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Elon Musk gave at least $277 million in political donations this year to back Donald Trump and other Republican candidates, making him the largest political donor in the 2024 election cycle, according to an analysis of new Federal Election Commission filings by The Washington Post.

Days after Donald Trump won reelection to the White House, Gavin Newsom was in a fighting posture - calling a special legislative session to prepare for expected legal battles with the incoming Trump administration. He flew to Washington to strategize with President Joe Biden about how to protect the state from Trump’s threats about immigration enforcement and disaster relief. But weeks later on his “Politickin’” podcast, Newsom seemed to be recalibrating - emphasizing his desire to collaborate with the Republican president-elect, suggesting voters want to see a back-to-basics-approach to governing and crediting Trump with being “crisp and clear” in his diagnosis of the country’s problems.

The U.S. Naval Academy may continue using race in its admissions process, a federal judge ruled Friday, brushing back an attempt by a group that had successfully overturned affirmative action in college admissions to extend that to the Annapolis-based military academy.

Fear, anxiety and confusion swept across the West Coast early Thursday when a rare tsunami warning was issued for parts of Northern California and southern Oregon following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit about 55 miles off the shore of Eureka.

President-elect Donald Trump expressed support for Pete Hegseth Friday, more forcefully rallying behind his embattled pick for defense secretary after allegations about Hegseth’s private behavior left many Republicans questioning whether he could win Senate confirmation.

Some of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominations have raised hopes that his trade and other economic actions will not be wildly disruptive or bring back inflation. But that could turn out to be wishful thinking.

The shooting death of high-ranking UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson has uncovered a deep anger among Americans who say the health insurance industry has too often failed to cover large medical bills and stood in the way of necessary care.

On the first day of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Roman Solomonyuk shocked his family when he volunteered to fight. But over two-and-a-half years later, he’s joined the growing number of Ukrainian soldiers who’ve called it quits.

U.S. hiring picked up in November and the unemployment rate increased, pointing to a moderating labor market rather than one that’s significantly deteriorating.

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad is desperate for Russian and Iranian help as rebel forces close in on the strategically important city of Homs, though a repeat of the 2015 rescue by his allies looks increasingly unlikely.

Both downtown Spokane stores damaged by flooding resulting from an apartment fire in the Coeur d’Alene Plaza building Wednesday evening had reopened as of mid-day Friday.

A small town in North Idaho has been scammed out of half a million dollars by a man posing as its construction contractor.

Each year, woodworkers spend some of their time hard at work, carving and sanding small cars and trucks to be given away to children at the Christmas Bureau.

The calendar still says 2024, but a new year has already arrived for oysters.

By Jim Kershner

Surrounded by his closest family, Tom "Tommy" Domini melted to tears Thursday night as he spoke of his half century of early mornings, customers and his beloved Spokane.