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FILE - President Joe Biden attends an event on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Washington, July 11, 2024. Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, July 21, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election.

Democrats hail Biden’s decision to not seek reelection as selfless. Republicans urge him to resign

FILE - President Joe Biden attends an event on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Washington, July 11, 2024. Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, July 21, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election.

July 21, 2024, 4:31pm Election

Democratic lawmakers hailed President Joe Biden's historic decision on Sunday not to seek reelection, praising him as putting his country and his party before himself. Republicans called on him to resign from office, saying that if he could not run for another term, office, then he's unable to serve as president. Read story

Janet Jarrett shows a photo of her sister, Pamela Jarrett, she keeps on her phone at the home they shared Friday, July 19, 2024, in Spring, Texas. Pamela Jarrett passed away after suffering heat related distress due to the power outage caused by hurricane Beryl.

Heat-related Texas deaths climb after Beryl left millions without power for days or longer

Janet Jarrett shows a photo of her sister, Pamela Jarrett, she keeps on her phone at the home they shared Friday, July 19, 2024, in Spring, Texas. Pamela Jarrett passed away after suffering heat related distress due to the power outage caused by hurricane Beryl.

July 21, 2024, 4:08pm Latest News

As the temperature soared in the Houston-area home Janet Jarrett shared with her sister after losing electricity in Hurricane Beryl, she did everything she could to keep her 64-year-old sibling cool. Read story

Israel’s latest airstrikes in Gaza kill at least 15 including children

July 21, 2024, 1:45pm Latest News

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 15 people, including women and children overnight in Gaza, according to hospital officials and a body count by an Associated Press journalist on Sunday. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks at a news conference July 11, 2024, in Washington. President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, July 21, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election.

Biden drops out of 2024 race after disastrous debate inflamed age concerns. VP Harris gets his nod

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks at a news conference July 11, 2024, in Washington. President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, July 21, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election.

July 21, 2024, 11:07am Latest News

President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election. Read story

FILE - Smoke rises as police clash with protester during a Black Lives Matter protest near the Seattle Police East Precinct headquarters, July 25, 2020, in Seattle. Seattle has agreed to pay $10 million to 50 demonstrators who sued over the police department&rsquo;s heavy-handed response to racial justice protests in 2020, attorneys for both sides said Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Some police officers leave big cities for smaller towns to avoid heightened scrutiny

FILE - Smoke rises as police clash with protester during a Black Lives Matter protest near the Seattle Police East Precinct headquarters, July 25, 2020, in Seattle. Seattle has agreed to pay $10 million to 50 demonstrators who sued over the police department&rsquo;s heavy-handed response to racial justice protests in 2020, attorneys for both sides said Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted S.

July 21, 2024, 6:06am Latest News

Four years after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and the police murder of George Floyd, many big-city law enforcement agencies are struggling to fill their ranks. Read story

A &ldquo;For Sale&rdquo; sign is posted in front of a single-family home on Oct. 27, 2022, in Hollywood, Florida.

Agent commissions are getting more transparent — but critics still say the real estate industry operates as a ‘cartel’

A &ldquo;For Sale&rdquo; sign is posted in front of a single-family home on Oct. 27, 2022, in Hollywood, Florida.

July 21, 2024, 6:02am Business

When the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and major brokers last year lost a federal antitrust suit, the verdict unleashed new scrutiny of the industry and its practices. With new commission rules set to go into effect in August as a result of the settlement, critics — even some inside… Read story

FILE - For sale by owner sign is displayed in Northbrook, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Sales of U.S. homes to foreign nationals have fallen to the lowest level in more than a decade, hampered by a strong dollar and many of the affordability hurdles that have kept the housing market in a deep sales slump for over two years. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

US homes find fewer foreign buyers as rising costs and a strong dollar leave market in record slump

FILE - For sale by owner sign is displayed in Northbrook, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Sales of U.S. homes to foreign nationals have fallen to the lowest level in more than a decade, hampered by a strong dollar and many of the affordability hurdles that have kept the housing market in a deep sales slump for over two years. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

July 21, 2024, 6:02am Business

Sales of U.S. homes to Chinese, Canadian and other foreign buyers have fallen to the lowest level in more than a decade, hampered by a strong dollar and more hurdles that have kept the housing market in a deep sales slump for over two years. Read story

strange: looking to the wines

Are parents allowed to give their kids alcohol in Washington? Here’s what state law says

strange: looking to the wines

July 21, 2024, 6:02am Latest News

All fifty states require you to be at least 21 years old to possess alcohol. But there’s less of a consensus on whether or not minors can drink under the supervision of a parent. According to a 2023 database maintained by the National Institute of Health’s Alcohol Policy Information System,… Read story

Attorney Sal Mungia is running for Washington State Supreme Court Position 2.

Seattle attorney Sal Mungia leads fundraising, endorsement race for open Washington Supreme Court seat, but opponents say he was picked by elites

Attorney Sal Mungia is running for Washington State Supreme Court Position 2.

July 21, 2024, 6:02am Election

In the race for a rare open seat on the Washington State Supreme Court, one candidate has amassed a significant advantage. Read story

Customers dine at Dakota Blue in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.

Rising energy costs in a warming climate add to pressure on businesses

Customers dine at Dakota Blue in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.

July 21, 2024, 6:00am Business

Dakota Conner doesn’t regret the $15,000 his family spent on new air conditioning and other improvements to their restaurant in Atlanta’s Grant Park neighborhood, Dakota Blue, despite the cost and challenge of working on the 100-year-old building they lease. Read story