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National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Washington.

Russia is violating UN limits on petroleum shipments to North Korea, the White House says

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Washington.

May 2, 2024, 11:38am Nation & World

Russia is shipping refined petroleum to North Korea at levels that exceed U.N. Security Council limits, the White House said Thursday, signaling it will impose new sanctions against those involved in facilitating the transfers. Read story

Arizona state senator Jake Hoffman, R-District 15, motions as he speaks to the Senate President, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the Capitol in Phoenix.

Arizona governor set to sign repeal of near-total abortion ban from 1864

Arizona state senator Jake Hoffman, R-District 15, motions as he speaks to the Senate President, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the Capitol in Phoenix.

May 2, 2024, 8:44am Nation & World

Arizona is waving goodbye to a Civil War-era ban of nearly all abortions as a repeal bill reaches the desk of Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. Read story

FILE - The Transportation Security Administration&rsquo;s new facial recognition technology is seen at a Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport security checkpoint, April 26, 2023, in Glen Burnie, Md.

Senators want limits on the government’s use of facial recognition technology for airport screening

FILE - The Transportation Security Administration&rsquo;s new facial recognition technology is seen at a Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport security checkpoint, April 26, 2023, in Glen Burnie, Md.

May 2, 2024, 8:41am Business

A bipartisan group of senators is pushing for restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology by the Transportation Security Administration, saying they are concerned about travelers’ privacy and civil liberties. Read story

President Joe Biden arrives on Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, April 30, 2024..

Biden adds stop to North Carolina trip to visit with families of fallen law enforcement officers

President Joe Biden arrives on Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, April 30, 2024..

May 2, 2024, 8:23am Politics

President Joe Biden, who heads to Wilmington, North Carolina Thursday to talk about the economy, is detouring to Charlotte to meet with the families of law enforcement officers shot to death on the job — just a week after he sat down with the grieving relatives of two cops killed… Read story

A map of the proposed project area for the Horse Heaven wind farm project.

Inslee has 60 days to decide on controversial Horse Heaven wind farm

A map of the proposed project area for the Horse Heaven wind farm project.

May 2, 2024, 7:43am Latest News Free

The fate of one the largest wind farms ever proposed in Washington now rests with Gov. Jay Inslee. Read story

Gov. Jay Inslee, from left, talks with junior and environmental club president Isaac Segal, 17, as he stops by with Department of Ecology staff to hear about air quality monitoring being conducted at a station at Mountain View High School on Wednesday morning. The site is owned and operated by the Department of Ecology in partnership with the school and the Southwest Clean Air Agency.

Gov. Jay Inslee visits air quality monitoring site at Mountain View High School

Gov. Jay Inslee, from left, talks with junior and environmental club president Isaac Segal, 17, as he stops by with Department of Ecology staff to hear about air quality monitoring being conducted at a station at Mountain View High School on Wednesday morning. The site is owned and operated by the Department of Ecology in partnership with the school and the Southwest Clean Air Agency.

May 1, 2024, 3:34pm Clark County News

Students in the Mountain View High School environmental club are passionate about reducing waste and keeping the air clean. Read story

FILE - Journalists line the press stand before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a caucus night party in Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 15, 2024. Attitudes toward the media and political news ahead of the election were explored in a poll from the American Press Institute and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

News organizations have trust issues as they gear up to cover another election, a poll finds

FILE - Journalists line the press stand before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a caucus night party in Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 15, 2024. Attitudes toward the media and political news ahead of the election were explored in a poll from the American Press Institute and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

May 1, 2024, 2:19pm Latest News

Even as many Americans say they learn about the 2024 election campaign from national news outlets, a disquieting poll reveals some serious trust issues. Read story

FILE - Pro-life demonstrators walk in the front of the Arizona Capitol prior to the vote on the proposed repeal of the state&rsquo;s near-total ban on abortions prior to winning approval from the state House on, April 24, 2024, in Phoenix. Democrats at the Arizona Legislature are expected to make a final push Wednesday, May 1, to repeal the state&rsquo;s long-dormant ban on nearly all abortions that a court said can be enforced. (AP Photo/Ross D.

Arizona’s Democratic leaders get enough votes to repeal 19th century abortion ban

FILE - Pro-life demonstrators walk in the front of the Arizona Capitol prior to the vote on the proposed repeal of the state&rsquo;s near-total ban on abortions prior to winning approval from the state House on, April 24, 2024, in Phoenix. Democrats at the Arizona Legislature are expected to make a final push Wednesday, May 1, to repeal the state&rsquo;s long-dormant ban on nearly all abortions that a court said can be enforced. (AP Photo/Ross D.

May 1, 2024, 1:19pm Nation & World

Democrats secured enough votes in the Arizona Senate on Wednesday to repeal a Civil War-era ban on abortions that the state’s highest court recently allowed to take effect. Read story