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Minnesota police chief, cop quit after Black driver’s death

UPDATED: Tue., April 13, 2021

A white Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb and the city's chief of police resigned Tuesday.

News > Military

Austin: US adds 500 troops in Germany, despite Trump pledge

UPDATED: Tue., April 13, 2021

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Tuesday that he is expanding the U.S. military presence in Germany by 500 troops and has stopped planning for large-scale troop cuts ordered by the Trump administration.

News > Military

US to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11

UPDATED: Tue., April 13, 2021

President Joe Biden will withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America that were coordinated from that country, U.S. officials said Tuesday.

News > Nation/World

‘Major’ announcement planned in student’s 1996 disappearance

UPDATED: Tue., April 13, 2021

A sheriff on California's Central Coast plans to make a major announcement Tuesday in the nearly 25-year mystery of the disappearance of college student Kristin Smart.

News > Nation/World

Russia says troop buildup near Ukraine is a response to NATO

UPDATED: Tue., April 13, 2021

Russia's defense minister said Tuesday that the country's massive military buildup in the west was part of readiness drills amid what he described as threats from NATO.

News > Business

Boeing sees uptick in airplane orders as travel picks up

UPDATED: Tue., April 13, 2021

Boeing orders picked up in March, fueled by a major deal with Southwest Airlines that helped to offset another round of cancellations for its 737 Max airliner.

News > Business

Facebook users can appeal harmful content to oversight board

UPDATED: Tue., April 13, 2021

Facebook's quasi-independent Oversight Board said Tuesday that it will start letting users file appeals over posts, photos, and videos that they think the company shouldn't have allowed to stay on its platforms.

News > Business

Consumer prices jump 0.6% in March, biggest gain since 2012

UPDATED: Tue., April 13, 2021

U.S. consumer prices increased a sharp 0.6% in March, the biggest uptick since 2012, while inflation over the past year jumped 2.6%. The big gains had been anticipated and are largely expected to be a temporary blip rather than a reawakening of long dormant inflation.

News > Nation/World

US recommends ‘pause’ for J&J vaccine over clot reports

UPDATED: Tue., April 13, 2021

Top medical agencies in the U.S. are recommending a “pause” in using the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.

News > Business

U.S. investigating possible air bag failures in GM vehicles

UPDATED: Tue., April 13, 2021

DETROIT — The U.S. government's highway safety agency is investigating complaints that the air bags may not inflate in a crash on thousands of General Motors vehicles.

News > Spokane

Charge your engines: Spokane could lease electric Hyundai Konas

Tue., April 13, 2021

Scofflaws beware: Spokane’s parking enforcement officers may soon quietly whir through city streets on electric power.

News > Business

Business leaders urge Biden to set ambitious climate goal

UPDATED: Tue., April 13, 2021

More than 300 businesses and investors, including such giants as Apple, Google, Microsoft and Coca-Cola, are calling on the Biden administration to set an ambitious climate change goal that would cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% below 2005 levels by 2030.

News > Business

Kenworth Sales Co. breaking ground on new facility in Post Falls

Tue., April 13, 2021

The Utah-based company is breaking ground Tuesday on a 41,500-square-foot facility at 4373 W. Expo Parkway that will include a body shop, expanded parts inventory, new and used truck sales, and 24 service bays. The Post Falls location will also offer truck rental and leasing, according to a company release.

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100 years ago: Sensational new fraud trial regarding bond scheme

Tue., April 13, 2021

Spokane was captivated by a new, sensational trial, in which financier Jay Hough was charged with forgery in a monumental fraud scheme.

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El Mercadito is a market and more for Spokane’s Latino community

Tue., April 13, 2021

At first glance El Mercadito might look like a typical neighborhood farmer’s market, but the sea of fresh tomatoes, cilantro, avocados and other foods common in Latin American cuisine are free.

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Firefighters: At least 2 residents displaced, 3 cats rescued from Spokane apartment fire

UPDATED: Mon., April 12, 2021

At least two residents of a 32-unit Spokane apartment complex were displaced Sunday by a fire caused by a candle placed “too close to combustibles,” according to the Spokane Fire Department.

News > Pacific NW

Despite move to Phase 2, Whitman County, WSU optimistic ‘things are headed in good direction’

UPDATED: Mon., April 12, 2021

Whitman County is one of three counties in the state to return to more restrictive public health mandates amid rising coronavirus infections of Washington State University students in Pullman, data shows.

A&E > Books

Water Cooler: Travel reads

UPDATED: Tue., April 13, 2021

Although global travel has yet to fully reopen amid the pandemic, you can still enjoy globetrotting daydreams whether you want to become more travel savvy or you just need a mental vacation.

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Bill to restructure public health gets big changes in Legislature after passing state Senate

UPDATED: Mon., April 12, 2021

Spokane County’s local board of health may soon have to change if a bill sponsored by area Rep. Marcus Riccelli gets final approval from the Legislature.

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