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WASHINGTON – In August 2017, shortly after John F. Kelly became White House chief of staff, he convened crucial meetings on Afghanistan at President Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, N.J. Top officials from the Pentagon and the CIA, the director of national intelligence, diplomats and lawmakers huddled with Trump as Kelly and others urged him […]

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A man died and another man was injured in a head-on collision near Grants Pass. The Daily Courier newspaper of Grants Pass reports 34-year-old Eric Maddox of Grants Pass died at the scene of the Saturday morning crash on the Williams Highway, which is also known as Highway 238. Sixty-three-year-old […]

RICHARDTON, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota State Patrol says a 71-year-old Bismarck man is dead after crashing his pickup on Interstate 94 in Stark County. The patrol says the man was driving a Ford Ranger east on the interstate on his way to Bismarck from Rapid City, South Dakota, when he crashed early Sunday […]

Raising the age to 21 to purchase tobacco will drastically reduce the number of Washingtonians who smoke and significantly decreasing the disease burden and health-care costs for our young people as they grow up.

Lawmakers must do more to keep e-cigarettes away from teens

Even as once-respected economists abase themselves in the face of Trumpism, the GOP is making it ever clearer that their services aren’t wanted, that only hacks need apply.

Witnesses told officers that the car lost control while merging onto southbound I-5 from the Michigan Street ramp.

Take a stroll around New York for the holidays or grab a seat at Madison Square Garden and the promotional videos for the PFL Championship nearly rival the hype for the Rockettes: “Six weight classes, six world championship fights, plus the biggest name in women’s mixed martial arts.” UFC two-division champ Amanda Nunes would surely […]

The kennel project started as just a way of showing noise-control technology that’s now available in cars but often invisible to the consumer.

CAIRO (AP) — An umbrella of independent professional unions is calling on people to march on the presidential palace in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, to demand that autocratic President Omar Bashir step down. It’s the second time that the umbrella, which enjoys the support of opposition parties, has called for the march. On Christmas Day, thousands […]

The Seahawks have already wrapped up a playoff spot, but can they clinch the No. 5 seed against the Cardinals? As Seattle fights for playoff position, Arizona is fighting for draft position. But the Cardinals have given the Seahawks trouble before. Follow here for live updates, analysis and more from Week 17.

The Stella McCartney silk pajama set is printed with dogs, stripes and general gloriousness.

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s state news agency says President Bashar Assad has authorized Iraqi forces to attack the Islamic State group inside Syria without waiting for permission from authorities in Damascus. Sunday’s announcement highlights the close relations between the two neighboring Arab countries. IS once controlled large parts of both countries when it declared […]

Snow brings powder to the ski slopes but long term winter forecast calls for a shift back to a warmer and drier than normal winter

The Huskies' co-defensive coordinator has been ultra-competitive his whole life. And it has helped mold a defense that has given up just 15.5 points per game.

Get organized in 2019 with locally printed notepads from Constellation & Co.

Emergency management officials are learning how best to use a new alerting capability.

Readers rave for retired Seahawks and teens visiting seniors, time for others, public transportation; rant about dangerous drivers, ad featuring deceased TV star, accident fatality description

Also sci-fi from a different era in “The Twilight Zone” marathon, featuring 112 episodes of the Rod Serling 1959-64 sci-fi classic.

Can this scenario work? Yes — see the millions of families that do.

“Becoming” is the local nonfiction best-seller.

Zykera Rice scored 15 points for the Zags, who trailed host Loyola Marymount 29-23 at halftime but outscored the Lions by 31 points in the second half for a 78-53 victory.

The Cougars, who open Pac-12 play Saturday at Washington, missed leading scorer Robert Franks, who has a hip injury. WSU is 7-6, but coach Ernie Kent says, “Our losses have been close games.”

Zack Andrusiak scored four goals but the Seattle Thunderbirds could not capitalize, losing 8-6 to the Portland Winterhawks on Saturday night at ShoWare Center in Kent.