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WA asks judge to force Tacoma immigrant detention center operator to let inspectors in
TACOMA — Washington state health inspectors have tried for months to investigate complaints at the embattled immig…
Israel threatens Gaza ground invasion despite truce efforts
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Thursday said it was massing troops along the Gaza frontier and calling up 9,000 reservists ahead of a possible ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory, as the two bitter enemies plu…
Philly health official forced to resign over MOVE cremations
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia's top health official was compelled to resign Thursday after the city's mayor learned partial human remains from the 1985 bombing of the headquarters of a Black organization had bee…
Pennsylvania follows relaxed federal guidance on masks
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania automatically adopted new, relaxed federal guidance on mask-wearing for people who are vaccinated, while the Philadelphia Phillies said Thursday it will increase seating capacity…
Alaska bill would bar transgender girls from female sports
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A bill introduced in the waning days of this year's legislative session in Alaska would require schools to designate school-sponsored athletic teams or sports as male, female or co-ed and requ…
The Latest: Washington state schools soon to be full-time
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington authorities said Thursday all schools in the state must provide full-time, in-person education for students for the 2021-22 school year and that students and staff will still be required…
'Great day for America': Vaccinated can largely ditch masks
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major step toward returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people on Thursday, allowing them to stop wea…
New Washington state law makes drug possession a misdemeanor
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The jeans were from American Eagle, via Goodwill, and they were too short for their new owner, 6-foot Shannon Bowman.
Street racing surges across US, with deadly consequences
Jaye Sanford, a 52-year-old mother of two, was driving home in suburban Atlanta on Nov. 21 when a man in a Dodge Challenger muscle car who was allegedly street racing crashed into her head-on, killing her.
Israel begins firing shells into Gaza as fighting escalates
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas sent a heavy barrage of rockets deep into Israel on Thursday as Israel pounded Gaza with more airstrikes and shells and called up 9,000 more reservists who could be used to stage …
Biden pledges aggressive response to pipeline cyberattackers
President Joe Biden pledged an aggressive response to the cyberattack that temporarily shut down the Colonial Pipeline and warned gasoline stations on Thursday not to engage in price gouging as motorists wait for f…
CDC: Fully vaccinated people can largely ditch masks indoors
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major step toward returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people on Thursday, allowing them to stop wea…
Three rockets fired from southern Lebanon toward Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least three rockets were fired Thursday from southern Lebanon toward Israel, Lebanese security officials said, an attack that threatened to open a new front in the escalating fightin…
West Virginia trial puts spotlight on sprawling opioid cases
A corner of West Virginia wrenched by opioid addiction is getting the chance to argue in a courtroom that some of the corporate giants it blames for a public health crisis that left hundreds of people dead deserve …
Govt eases up guidance on indoor mask-wearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a striking move to send the country back toward pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday eased indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, all…
Teachers union president is 'all in' on full fall reopening
The president of the American Federation of Teachers said Thursday there should be a