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A 47-year-old man who has been incarcerated his entire adult life for the killing of 22-year-old Felicia Reese could be released in two-and-a-half years after a judge’s ruling last week.

Police in North Idaho were worried that Expo ’74 would create a range of law enforcement problems, including “increased highway traffic, increased drug traffic and increased misdemeanor complaints.”

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Cameron Clifford had finally given in to his son’s pleas and bought him a pet octopus. After several weeks, he was getting the hang of caring for their new tentacled pet – then he discovered what looked liked dozens of “puffed-up, clear Tic Tacs” inside its den.

“Genocide Joe” is a phrase used by pro-Palestine protesters against President Biden because of his unconditional support of Israel amid its onslaught in Gaza. But supporters of former president Donald Trump adopted the chant at his campaign rally Saturday night

Alex Garland's dystopian "Civil War," set in a near-immediate future when the United States is at war with itself, sold an estimated $25.7 million in tickets at North American theaters, enough to make the film a strong No. 1, surpassing the monsters sequel "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire."

A 9-year-old girl was killed and 10 others were injured in a shooting Saturday evening in Chicago’s New City neighborhood, police and the girl’s father said Sunday.

For some Israelis, it was a sleepless night, waiting for an attack by Iran and then fretting about what might follow. For others, the drones and missiles slipped past without notice - the interceptions by Israel and allied militaries giving families a protective shield as they slept.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday after Iran's overnight attack on Israel that the House would vote in the coming days on aid for Israel, and he suggested that aid for Ukraine could be included in the legislation.

NASA spent $2.2 billion to build and launch the Chandra X-Ray Observatory in 1999, and it has performed brilliantly, scrutinizing deep space, black holes, galaxy clusters and the remnants of exploded stars. Chandra’s future, unfortunately for the astronomers who love it, is gloomy.

Dann Babcox is bored.

For many shareholders, investing in Donald Trump's Truth Social is less a business calculation than a statement of faith in the former president and the business traded under his initials, DJT. Even the company’s plunging stock price doesn’t seem to have shaken that faith.

When told to run the mile in gym class, kids often groan, drag their feet or seek an excuse to skip the dreaded activity. But offer them coupons and a free T-shirt, they come in droves to run the mile-long course at Junior Bloomsday, the much shorter version of the annual 7.5-mile race for kids in third to seventh grade.

Editor’s note: For Sexual Assault Awareness Month this April, The Spokesman-Review asked survivors to share their healing journeys. Each Sunday, we will profile a survivor and share resources in the Inland Northwest.

China is providing Russia with significant quantities of components to build cruise missiles and drones as well as optical parts for tanks and armored vehicles, allowing Moscow to ramp up defense production in its war against Ukraine, senior U.S. officials said.

Over the past 31 years, Humes' written 16 journalistic books in which he’s taken deep dives in history, ecology, education, sociology and true crime. His 17th book — “Total Garbage: How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World” — was released earlier this month.Over the past 31 years, Humes' written 16 journalistic books in which he’s taken deep dives in history, ecology, education, sociology and true crime. His 17th book — “Total Garbage: How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World” — was released earlier this month.

A nesting bald Eagle, a beloved local winery and over 30 neighbors may jeopardize a proposal to open a 260-acre surface mine along the Boise River.

For years, local concerns over dangerous substances infiltrating drinking water have been on the West Plains, where firefighting chemicals seeped into the ground at the Spokane International Airport and Fairchild Air Force Base.