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9 killed in tour bus crash along Oregon highway

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - A tour bus careened through a guardrail along an icy Oregon highway and 100 feet down a steep embankment Sunday, killing nine people and injuring more than 20 others, authorities said. The charter bus carrying about 40 people lost control around 10:30 a.m. on snow- and ice-

Business Highlights

By The Associated Press ___ Fewer US banks failing as industry strengthens WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. banks are ending the year with their best profits since 2006 and fewer failures than at any time since the financial crisis struck in 2008. They're helping support an economy slowed by high

Airports trade layover horror for 'terminal bliss'

By JASON KEYSERAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Getting stranded at an airport once meant enduring hours of boredom in a kind of travel purgatory with nothing to eat but fast food. These days, it can seem more like passing through the gates of Shangri-la to find spas, yoga studios, luxury shopping

Eagles Take Down Defending Champs, 61-55

There is no better way to start conference play than with a road sweep, especially when one of the wins is against the defending Big Sky regular-season and tournament champion. For the first time since 2003, the Eastern Washington University women's basketball team escaped Pocatello, Idaho with