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The nation’s health agencies were upended over the weekend by a confusing, slow-motion rollout of terminations that left staff worried about the future of various projects, including those to improve maternal health, discover new cancer treatments and provide help for 9/11 responders.

WASHINGTON -- The Oval Office meeting convened by President Donald Trump brought together the most important leaders in the world of professional golf: Jay Monahan, the top executive at the PGA Tour, and, via telephone, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the chair of the Saudi Arabia-backed league known as LIV Golf.

Krystena Murray knew as soon as she gave birth in December 2023 that something had gone wrong. Opting to conceive with IVF, she had chosen a sperm donor who looked like her: White with dirty-blond hair and blue eyes.

Public school teachers in Idaho would be allowed to carry concealed weapons in the classroom and act as an “armed protection force” against mass shootings under a bill proposed Tuesday.

A peachy orange baby killer whale was spotted bouncing and rolling in waters off Washington, a nonprofit said. A pod of the endangered Southern Resident killer whales were photographed Feb. 8 off San Juan Islands in the Salish Sea, the Center for Whale Research said in a Feb. 15 Facebook post. Researchers were able to catch a glimpse of all 26 members of J pod on camera, including its newest ...

Northwest Democrat U.S. senators are tallying up the initial cuts to staff in federal agencies, some of them with workers in the greater Tri-Cities area or who are key to projects here.

ROME – Pope Francis is suffering from pneumonia in both lungs, the Vatican disclosed late Tuesday, as officials cleared his schedule through the weekend because of a “complex” infection plaguing the 88-year-old pontiff.

The Washington state flag could be getting a makeover if a bill up for a hearing on Tuesday becomes law. House Bill 1938 would launch a state flag redesign committee to oversee the process of devising a new look for the iconic flag. The House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee is holding a public hearing on the bill at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, in Hearing Room E of the John L. ...

Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to shift a $1.5 billion order with LG Energy Solution to bolster operations at a Michigan battery plant after General Motors Co. backed out of the project, according to people familiar with the matter.