Civil rights leader, MLK aide Joseph Lowery dies at 98

ATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, a veteran civil rights leader who helped the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and fought against racial discrimination, died Friday, a family statement said. He was 98.

Joseph Lowery, civil rights leader and MLK aide, dies at 98

ATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery fought to end segregation, lived to see the election of the country’s first black president and echoed the call for “justice to roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream” in America.

Civil rights leader, MLK aide Joseph Lowery dies at 98

ATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, a veteran civil rights leader who helped the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and fought against racial discrimination, died Friday, a family statement said. He was 98.

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Chester (Chet) Pedersen

March 25, 1942 – December 1, 2018

Moses Lake hosts 'Stomp the Yard'

Sinkiuse Square event kicks off Saturday morning

ISS crew lands in Kazakhstan after more than 200 days

MOSCOW (AP) — A U.S.-Russian space crew landed safely Friday in the steppes of Kazakhstan, greeted with extra precautions amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Frances (May) Walker

1993 — 2023

Frances Elizabeth (May) Walker, age 30, passed away in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 8, 2023, following a brief illness. Frances was born in Pocatello, Idaho, in 1993 to James Alfred and Alison Gwinn May...

Guinea to vote Sunday on contested referendum

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea will be voting Sunday on a controversial constitutional referendum that could extend the president's rule for at least another decade and lead to deeper political violence and more deadly demonstrations.

EU demands UK drop a planned law that breaches Brexit deal

LONDON (AP) — Instead of closing in on a future trade deal, the European Union and Britain entered a bitter fight Thursday over a planned British law that the EU says would constitute a serious violation of the Brexit divorce agreement and destroy what little trust remains between the two sides.

EU demands UK drop a planned law that breaches Brexit deal

LONDON (AP) — Instead of closing in on a future trade deal, the European Union and Britain entered a bitter fight Thursday over a planned British law that the EU says would constitute a serious violation of the Brexit divorce agreement and destroy what little trust remains between the two sides.

Class action opened over racial profiling by French police

PARIS (AP) — In a first for France, six nongovernmental organizations launched a class-action lawsuit Wednesday against the French government for alleged systemic discrimination by police officers carrying out identity checks.

Houston blast prompts safety debate in city with no zoning

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s lack of zoning restrictions has left many residents with neighbors they don't want: petrochemical facilities and businesses that handle hazardous materials.

Houston blast prompts safety debate in city with no zoning

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s lack of zoning restrictions has left many residents with neighbors they don't want: petrochemical facilities and businesses that handle hazardous materials.

Houston blast prompts safety debate in city with no zoning

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s lack of zoning restrictions has left many residents with neighbors they don't want: petrochemical facilities and businesses that handle hazardous materials.

Houston blast prompts safety debate in city with no zoning

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s lack of zoning restrictions has left many residents with neighbors they don't want: petrochemical facilities and businesses that handle hazardous materials.

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Mechanical problems found with plane that crashed in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Federal investigators have found problems with an anti-skid device in an airplane that crashed in Alaska last year, killing one person and injuring four others on Unalaska in the Aleutian Islands, according to documents.

Jack Childress

April 25, 1926 - December 16, 2015

April 25, 1926 - December 16, 2015