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FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to …
Newhouse urges extension for DACA permit renewal
WASHINGTON D.C. — Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Yakima, is urging the Department of Homeland Security to change the renewal deadline for Deferred Action for Childhood A…
Reports say Mueller probe now examining possible obstruction
WASHINGTON (AP) — The special counsel appointed to investigate Russian influence in the 2016 presidential campaign is now examining whether President Donald Trump tried to obstruct justice, The Washington Post repo…
Schools seek ways to make up lost days
MOSES LAKE — With all the bad weather this winter, school districts across the Columbia Basin are facing the possibility of extending the school year well into…
Trump takes Florida, Ohio, NC in battle for White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump captured crucial victories over Hillary Clinton Tuesday night in Florida, Ohio and North Carolina, showing remarkable strength in three of the nation’s most fiercely fought battlegrou…
Mississippi fire chief: Blaze at African-American church was arson
GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Somebody set the fire that heavily damaged an African-American church that was also spray-painted with the phrase “Vote Trump,” and an $11,000 reward is being offered for information leadin…
Trump campaigning in stretch like it all depends on Florida
MIAMI (AP) — With the turbulent White House race scrambled in new directions, Donald Trump is campaigning like it all hinges on one all-too-familiar swing stat…
Iraqi forces are poised to enter Mosul
The fight against Islamic State is finally coming to Mosul, Iraq.
Tim Kaine will give an entire campaign speech in Spanish
Vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine plans to give a speech entirely in Spanish as he campaigns in Phoenix on Thursday, part of an effort by Democrats to boost …
Bus passenger kills 4 suspected thieves near Mexico City
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Apparently outraged by constant robberies aboard commuter buses on the outskirts of Mexico City, an armed passenger fatally shot four men who had just held up a busload of passengers, prosecutors…
Pipeline protesters increasingly divided over tactics
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Protesters at the demonstration against the Dakota Access pipeline are increasingly divided over how to stop the project, with militant y…
Evan McMullin cites national security expertise
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin casts himself as the only ‘true conservative’ in the race and an alternative for voters …
4 more police officers to be fired in California sex-crimes scandal
Four more Bay Area police officers will be fired as a result of an investigation into allegations made by a teenage sex-trafficking victim who said she had sex with dozens of law enforcement officers.
Powerful quake spares lives, but strikes at Italy's identity
NORCIA, Italy (AP) — The third powerful earthquake to hit Italy in two months spared human life Sunday but struck at the nation’s identity, destroying a Benedictine cathedral, a medieval tower and other beloved lan…
Jurors in bridge trial to hear from lawyers once more
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jurors in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing trial in New Jersey are going to hear from lawyers one more time.
Famed Tuskegee Airman dies at 92
NEW YORK (AP) — A former member of the pioneering black aviation group the Tuskegee Airmen has died. Audley Coulthurst was 92.