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Candidates for Washington attorney general Nick Brown, left, and Pete Serrano (Provided photos)

How WA AG candidates want to tackle key health issues like rising costs

Candidates for Washington attorney general Nick Brown, left, and Pete Serrano (Provided photos)

September 23, 2024, 7:40am Election

In the race for Washington attorney general, the two candidates can agree on at least one thing: Health care is getting too expensive for Washingtonians — and the next attorney general needs to be able to wield consumer protection laws to preserve access to affordable medicine and services. Read story

Phil Kronebush of Vancouver, left, joins Tim Lussier of Clackamas as they greet drivers outside a Chevron gas station along Northeast Andresen Road on Sept. 6. Let&rsquo;s Go Washington hosted three gas station events to highlight the I-2117 campaign. LGW slashed the cost of gasoline to reflect the national average and paid the difference on every gallon of gas sold during the event.

Is Washington’s climate law worth the cost? Voters will have their say with I-2117 on ballot

Phil Kronebush of Vancouver, left, joins Tim Lussier of Clackamas as they greet drivers outside a Chevron gas station along Northeast Andresen Road on Sept. 6. Let&rsquo;s Go Washington hosted three gas station events to highlight the I-2117 campaign. LGW slashed the cost of gasoline to reflect the national average and paid the difference on every gallon of gas sold during the event.

September 23, 2024, 6:05am Election

Three years ago, Washington politicians passed arguably the most ambitious climate law in the state’s history, putting a price on greenhouse gas emissions with the intention of putting the state on a path to a cleaner economy. Read story

Anti-abortion signs lean against a fence outside a recently opened Planned Parenthood clinic in Pittsburg, Kan., on Sept. 10.

Euphoric two years ago, anti-abortion camp wary

Anti-abortion signs lean against a fence outside a recently opened Planned Parenthood clinic in Pittsburg, Kan., on Sept. 10.

September 23, 2024, 6:04am Politics

Just two years ago, leading anti-abortion activists were euphoric as the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, thus ending the nationwide right to abortion. Read story

President Joe Biden, center &mdash; joined by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida &mdash; speaks Saturday during a Quad leaders&rsquo; summit at Archmere Academy in Claymont, Del.

Biden says China is testing limits

President Joe Biden, center &mdash; joined by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida &mdash; speaks Saturday during a Quad leaders&rsquo; summit at Archmere Academy in Claymont, Del.

September 22, 2024, 3:23pm Nation & World

President Joe Biden told Indo-Pacific allies on Saturday that he believes China’s increasing military assertiveness is an effort to test the region at a turbulent moment for Beijing. Read story

FILE - The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Laboon sails in the Red Sea, June 12, 2024.

Lessons from Red Sea and Ukraine’s Black Sea fight help prep Navy for possible conflict with China

FILE - The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Laboon sails in the Red Sea, June 12, 2024.

September 22, 2024, 3:22pm Nation & World

The Navy is taking lessons from its combat in the Red Sea over the past year and what Ukraine has done to hold off the Russians in the Black Sea to help U.S. military leaders prepare the service for a potential future conflict with China. Read story

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump holds his granddaughter Carolina Trump as he speaks at a campaign event at Wilmington International Airport in Wilmington, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.

Trump appeals to women in return to North Carolina without Mark Robinson, a top in-state supporter

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump holds his granddaughter Carolina Trump as he speaks at a campaign event at Wilmington International Airport in Wilmington, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.

September 22, 2024, 3:21pm Politics

Donald Trump returned to North Carolina on Saturday, stumping in the southern battleground state with direct appeals to women, claiming he would be a better champion for them than Vice President Kamala Harris, who is vying to become the first female president. Read story

Biden administration to host international AI safety meeting in San Francisco after election

September 22, 2024, 3:09pm Business

Government scientists and artificial intelligence experts from at least nine countries and the European Union will meet in San Francisco after the U.S. elections to coordinate on safely developing AI technology and averting its dangers. Read story

Spending deal averts a possible federal shutdown and funds the government into December

September 22, 2024, 3:05pm Latest News

Congressional leaders announced an agreement Sunday on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months, averting a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins Oct. 1 and pushing final decisions until after the November election. Read story