1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (580+ words) When President Donald Trump offered to send a $5,000 dividend to all adult Americans last week if Republicans keep control of Congress, I didn’t open my calculator app to start reworking my budget. Promises of government largesse tend to sound great…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (734+ words) When: 12:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Tickets: $35 general admission, $25 student tickets through TicketsWest. Free admission for 12 and under. Nearly a year since the release of Lady Wray’s latest record, “Cover Girl,” she reflects on the introspective, soulful…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (713+ words) DALLAS — In a remarkable move for a Democratic lawmaker, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman on Wednesday appeared in a video at the Republican midterms convention — an event specifically designed to boost GOP candidates this fall — in a way that praised President…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (723+ words) CHICAGO – The secretary of the Smithsonian Institution announced on Tuesday that he was retiring after months of accusations from the Trump administration that the national museums he led portrayed a skewed and divisive version of the United States. Historian, curator…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (419+ words) BARRANQUILLA, Colombia – The United States was hoping to wrap up “good, solid” trade deals in the foreseeable future with Colombia, Peru and Ecuador, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday, as he began a tour of the…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (658+ words) NEW YORK – Eight years after U.S. prosecutors secretly charged China’s Huawei Technologies with defrauding HSBC and other banks over its business with Iran, the case is finally heading for trial. Huawei also faces charges of conspiring to steal trade secrets…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (680+ words) Hurricane Lowell has put the western end of the Hawaiian Islands under a hurricane warning on Labor Day as it rapidly approaches with high winds, heavy rain, dangerous surf, and possible tornadoes. “Flash flooding, damaging waves, and high winds are…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1038+ words) California is poised to be the first state in the nation to allow people to identify their Jewish heritage on state forms, sparking debate within the community about identity and the merits of being singled out. Some Jews believe the…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (717+ words) Hawaii is expected to avoid a direct hit from Hurricane Lowell, but the powerful storm is still forecast to bring heavy rain, dangerous surf and the potential for tropical storm conditions to parts of the island chain as it passes…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (383+ words) WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Sunday renewed its appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a plan that could limit mail-in ballots ahead of November’s congressional elections, after a federal ​judge last week blocked those restrictions. Lawyers for the…...