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Updated 22 hours, 49 minutes ago

It's been an intense hurricane season in the Pacific and there's still a long way to go

The most active season on record in the eastern Pacific was 1992, when there were 25 named storms, Rosencrans said…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Court record shows St. Louis couple pulled gun before

Court documents show the white St. Louis couple who became internationally famous for standing guard with guns outside their mansion during a protest have pull…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
US unemployment falls to 11%, but new shutdowns are underway

The U.S. government says unemployment fell to 11.1% in June as the economy added a solid 4.8 million jobs

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
80 UW students in frat houses test positive for coronavirus

At least 80 students living in a dozen fraternity houses near the University of Washington campus have reported testing positive for COVID-19, with hundreds of results pending

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Richmond removes second Confederate statue as crowd cheers

Work crews have removed a second Confederate statue in Richmond, a monument to Navy officer Matthew Fontaine Maury

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
The Latest: Florida reports 10,000 daily coronavirus cases

Florida has reported 10,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases for the first time

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell arrested

The FBI says a British socialite who was accused by many women of helping procure underage sex partners for Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested in New Hampshire

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Officials: Oregon could reach 900 new COVID-19 cases a day

Oregon had a record 281 new confirmed coronavirus cases Wednesday,  but officials predict that the increase may become much steeper during the next month, potentially reaching 900 new cases per day

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Health experts slam US deal for large supply of virus drug

Some public health experts are criticizing the U.S. for securing a large supply of the only drug licensed so far to treat COVID-19

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Seattle cops clear 'occupied' zone, more than 20 arrested

Police in Seattle have cleared out protesters and torn down their camping sites in the city's so-called occupied protest zone after the mayor ordered it cleared

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Police say missing kids' mom helped keep their bodies hidden

Prosecutors say the mother of two children who were found dead in rural Idaho months after they vanished had conspired with her new husband to hide or destroy …

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
California woman gored multiple times by Yellowstone bison

A 72-year-old California woman was gored and injured multiple times by a wild bison at Yellowstone National Park after repeatedly approaching the animal to take its photograph

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
The Latest: Fauci: US could reach 100,000 new cases a day

Dr. Anthony Fauci said coronavirus cases could grow to 100,000 a day in the U.S. if Americans don’t start following public health recommendations

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
The Latest: Oregon, Kansas set to require face coverings

Gov. Kate Brown announced that people throughout Oregon will be required to wear face coverings in indoor public spaces starting Wednesday to slow the spread o…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Judge warns of possible move of trial in George Floyd death

A Minnesota judge is warning that he's likely to move the trials of four police officers charged in George Floyd's death out of Minneapolis if public officials…

Updated 6 years, 2 months ago
Climber missing at Mount Rainier park near 2014 tragedy site

Mount Rainier National Park officials say they are searching for a mountain climber missing since Saturday, the third person to go missing in a little more than a week in the Washington state park