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January 20, 2019

Students in 'MAGA' hats mock Native American after rally

A diocese in Kentucky apologized Saturday after videos emerged showing students from a Catholic boys' high school mocking ...

January 19, 2019

Scientists ID another possible threat to orcas: pink salmon

Over the years, scientists have identified dams, pollution and vessel noise as causes of the troubling decline of the Pacific ...

January 18, 2019

Schism leads to dueling women's march events in NYC

Conflicts over control, inclusivity and alleged anti-Semitism will mean that women protesting on the second anniversary of ...

January 17, 2019

Microsoft pledges $500M to tackle Seattle housing crisis

Microsoft says it will devote $500 million to address a problem its own success helped create: the severe need for affordable ...

January 16, 2019

Washington lieutenant governor skips speech over gun fears

Washington state's lieutenant governor declined to preside at Gov. Jay Inslee's State of the State speech Tuesday, saying he ...

January 13, 2019

Thorny questions threaten to slow legal pot in New York

Efforts to legalize marijuana for recreational use in New York are gaining steam, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo predicts a bill will ...

January 13, 2019

Democrats roll out big health care proposals in the states

Riding the momentum from November's elections, Democratic leaders in the states are wasting no time delivering on their ...

January 12, 2019

Inslee pitches to Nevada outside 2020 spotlight on DC

The Democratic presidential sweepstakes might seem like a tale of Joe Biden and the Seven Senators, but there are plenty of ...

January 12, 2019

Researcher: Calf born to endangered Pacific Northwest orcas

Researchers say there's a new calf among the population of critically endangered killer whales that live in the waters ...

January 11, 2019

Surgeons fear pelvic mesh lawsuits will spook patients

Doctors who specialize in female pelvic medicine say lawsuits by four states, including Washington and California, over ...

January 11, 2019

Seattle TV editor fired after Trump video appears altered

A Seattle TV station has fired an editor after airing video footage of President Donald Trump's Oval Office address on ...

January 10, 2019

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and wife divorcing after 25 years

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, are divorcing, ending a 25-year marriage that played a role in the creation ...

January 09, 2019

Seattle highway shutdown spawns hashtags, dread

A major thoroughfare for commuters along downtown Seattle's waterfront is set to shut down for good Friday, ushering in what ...

January 09, 2019

APNewsBreak: MLB payrolls dropped for 1st time since 2010

Spending on Major League Baseball payrolls dropped last season for the first time since 2010, an $18 million decrease ...

January 09, 2019

Washington governor, NY mayor push expanded health coverage

Washington's governor and New York City's mayor unveiled major initiatives to expand health insurance coverage Tuesday, the ...

January 08, 2019

California storm brings power outages, shuts down highway

Utility crews restored power to thousands of people Monday and mopped up the damage from a winter storm that swept through ...

January 07, 2019

Trump adviser: US to leave Syria once IS beaten, Kurds safe

U.S. troops will not leave northeastern Syria until Islamic State militants are defeated and American-allied Kurdish fighters ...

January 06, 2019

Alaska Airlines flights back in the air after power outage

Alaska Airlines flights are back in the air after a nationwide ground stop that was apparently caused by a power outage.

January 04, 2019

Washington Gov. Inslee to pardon marijuana convictions

More than six years after the state legalized the adult use of marijuana, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Friday he plans to ...