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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday took up a Republican-backed challenge to counting mail-in ballots received after Election Day. Depending how the justices rule, the case could be consequential for Washington and other states that vote by mail. It stems from a lawsuit against a Mississippi state law allowing mail-in ballots received within five business […]

Elected officials and Detroit automakers have fretted for years that low-priced, high-quality Chinese cars could eventually enter the U.S. market through Mexico. But consider this: car haulers full of Chinese-brand vehicles might someday roll across the Ambassador Bridge and the soon-to-open Gordie Howe Bridge in Detroit from Canada. That isn’t likely to happen anytime soon. […]

SUNNYSIDE, Wash. – Evaristo Salas Jr. said there were days he wasn’t sure he would make it out of prison. But one thing he did know was that, if he ever got the chance, he wanted to help the youths of Sunnyside, Washington. Now, with a significant lead over his opponent, Laura Galvan, for a […]

With the Grand Egyptian Museum now finished in Giza, pressure is mounting on Germany to finally return the famous bust of Queen Nefertiti. Berlin says it was acquired legally. But that argument isn't persuading the Egyptians.

Washington’s attorney general is seeking to reduce public record backlogs as concerns grow over transparency and agencies strain from surging requests. Attorney General Nick Brown has proposed new advice for locales on how to interpret state public records law, with a focus on providing records faster. The rules Brown is proposing don’t change the state’s […]

The US president is notably absent from these UN climate talks, as are other world leaders, all of which prompts questions about the purpose of COP today.

The US president is notably absent from these UN climate talks, as are other world leaders, all of which prompts questions about the purpose of COP today.

This article was first published by TVW. After a quarter century on the bench, Washington Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu is ready to slow down — to “sip coffee rather than gulp it,” as she puts it. The longtime jurist will retire at the end of this year, closing a trailblazing career. From the King County […]

You might not have heard of it, but can training your vagus nerve give you a moment or two of peace?

You might not have heard of it, but can training your vagus nerve give you a moment or two of peace?

In her first UK interview Megan Garcia speaks to Laura Kuenssberg about the death of her teenage son.

In her first UK interview Megan Garcia speaks to Laura Kuenssberg about the death of her teenage son.