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‘We’re present and we love them’
MOSES LAKE — Youth Dynamics raised more than $57,000 at its annual dinner and auction Saturday night, and the mone…
Seattle special education amid COVID-19 under investigation
SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating Seattle Public Schools after “disturbing reports” about how the district handled special education during the coronavirus p…
Honduran migrants trek north toward Guatemalan border
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — About 200 Honduran migrants resumed walking up a highway toward the border with Guatemala early Thursday, a day before a migrant caravan was scheduled to depart the city of San Pedro…
German news agency dpa says illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher, the surviving member of duo Siegfried & Roy, has died
BERLIN (AP) — German news agency dpa says illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher, the surviving member of duo Siegfried & Roy, has died.
US unemployment claims jump to 965,000 as virus takes toll
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment aid soared last week to 965,000, the most since late August and a sign that the resurgent virus has likely escalated layoffs.
Police dog, suspect, shot after chase in Thurston County
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A Thurston County Sheriff’s Office police dog was shot twice after an armed driver led several police agencies on a chase along Interstate-5 Wednesday night.
US jobless claims jump to 965,000 as layoffs remain high with economy in grip of virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — US jobless claims jump to 965,000 as layoffs remain high with economy in grip of virus.
Heavy rain sends untreated wastewater into Puget Sound
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. (AP) — The West Point Treatment Plant in Seattle sent 11 million gallons of untreated storm water and sewage into Puget Sound on Wednesday, King County’s wastewater treatment division annou…
Pakistani military says Indian fire kills soldier in Kashmir
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan's military said Indian troops opened fire across the border in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Thursday, killing a Pakistani soldier, the latest in continued tensi…
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Report: Illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher dies in Las Vegas
BERLIN (AP) — German news agency dpa is reporting that illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher, the surviving member of the duo Siegfried & Roy, has died in Las Vegas at age 81.
Trippier's ban to end in Feb regardless of Atletico appeal
LONDON (AP) — The English Football Association has been unable to extend the end of Atletico Madrid defender Kieran Trippier's ban for breaching betting rules while it is blocked from being applied in Spain and the…
Prosecutors seek restrictions on Rittenhouse after bar stop
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors in Wisconsin have asked a judge to order an Illinois teen charged with killing two people and wounding a third in a violent protest over a police shooting to stay out of bars and aw…
The Latest: Vatican: Pope receives coronavirus vaccine
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican has confirmed Pope Francis received the first shot of the coronavirus vaccine on Thursday.
At a glance: Europe's coronavirus curfews and lockdowns
PARIS (AP) — Across Europe and beyond, countries have a patchwork of curfews and lockdowns of varying strictness to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Here, at a glance, are the measures in place in the European…
UN watchdog confirms another Iranian breach of nuclear deal
BERLIN (AP) — The United Nations' atomic watchdog agency confirmed Thursday that Iran has informed it the country has begun installing equipment for the production of uranium metal, which would be another violation…