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Updated 3 days, 23 hours ago

Wildcats qualify 11 for Outdoor Championships

INDIANAPOLIS – Central Washington University Track and Field put out a statement Tuesday to announce that 11 stude…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Stakes rise for Sanders heading into Michigan primary

DETROIT (AP) — Bernie Sanders proved his 2016 presidential bid was serious with an upset victory in Michigan powered by his opposition to free trade and appeal among working-class voters. Four years later, the same…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
OR Lottery

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ These Oregon lotteries were drawn Tuesday:

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Washington virus deaths hit 22, 3 more from nursing home

SEATTLE (AP) — King County public health officials on Monday reported three new deaths from coronavirus and 33 new cases while Grant County in central Washington announced the first death from the disease outside t…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
California prepares to dock cruise ship with 21 virus cases

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As the U.S. death toll from the new coronavirus reached at least 21, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the mayor of Oakland sought Sunday to reassure the public that none of the passengers from …

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
The Latest: Cruise ship passengers disembark in Singapore

The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the globe (all times local):

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Michigan primary could make or break Sanders' campaign

DETROIT (AP) — Bernie Sanders proved his 2016 presidential bid was serious with an upset victory in Michigan powered by his opposition to free trade and appeal among working-class voters. Four years later, the same…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
'Odd' quirk raises delegate stakes in Tuesday's elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — A quirk in how delegates are won under Democratic Party rules is raising the stakes for Tuesday's elections, allowing a candidate to make up ground in the race quickly — or fall further behind.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Xi makes 1st visit since outbreak to China's epicenter Wuhan

BEIJING (AP) — President Xi Jinping visited China's virus epicenter Tuesday for the first time since cases of a then-unidentified respiratory illness emerged in the city of Wuhan in December.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lucky For Life' game

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
The Latest: Panama confirms 1st case of coronavirus

ROME (AP) — The Latest on the coronavirus epidemic sweeping the globe (all times local):

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
The Latest: China records another low in new virus cases

ROME (AP) — The Latest on the coronavirus epidemic sweeping the globe (all times local):

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Grant County pair to pay $250,000 in campaign finance case

SEATTLE (AP) — A businessman and a lawyer in Grant County have agreed to pay $250,000 in fines and legal expenses after a judge found that they committed campaign finance violations, but the defendants insist the c…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Infected cruise ship unloads passengers in California

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The cruise ship forced to idle for days off the California coast because of a cluster of coronavirus cases aboard arrived in port Monday, and dozen of passengers began to leave for military b…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Bend Police officers shoot, wound woman after pursuit

BEND, Ore. (AP) — Bend police officers shot a woman after a pursuit that began at the emergency department of a hospital, police said.

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Cruise ship hit by coronavirus pulls into California port

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The cruise ship forced to idle for days off the coast of California because of a cluster of novel coronavirus cases aboard arrived in port Monday as state and U.S. officials prepared to trans…