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SpaceX’s latest Starship test flight ends with another explosion

Nearly two months after an explosion sent flaming debris raining down on the Turks and Caicos, SpaceX launched another mammoth Starship rocket on Thursday, but lost contact minutes into the test flight as the spacecraft came tumbling down and broke apart.
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Associated Press

Trump changes course, delays tariffs on most imports from Mexico until April

President Donald Trump will “likely” suspend the 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for most products and services for a month, broadening an exemption that was granted on Wednesday only to autos.
2 years ago
JAKE COYLE, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Strip club Cinderella story ‘Anora’ wins best picture at 97th Academy Awards

Explore how 'Anora,' a strip club Cinderella story, captivated the Oscars and redefined cinematic storytelling.
2 years ago
Associated Press

From ‘The Brutalist’ to ‘Wicked,’ where to watch this year’s Oscar-nominated movies

Discover where to stream or watch this year's Oscar contenders in theaters and online. Don't miss out on the best films!
2 years ago
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Associated Press

Federal judge in Seattle extends preliminary injunction on Trump executive order banning funding of gender-affirming care for minors

President Donald Trump’s plan to pull federal funding from institutions that provide gender-affirming care for transgender youth will remain blocked.
2 years ago
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Associated Press

Judge finds mass firings of federal probationary workers to likely be unlawful

A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday found that the mass firings of probationary employees were likely unlawful, granting some temporary relief to a coalition of labor unions and organizations that has sued to stop the Trump administration’s massive trimming of the federal workforce.
2 years ago
DEE-ANN DURBIN, ASSOCIATED PRESS AND MYNORTHWEST STAFF

Gee Scott: Starbucks layoffs could signal trouble brewing for the economy

Starbucks plans to lay off 1,100 corporate employees globally as new Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol streamlines operations.
2 years ago
By NICOLE WINFIELD and SILVIA STELLACCI

Pope Francis is in critical condition after a long respiratory crisis, requiring oxygen at high flow

Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis while being treated for pneumonia and a complex lung infection, the Vatican said.
2 years ago
AMANDA SEITZ, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as Trump’s health secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as well as health insurance programs for roughly half the country. Republicans fell in line behind Trump despite hesitancy […]
2 years ago
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Frank Lenzi and Associated Press

Murray calls Trump funding freeze “illegal and deeply harmful”

Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) will hold a virtual press conference today to highlight how she believes President Trump's funding freeze is putting energy jobs at risk in Washington and across the country.
2 years ago
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David Rising and Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

Trump’s suggestion that US ‘take over’ the Gaza Strip is rejected by allies and adversaries alike

Trump’s proposal that the U.S. “take over” the Gaza Strip and permanently resettle its Palestinian residents was swiftly rejected and denounced.
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John Raby, The Associated Press

West Virginia couple convicted of forced labor, human trafficking of adopted kids in WA

A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children from Washington was convicted.
2 years ago
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Will Weissert and Haleluya Hadero, The Associated Press

Trump says Microsoft is one of the companies eyeing TikTok

President Donald Trump said Monday evening that Microsoft is among the U.S. companies looking to take control of TikTok.
2 years ago
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Kristin M. Hall, The Associated Press

Teen fatally shoots a female student and himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say

A shooting in a cafeteria at Antioch High School in Nashville Wednesday left a female student dead and another student wounded.
2 years ago
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Frank Sumrall

30 WA residents included in mass pardons from Trump

Thirty of the people previously prosecuted for the Jan. 6 attack included in Trump's pardons either live currently or lived in Washington.
2 years ago
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Mar Sherman, The Associated Press

Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok if it’s not sold by its Chinese parent company

The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company.
2 years ago
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Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, The Associated Press

Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages, officials say

Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages, two officials said Tuesday.
2 years ago
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Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker and Colleen Long, The Associated Press

Special counsel report says Trump would’ve been convicted for Jan. 6 ‘unprecedented criminal effort’

Special counsel Jack Smith said his team "stood up for the rule of law" as it investigated Trump attempting to overturn the 2020 election.
2 years ago
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Michael R. Sisak, Jake Offenhartz and Michelle L. Price, The Associated Press

Judge sentences Trump in hush money case but declines to impose any punishment

President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment.
2 years ago
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Bill Barrow, The Associated Press

Jimmy Carter honored at state funeral before burial in Georgia hometown

Jimmy Carter will be honored Thursday with the pageantry of a funeral at Washington National Cathedral before a second, smaller service.
2 years ago
A Washington Post cartoonist has resigned his position after the newspaper rejected a sketch of own...
Todd Richmond, Associated Press

Washington Post cartoonist quits after paper rejects sketch of Bezos bowing to Trump

A cartoonist has decided to quit her job at the Washington Post after an editor rejected her sketch of the newspaper’s owner and other media executives bowing before President-elect Donald Trump
2 years ago
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Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri and Kevin Freking, The Associated Press

Republican Mike Johnson reelected as House speaker in dramatic floor vote

Republican Mike Johnson won reelection as House speaker, buoyed with a nod of support from President-elect Donald Trump.
2 years ago
A Boeing 737-800 crashed in South Korea, killing 179 people. (Photo: Associated Press)...
Tom Brock

Jetliner skids off runway and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179

A jetliner skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames Sunday in South Korea after its landing gear apparently failed to deploy.
2 years ago
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Dee-Ann Durbin, The Associated Press

Albertsons gives up on Kroger merger and sues the grocery chain for failing to secure deal

Albertsons is giving up on its merger with Kroger and is suing the grocery chain, saying it didn’t do enough to secure regulatory approval.
2 years ago