower-pollution engines for up to 62 new passenger jets. The memorandum of understanding signed in Athens Wednesday is worth up to $1.5 billion, and is part of the 5-billion-euro ($5.7 billion) agreement announced […]

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The losing Democrat in Georgia’s runoff election for secretary of state says he wishes his Republican rival “every success” as the state’s new elections chief. Former congressman John Barrow conceded the race in a statement Wednesday. He was defeated in the Tuesday runoff by Republican state Rep. Brad Raffensperger, who’ll take […]