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Washington wildfire season easing, but DNR says state not out of danger yet

MOSES LAKE — Recent rainfall across Washington has lowered wildfire risk and signaled that the end of fire season …

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
EXPLAINER: What's next now that GOP has blocked voting bill?

Senate Republicans have

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
Supreme Court win for college athletes in compensation case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
Asian Americans lobby to name Navy ship for Filipino sailor

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Asian Americans, veterans and civilians in the U.S. and the Philippines are campaigning to name a Navy warship for a Filipino sailor who bravely rescued two crew members when their ship caught …

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
Biden faces growing pressure from the left over voting bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — When New York Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones was at the White House for the signing of the proclamation making Juneteenth a national holiday last week, he told President Joe Biden their party need…

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
From Biden to Congress, Big Tech is under mounting pressure

WASHINGTON (AP) — Without speaking a word or scratching a pen across paper, President Joe Biden drove up the pressure on Big Tech companies already smarting under federal and congressional investigations, epic anti…

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
Adams takes fragile lead in NYC Democratic mayoral primary

NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams appeared to take a fragile lead Tuesday in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, but it could be weeks before it becomes clear who is actually on top in

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
EXPLAINER: What's next now that GOP has blocked voting bill?

Senate Republicans have blocked debate of a sweeping overhaul of how elections are run in the U.S. The bill was pushed by congressional Democrats who argued it was needed to counter a spate of new GOP laws this yea…

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
Grant County Health District issues heat advisory

The Grant County Health District on Tuesday issued a heat advisory due to the high temperatures in the region.

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
Vehicle collision causes small brush fire

A collision Monday started a small brush fire about eight miles west of Moses Lake, near the Hiawatha Road exit, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
GOP filibuster blocks Democrats' big voting rights bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrats' sweeping attempt to rewrite U.S. election and voting law suffered a major setback in the Senate Tuesday, blocked by a filibuster wall of Republican opposition to what would be the l…

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
Curtis Sliwa wins Republican mayoral primary in NYC

NEW YORK (AP) — Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa has won the Republican mayoral primary in New York City.

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
US takes down Iran-linked news sites, alleges disinformation

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — American authorities seized a range of Iran’s state-linked news website domains they accused of spreading disinformation, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday, a move that app…

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
US to review Native American boarding schools' dark history

The federal government will investigate its past oversight of Native American boarding schools and work to “uncover the truth about the loss of human life and the lasting consequences” of policies that over the dec…

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
Voting ends, wait for results begins in NYC mayoral primary

NEW YORK (AP) — The votes are in. The polls are closed. But the top contenders may have a long, anxious wait ahead of them for accurate results in New York City’s mayoral primary,

Updated 5 years, 2 months ago
Pelosi signals new panel to investigate Jan. 6 Capitol riot

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is signaling that she is poised to create a new committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, pushing closer to a partisan investigation of the attack…