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A car burns as Irish policemen stand at the scene of an attack in Dublin city center, Thursday Nov. 23, 2023. A 5-year-old girl is receiving emergency medical treatment in a Dublin hospital following an attack on Thursday that involved a knife. A woman and two other children were injured.

Ireland’s prime minister condemns anti-immigrant protesters who rampaged through central Dublin

A car burns as Irish policemen stand at the scene of an attack in Dublin city center, Thursday Nov. 23, 2023. A 5-year-old girl is receiving emergency medical treatment in a Dublin hospital following an attack on Thursday that involved a knife. A woman and two other children were injured.

November 24, 2023, 7:43am Nation & World

Ireland’s prime minister on Friday condemned anti-immigrant protesters who rampaged through central Dublin after three young children were stabbed, saying the rioters simply wanted to cause chaos, not protect the country’s way of life. Read story

Pastor Kenny Batson stands near a sign displaying the worship service times of Grace Fellowship Church on Nov. 16, 2023, in El Dorado Springs, Mo.   Batson was convicted of a series of crimes in the 1990s but became a Christian pastor after being released from prison. He was pardoned by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson.

Missouri governor granting pardons at pace not seen since WWII era

Pastor Kenny Batson stands near a sign displaying the worship service times of Grace Fellowship Church on Nov. 16, 2023, in El Dorado Springs, Mo.   Batson was convicted of a series of crimes in the 1990s but became a Christian pastor after being released from prison. He was pardoned by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson.

November 24, 2023, 7:42am Nation & World

Distraught by a romantic breakup, 16-year-old Kenny Batson vented his hurt by stomping out the windshields of cars on a for-sale lot. He landed in juvenile detention, but that was only the beginning of his trouble. Read story

The photo shows the Federal Detention Center in SeaTac in 2018.

WA one of just two states where illegal immigration is up

The photo shows the Federal Detention Center in SeaTac in 2018.

November 24, 2023, 7:26am Latest News

Illegal immigration is on the rise in Washington state, according to a new study — and that’s not the case in the nation as a whole. We’re one of just two states to see an increase. Read story

Gov. Jay Inslee cuts the ribbon at a ceremony formally opening Olympic Heritage Health Hospital. Nov. 21, 2023.

Over 200 employees hired to staff Tukwila behavioral hospital bought by Washington

Gov. Jay Inslee cuts the ribbon at a ceremony formally opening Olympic Heritage Health Hospital. Nov. 21, 2023.

November 24, 2023, 7:25am Health

Washington has hired a little over 200 employees to staff a Tukwila psychiatric hospital the state bought in August for nearly $30 million, according to Jo Sahlin, a spokesperson for the newly-named Olympic Heritage Behavioral Health Hospital. Read story

Geert Wilders has won a massive victory in a Dutch election and is in position to form the next governing coalition and possibly become the Netherlands&rsquo; next prime minister.

Populist Wilders wins in Dutch election

Geert Wilders has won a massive victory in a Dutch election and is in position to form the next governing coalition and possibly become the Netherlands&rsquo; next prime minister.

November 23, 2023, 3:49pm Nation & World

Anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders said Thursday that he is ready to join the next Dutch coalition government after he surged to a huge election victory that marked a stunning lurch to the far right for a nation once famed as a beacon of tolerance. Read story

FILE - The Justice Department in Washington, Nov. 18, 2022. A government official says the U.S. has thwarted a plot to kill Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil. First reported by the Financial Times, the official says U.S. authorities are concerned that the Indian government may have had prior knowledge of the plot against him.

The U.S. has thwarted a plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader, an AP source says

FILE - The Justice Department in Washington, Nov. 18, 2022. A government official says the U.S. has thwarted a plot to kill Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil. First reported by the Financial Times, the official says U.S. authorities are concerned that the Indian government may have had prior knowledge of the plot against him.

November 22, 2023, 11:11am Nation & World

The U.S. has thwarted a plot to kill Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil, a U.S. official familiar with the matter said Wednesday. Read story

A toddler teacher walks toddlers to a classroom at the Life Learning Center - Head Start, in Cincinnati, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. A new plan from the Biden administration could significantly increase salaries for hundreds of low-paid early childhood teachers caring for the country&rsquo;s poorest children but might also force some centers to cut enrollment.

Biden’s plan would raise salaries for Head Start teachers but could leave fewer spots for kids

A toddler teacher walks toddlers to a classroom at the Life Learning Center - Head Start, in Cincinnati, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. A new plan from the Biden administration could significantly increase salaries for hundreds of low-paid early childhood teachers caring for the country&rsquo;s poorest children but might also force some centers to cut enrollment.

November 22, 2023, 11:01am Politics

A new plan from the Biden administration could significantly increase salaries for thousands of low-paid early childhood teachers caring for the country’s poorest children but might force some centers to reduce their enrollment. Read story

Visitors walk past near a map of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. South Korea will partially suspend an inter-Korean agreement Wednesday to restart frontline aerial surveillance of North Korea, after the North said it launched a military spy satellite in violation of United Nations bans, Seoul officials said.

South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea but the launch likely failed

Visitors walk past near a map of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. South Korea will partially suspend an inter-Korean agreement Wednesday to restart frontline aerial surveillance of North Korea, after the North said it launched a military spy satellite in violation of United Nations bans, Seoul officials said.

November 22, 2023, 10:55am Nation & World

South Korea said North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea but the launch likely failed Wednesday night, hours after Seoul said it would resume front-line aerial surveillance in response to the North’s spy satellite launch. Read story