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Scientists confine, study Chinook at restored Snoqualmie River habitat

April 29, 2024, 6:01am Latest News

In newly restored river channels on the Snoqualmie, baby Chinook salmon are confined in 19 enclosures about the size of large suitcases as they munch on little crustaceans and invertebrate insects floating or swimming by. Read story

A Republican has not occupied a Maryland U.S. Senate seat since the year that the hit movie &ldquo;The Empire Strikes Back&rdquo; was released. That was 1980.

Are these streaks meant to be broken? Republicans hoping to reverse years of losses

A Republican has not occupied a Maryland U.S. Senate seat since the year that the hit movie &ldquo;The Empire Strikes Back&rdquo; was released. That was 1980.

April 29, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

Not only are Republicans trying to regain control of the Senate, but they’re also trying to break a couple of decades-long losing streaks along the way. Read story

This image taken from video provided by KOCO shows buildings destroyed by a tornado in Sulphur, Okla., Sunday, April 28, 2024.

Tornadoes kill 4 in Oklahoma, leaving trail of destruction and thousands without power

This image taken from video provided by KOCO shows buildings destroyed by a tornado in Sulphur, Okla., Sunday, April 28, 2024.

April 28, 2024, 2:51pm Latest News

Tornadoes killed at least four people in Oklahoma and left thousands without power Sunday after a destructive outbreak of severe weather flattened buildings in the heart of one rural town and injured dozens of people. Read story

Disneyland Resort Cast Members, Courtney Griffith, left, hugs Angela Nichols after a news conference in Anaheim, Calif., Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Workers who help bring Disneyland&#039;s beloved characters to life said Wednesday they collected enough signatures to support their push for a union.

California Disney characters are unionizing decades after Florida peers. Hollywood plays a role

Disneyland Resort Cast Members, Courtney Griffith, left, hugs Angela Nichols after a news conference in Anaheim, Calif., Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Workers who help bring Disneyland&#039;s beloved characters to life said Wednesday they collected enough signatures to support their push for a union.

April 28, 2024, 12:28pm Business

During three years of working as a parade performer at the Disneyland Resort in Southern California, Zach Elefante always has had a second or third job to help him earn a living. Read story

People protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#039;s government and call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, April 27, 2024.

Biden and Netanyahu speak as pressure grows on Israel and Hamas to reach a cease-fire deal

People protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#039;s government and call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, April 27, 2024.

April 28, 2024, 12:13pm Latest News

The White House on Sunday said President Joe Biden had again spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as pressure builds on Israel and Hamas to reach a deal that would free some Israeli hostages and bring a cease-fire in the nearly seven-month-long war in Gaza. Read story

FILE - A sign sits erected at the pro-Palestinian demonstration encampment at Columbia University in New York, Monday, April 22, 2024.

Arrests roil campuses nationwide ahead of graduation as protesters demand Israel ties be cut

FILE - A sign sits erected at the pro-Palestinian demonstration encampment at Columbia University in New York, Monday, April 22, 2024.

April 28, 2024, 12:13pm Latest News

Protests are roiling college campuses nationwide as administrators with graduation ceremonies next month face demands that schools cut financial ties to Israel against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war. Read story

Firefighters make they their way up a hill as the El Dorado fire approaches in Yucaipa, California, on Sept. 1, 2020.

Firefighter, forester, trail builder: The first U.S. Climate Corps jobs are here

Firefighters make they their way up a hill as the El Dorado fire approaches in Yucaipa, California, on Sept. 1, 2020.

April 28, 2024, 6:03am Business

Restoring coastal ecosystems with oysters in Florida, protecting forests from wildfire in California and maintaining a cultural site (the Pearl Harbor National Memorial) in Hawaii: These are a few of the paid positions that job seekers can now apply for through the Biden administration’s American Climate Corps. Read story

Toothbrushes are among the many products now locked behind security glass at a Target in Pasadena, California.

‘The bane of retail.’ To prevent theft, many big chains now lock up all kinds of merchandise

Toothbrushes are among the many products now locked behind security glass at a Target in Pasadena, California.

April 28, 2024, 6:02am Business

Detergent and deodorant, toothpaste, the entire shampoo aisle. Read story

Bloomington Jefferson senior Shae Ross, center, joined Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, left, at an event promoting proposed legislation to prevent books bans based on ideology at Como Park High School in St. Paul, Minn., on March 21, 2024.

Minnesota and other Democratic-led states lead pushback on censorship. They’re banning the book ban

Bloomington Jefferson senior Shae Ross, center, joined Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, left, at an event promoting proposed legislation to prevent books bans based on ideology at Como Park High School in St. Paul, Minn., on March 21, 2024.

April 28, 2024, 6:02am Latest News

A movement to ban book bans is gaining steam in Minnesota and several other states, in contrast to the trend playing out in more conservative states where book challenges have soared to their highest levels in decades. Read story

Puget Sound Energy&rsquo;s liquified natural gas (LNG) facility at the Port of Tacoma Feb. 16, 2024.

State’s new law involving PSE aspires to set a course for the future

Puget Sound Energy&rsquo;s liquified natural gas (LNG) facility at the Port of Tacoma Feb. 16, 2024.

April 28, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

Over the past couple of years, Washington lawmakers have wrestled with a daunting task. Read story