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Control of Congress at stake in Washington CD3
(The Center Square) - One of the most hotly contested Congressional elections that could determine control of Cong…
Idaho Controller: Hackers stole roughly $500,000 from state
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The FBI is investigating after hackers stole as much as half a million dollars of Idaho state payments that were intended to go to state contractors.
21 positive for coronavirus on cruise ship off California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twenty-one people aboard a mammoth cruise ship off the California coast tested positive for the new coronavirus and 19 of them are crew members, Vice President Mike Pence announced Friday, amid…
Mom of missing kids gets bond reduced to $1 million in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A judge on Friday reduced bail to $1 million for the mother of two missing children after her lawyer contended at her first hearing in Idaho that the amount had been set too high because of medi…
Trump, at CDC, offers scattershot defense of virus response
ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump's visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday turned into a scattershot defense of his administration's handling of the growing coronavirus crisis, veerin…
21 on cruise ship off California test positive for virus
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FAA seeks $19.7 million penalty against Boeing over sensors
Federal regulators want to fine Boeing $19.68 million for installing sensors that the agency says might not have been compatible with a system pilots use to see instrument readings.
At least 10 virus cases linked to cruise ship off California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Confined to their cabins, passengers aboard a mammoth cruise ship off the California coast awaited coronavirus test results Friday amid evidence the vessel was the breeding ground for a deadly …
'Germ-fest' party preceded deadly nursing home outbreak
KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) — In the days before the Life Care Center nursing home became ground zero for coronavirus deaths in the U.S., there were few signs it was girding against an illness spreading rapidly around the…
Oregon Legislature crashes over climate, leaving acrimony
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A total of three bills passed while hundreds died as the Oregon legislative session went down in flames and cost taxpayers a half-million dollars, including $151 per diems to minority Republican …
University goes online, nursing home gets help against virus
SEATTLE (AP) — The University of Washington said Friday it will stop holding classes for nearly 60,000 students at its three campuses and instead offer online instruction to help stop the spread of the worst corona…
At least 7 virus cases linked to cruise ship off California
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Confined to their cabins, passengers aboard a mammoth cruise ship off the California coast awaited coronavirus test results Friday amid evidence the vessel was the breeding ground for a deadly …
Pence walks fine line on coronavirus response
CAMP MURRAY, Wash. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence decided silence was the way to go.
Oregon insurers waive copays, deductibles for COVD-19 tests
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has reached an agreement with private health insurance companies to waive co-payments, co-insurance and deductibles for Oregonians who undergo testing for COVID-19 at a facility that's wit…
Washington state bans 'gay panic' defense of homicide
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington has become the 10th state to prohibit homicide defendants from claiming a defense based on panic over a victim's sexual orientation or gender identity.
Congressional panel says Boeing has 'culture of concealment'
A congressional committee investigating Boeing said Friday that a “culture of concealment” at the company and poor oversight by federal regulators contributed to two deadly crashes involving the grounded 737 Max.