Manchester bomber's brother convicted of 22 counts of murder

LONDON (AP) — The younger brother of the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, was convicted Tuesday of murder for helping to plan the attack.

Manchester bomber's brother convicted of 22 counts of murder

LONDON (AP) — The younger brother of the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, was convicted Tuesday of murder for helping to plan the attack.

Manchester bomber's brother convicted of 22 counts of murder

LONDON (AP) — The younger brother of the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, was convicted Tuesday of murder for helping to plan the attack.

Manchester bomber's brother convicted of 22 counts of murder

LONDON (AP) — The younger brother of the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, was convicted Tuesday of murder for helping to plan the attack.

Five Oregon counties moved from 'Extreme' to 'High' risk

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Five Oregon counties will be upgraded from Extreme Risk to High Risk levels, based on the area's current COVID-19 data, Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday.

Five Oregon counties moved from 'Extreme' to 'High' risk

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Five Oregon counties will be upgraded from Extreme Risk to High Risk levels, based on the area's current COVID-19 data, Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday.

Five Oregon counties moved from 'Extreme' to 'High' risk

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Five Oregon counties will be upgraded from Extreme Risk to High Risk levels, based on the area's current COVID-19 data, Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday.

'Project management' workshop at BBCC

Two-day workshop set for April 18-19

MOSES LAKE - A new two-day workshop teaching project management skills is scheduled for April 18 and 19 at Big Bend Community College.

Lost economic opportunities from energy projects mounting

Economic opportunities

Recently, the Wall Street Journal pegged the economic value of fossil-fuel related projects which were rejected or withdrawn since 2012 at $33 billion. But the costs of lost opportunities are much higher nationally if the list includes wind, coal and other energy developments canceled prior to 2011.

Wall Street opens higher led by energy, healthcare stocks

Wall Street is opening slightly higher Wednesday, led by energy and healthcare stocks. The S&P 500 is recovering some of the ground lost in Tuesday’s late sell-off. The 10-year Treasury yield is rising, as are precious metals and crude oil. Indexes fell in Japan, Australia and South Korea, but rose in China. Analysts say investors are prone to cash in on recent gains in stock markets, given the current murky outlook. The recent surge in new coronavirus cases, particularly in the U.S., has clouded hopes for a relatively quick economic turnaround as global growth relies on a healthy U.S. economy.

Warnick bill promoting WDFW, nonprofit cooperation advances

OLYMPIA — Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, received unanimous approval from the Senate to enable the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to establish cooperative agreements with nonprofits and volunteer programs contributing to the maintenance of lands managed by the department.

WHO: Europe now has more than 10 million COVID-19 cases

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization’s Europe director said Thursday that the 54-country region has again reached a new weekly record for confirmed cases, with more than 1.5 million confirmed last week and more than 10 million since the start of the pandemic.

Series of explosions target police in Kabul; at least 2 dead

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A series of explosions hit the Afghan capital on Saturday morning, killing at least two police officers and wounding another two plus a civilian, officials said.

Woman given life for plot to blow up St. Paul's Cathedral

LONDON (AP) —

Analysts: Fire at Iran nuke site hit new centrifuge facility

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fire and an explosion struck a building above Iran's underground Natanz nuclear enrichment facility early on Thursday, a site that U.S.-based analysts identified as a new centrifuge production plant.

Mining contaminated waters to increase copper supplies

The massive Berkeley Pit in Butte, Mont., is one of the world’s largest superfund sites and has been described as a giant sink filling with metal-laden, acidic water from over 10,000 miles of underground mine workings.

Faulty culture of safety a root cause of the Priest Rapids Dam explosion

Priest Rapids explosion

DESERT AIRE - There were mechanical reasons for the explosion last Oct. 8 at Priest Rapids Dam in which six men were injured - some burned severely.

Hawaii and the electric cow

Normally, you wouldn't think the cost of electricity would clobber ranchers, but in Hawaii, high power rates are the central competitiveness issue. In fact, the owners of the mammoth Parker Ranch on Hawaii's big island have calculated their "per cow" electricity costs.

Markets-At-A-Glance

NEW YORK (AP) — A snapshot of major stock and commodities market indicators Thursday:

Markets-At-A-Glance

NEW YORK (AP) — A snapshot of major stock and commodities market indicators Thursday: