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‘It means everything’: Holocaust survivor Carla Olman Peperzak celebrates 100th birthday at middle school named in her honor

November 8, 2023, 8:13am Churches & Religion

Cupcake in hand, 12-year-old Sawyer Coombs scurried to the edge of the lunchroom to catch the first glimpse of his middle school’s special guest on Tuesday. Read story

Panel: Gay, bisexual men should get mpox vaccinations

October 31, 2023, 5:59am Health

Gay and bisexual men at high risk for mpox infection should get vaccinated for the virus even after the current outbreak ends, government health advisers said Wednesday. Read story

Salmonella, ‘parrot fever’ linked to pets sold at Pasco Flea Market. 2 people fell ill

November 9, 2023, 7:28am Health

The Benton Franklin Health District is warning customers of the Pasco Flea Market that animals purchased there may have carried bacterial infections that made people sick. Read story

Bolivia severs diplomatic ties with Israel as Chile and Colombia recall their ambassadors

November 1, 2023, 7:47am Nation & World

Bolivia’s government severed diplomatic relations with Israel on Tuesday, accusing it of carrying out “crimes against humanity” in Gaza, and Chile and Colombia recalled their ambassadors to Israel as they criticized the Israeli military offensive against Hamas militants. Read story

Newly elected U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) delivers remarks with fellow Republicans on the East Front steps of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 25, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

Senate push for shorter stopgap sets up collision with House GOP

Newly elected U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) delivers remarks with fellow Republicans on the East Front steps of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 25, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

November 6, 2023, 6:02am Politics

Senate appropriators are mulling a continuing resolution that would run until mid-December, which would put the chamber on a collision course with new Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who’s been pushing to kick final spending decisions into next year. Read story

Eden Roth, a Jewish student at Tulane University in New Orleans, discusses tensions on campuses in the aftermath of the Hamas raid on Israel and Israel&rsquo;s response, at the Hillel Center in New Orleans on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023.

Clashes over Israel-Hamas war shatter students’ sense of safety on US college campuses

Eden Roth, a Jewish student at Tulane University in New Orleans, discusses tensions on campuses in the aftermath of the Hamas raid on Israel and Israel&rsquo;s response, at the Hillel Center in New Orleans on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023.

November 10, 2023, 5:55pm Nation & World

As a Jewish student, Eden Roth always has felt safe and welcome at Tulane University, where more than 40% of the students are Jewish. That has been tested by the aftermath of last month’s Hamas incursion into Israel. Read story

Gene Simmons, left, and Paul Stanley of Kiss perform during their End Of The Road World Tour at The Forum on Feb. 16, 2019, in Inglewood, Calif.

Last Kiss: A look back at band’s big moments

Gene Simmons, left, and Paul Stanley of Kiss perform during their End Of The Road World Tour at The Forum on Feb. 16, 2019, in Inglewood, Calif.

November 11, 2023, 5:06am Entertainment

Kiss is calling it quits. Read story

FILE - Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., speaks during a rally at the National Mall during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Washington, Oct. 20, 2023.

Tlaib’s defense of Palestinian chant draws condemnation

FILE - Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., speaks during a rally at the National Mall during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Washington, Oct. 20, 2023.

November 5, 2023, 4:31pm Nation & World

U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib's defense of a phrase used by Palestinians in connection with the war between Israel and Hamas is drawing condemnation from critics, including a prominent fellow Democrat — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Read story

Lead characters in a production of "High School Musical" from left, Kelsey Russell, 18, Tyler Russell, 15, Sydney Farley, 14, and Robert Head, 14, photographed at Liberty Middle School, Tuesday, January 29, 2008.

Ranking the songs from ‘High School Musical 3’

Lead characters in a production of "High School Musical" from left, Kelsey Russell, 18, Tyler Russell, 15, Sydney Farley, 14, and Robert Head, 14, photographed at Liberty Middle School, Tuesday, January 29, 2008.

November 11, 2023, 6:04am Entertainment

“High School Musical,” who says we have to let it go? Read story

100 years of flicks. State’s longest running movie theater is in the heart of Tacoma

November 13, 2023, 5:19am Entertainment

When The Blue Mouse Theatre opened on the evening of Nov. 13, 1923, it sold 25-cent tickets for the black-and-white silent film “The Green Goddess.” Mayor Angelo Fawcett gave a speech. A singer and musicians performed. Tacomans walked, drove their model Ts, or rode a street car to the theater. Read story

A makeshift memorial for Matthew Perry is seen outside the building shown in exterior shots of the television show "Friends" on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, in New York. Perry, who played Chandler Bing on NBC's "Friends" for 10 seasons, was found dead at his Los Angeles home on Saturday. He was 54.

‘Friends’ star’s death sparks outpouring of grief

A makeshift memorial for Matthew Perry is seen outside the building shown in exterior shots of the television show "Friends" on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, in New York. Perry, who played Chandler Bing on NBC's "Friends" for 10 seasons, was found dead at his Los Angeles home on Saturday. He was 54.

November 4, 2023, 6:04am Entertainment

Fans and celebs flooded social media with tributes to the late “Friends” star Matthew Perry, who was found dead Saturday afternoon at his Los Angeles-area home. Read story

FILE - Varieties of disposable flavored electronic cigarette devices manufactured by EB Design, formerly known as Elf Bar, are displayed at a store in Pinecrest, Fla., Monday, June 26, 2023. A report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, shows fewer high school students are vaping. About 10% of high school students said they used electronic cigarettes in the previous month, down from 14% from the same survey conducted last year. Fewer high schools students also smoked cigarettes and cigars. The use of e-cigarettes among middle school students was about the same as last year.

Vaping by high school students dropped this year, says US report

FILE - Varieties of disposable flavored electronic cigarette devices manufactured by EB Design, formerly known as Elf Bar, are displayed at a store in Pinecrest, Fla., Monday, June 26, 2023. A report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, shows fewer high school students are vaping. About 10% of high school students said they used electronic cigarettes in the previous month, down from 14% from the same survey conducted last year. Fewer high schools students also smoked cigarettes and cigars. The use of e-cigarettes among middle school students was about the same as last year.

November 2, 2023, 10:57am Health

Fewer high school students are vaping this year, the government reported Thursday. Read story

Two families ‘forever changed’: Man sentenced to 18 years for road-rage killing

October 31, 2023, 7:25am Northwest

As 8-year-old Miguel Foster watched from the back of the courtroom while his father was sentenced to 18 years in prison for a road-rage killing last summer, his younger sister hugged him and cried. Read story

A participant takes part in a James Bond-inspired Day of the Dead Parade, in Mexico City, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023.

Welcome to Mexican “muerteadas,” a traditional parade to portray how death can be as joyful as life

A participant takes part in a James Bond-inspired Day of the Dead Parade, in Mexico City, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023.

November 5, 2023, 1:04pm Nation & World

SAN AGUSTÍN ETLA, México (AP) — Daniel Dávila knew he would become a devil at age 12. Read story

Dr. Laura LaFave chats with patient Mark Harris of Hopkins, Minnesota, about his glucose sensor results, which were recorded over time with equipment he wears 24 hours a day, during a routine appointment at the diabetes clinic at Hennepin Healthcare Clinic on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 in Minneapolis.

With diabetes on the rise, tech becomes crucial part of disease management

Dr. Laura LaFave chats with patient Mark Harris of Hopkins, Minnesota, about his glucose sensor results, which were recorded over time with equipment he wears 24 hours a day, during a routine appointment at the diabetes clinic at Hennepin Healthcare Clinic on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 in Minneapolis.

November 5, 2023, 5:21am Business

At the Hennepin Healthcare Center of Diabetes and Endocrinology in downtown Minneapolis, 66-year-old Mark Harris tries to recall his medication intake and sleep schedule from the past week. Read story

A woman holds the lifeless body of her grand child killed in earthquake in Jajarkot district, northwestern Nepal, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. Friday night's earthquake in the district killed more than hundred people while more than fifty were killed in the neighboring Rukum district, officials said.

Nepal villagers cremate loved ones who perished in earthquake that shook its northwest, killing 157

A woman holds the lifeless body of her grand child killed in earthquake in Jajarkot district, northwestern Nepal, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. Friday night's earthquake in the district killed more than hundred people while more than fifty were killed in the neighboring Rukum district, officials said.

November 5, 2023, 12:37pm Latest News

Villagers in the mountains of northwest Nepal cremated the bodies of some who perished in an earthquake that shook the area Friday night. The strong temblor killed 157 people and left thousands homeless. Read story

Jonnie Narita places a hand on the honor roll at the entrance of the Minidoka National Historic Site.

People who make pilgrimages to a World War II Japanese American incarceration camp and their stories

Jonnie Narita places a hand on the honor roll at the entrance of the Minidoka National Historic Site.

November 11, 2023, 2:03pm Latest News

The gnats are back, swarming near my face. But I am a visitor and can leave whenever I want. My grandfather couldn’t. Read story

Hank Azaria remembers Matthew Perry, his ‘first friend’

November 4, 2023, 5:04am Entertainment

Matthew Perry’s former “Friends” co-star Hank Azaria shared a touching video message about his relationship with the five-time Emmy nominee on Sunday, following the news of Perry’s death on Saturday. Read story

FILE - The toes of a baby peek out of a blanket at a hospital in McAllen, Texas. On Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the increase of U.S. infant mortality rate to 3% in 2022 -- a rare increase in a death statistic that has been generally been falling for decades.

The US infant mortality rate rose last year. The CDC says it’s the largest increase in two decades

FILE - The toes of a baby peek out of a blanket at a hospital in McAllen, Texas. On Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the increase of U.S. infant mortality rate to 3% in 2022 -- a rare increase in a death statistic that has been generally been falling for decades.

November 1, 2023, 7:50am Health

The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year — the largest increase in two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read story

A melted television inside a destroyed house in kibbutz Kfar Azza, Israel, near the Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. The kibbutz was attacked during the Hamas cross-border attack on Oct. 7, killing and capturing members of its community.

Israel fights Hamas deep in Gaza City and foresees control of enclave’s security after war

A melted television inside a destroyed house in kibbutz Kfar Azza, Israel, near the Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. The kibbutz was attacked during the Hamas cross-border attack on Oct. 7, killing and capturing members of its community.

November 7, 2023, 12:40pm Latest News

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel will take “overall security responsibility” in Gaza indefinitely after its war with Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, the clearest indication yet that Israel plans to maintain control there one month into a conflict that has claimed thousands of lives and leveled swaths… Read story