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Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday began his sixth trip to the Middle East since the eruption of conflict between Israel and Hamas, his latest bid to compel Israel to ease its assault on the battered territory and identify a post-conflict plan that could lead to a Palestinian state.

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will visit India this month, seeking to rally support for a global peace initiative to end the Russia-Ukraine war, according to people familiar with the matter.

SpaceX and Blue Origin LLC are competing to launch satellites and take humans to the moon. They are also paying big salaries to hire so many young and tireless engineers that old-line aerospace employers like Boeing Co. and NASA are finding it harder to fill positions.

Mar. 20—Couples strolled, TikTokers danced and friends shared takeout under the gnarled branches dappled in pale pink blossoms on the University of Washington's Quad on the last night of winter. With the help of record heat over the weekend, the blossoms exploded into peak bloom — when at least 70% of buds have emerged — Tuesday. The exact date the Quad's Yoshino cherry trees may burst into ...

A “bare-chested pipe-puffing hippie” named Mr. Love Child protested city council member Jack Winston’s stand against the establishment of an Expo ’74 youth park.

Melody Chang Heaton has never been one to sit idle, as evidenced by her current roles as the executive director of the Asian Opera Alliance and the communications and marketing director for the Spokane Valley Summer Theatre.

The "unusual mortality event" that led to hundreds of gray whale carcasses washing up on the West Coast shoreline has ended, researchers say. The cause: too little food available along its epic migratory route.

Steve Wozniak has won the latest round in a legal battle of Silicon Valley titans after a San Jose appeals court ruled YouTube can’t count on a controversial communications law to shield itself from responsibility for a scam that used the legendary Apple’s co-founders’ likeness. In doctored videos circulated on YouTube, Wozniak was shown speaking at technology conferences, while images and ...

Ford Pro might just be Ford Motor Co.’s “Ferrari,” and some competitors say they are coming after it.

On Monday, the Spokane City Council is scheduled to vote on a resolution that, if passed, would call on Gov. Jay Inslee to declare a state of emergency for the fentanyl and opiate overdose crisis in Spokane and the greater state of Washington.

A metal found in the Earth’s crust could be used to attract and remove climate-warming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Details about the reason Bob Lutz resigned from his post at the state agency after three years remained unclear Tuesday evening. His sudden departure was met with disappointment from some local elected officials, including Mayor Lisa Brown. 

The top two generals who oversaw the deadly evacuation of Afghanistan faced renewed scrutiny Tuesday as House Republicans escalated their campaign to hold President Biden accountable for the fiasco and Democrats accused Donald Trump of setting the conditions for the Kabul government’s collapse.

Mar. 19—The sun is out, Washington, and you could even say that spring has sprung. Temperatures are rising, plants are blooming and Tri-Citians are back hiking Badger Mountain regularly. Spring is the season of changes. This includes the return of many plants, including some that can be dangerous to household pets. It's important to keep an eye on your animals while they're outside, to prevent ...

After years of legislative attempts led by Idaho Democrats, a bill to expand contraception access in Idaho has been signed into law.

Charges against a 30-year-old man accused in a fatal Airway Heights shooting last month have been dropped.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remained defiant Tuesday in the face of mounting U.S. pressure to abandon plans to invade Rafah, vowing to press ahead with an attack on the southern Gaza city, where more than 1 million displaced people have fled since the start of the war.

As tribal communities are among the hardest hit by Washington's opioid epidemic, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a suite of bills fighting the crisis and advocating for tribes on Tuesday.