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With eating disorders on the rise, lawmakers seek legislative answer

March 20, 2022, 6:00am Health

When Robin Nelson sought treatment for her daughter’s serious eating disorder in 2019, she hit a number of walls. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden meets virtually with Chinese President Xi Jinping from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, on Nov. 15, 2021.

In video call, Biden presses China’s Xi on Russia support

FILE - President Joe Biden meets virtually with Chinese President Xi Jinping from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, on Nov. 15, 2021.

March 18, 2022, 1:40pm Politics

Two key figures in determining the course of a war half a world away, President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping spoke Friday as the White House looks to deter Beijing from providing military or economic assistance for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Read story

Oil company executives called to hearing on gas price increases

March 18, 2022, 8:24am Business

The top executives of six oil companies have been called to appear at an April hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee in connection with elevated gasoline prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Read story

FILE - In this March 4, 2021 file photo, a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine rests on a table at a drive-up mass vaccination site in Puyallup, Wash., south of Seattle.  Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine brought in nearly $7 billion in the final quarter of 2021, and the drugmaker says it has signed purchase agreements for another $19 billion in sales this year.   (AP Photo/Ted S.

Moderna seeks FDA authorization for 4th dose of COVID shot

FILE - In this March 4, 2021 file photo, a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine rests on a table at a drive-up mass vaccination site in Puyallup, Wash., south of Seattle.  Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine brought in nearly $7 billion in the final quarter of 2021, and the drugmaker says it has signed purchase agreements for another $19 billion in sales this year.   (AP Photo/Ted S.

March 17, 2022, 7:33pm Politics

Drugmaker Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to authorize a fourth shot of its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose for all adults. Read story

FILE - Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University's School of Public Health, poses for a photo Dec. 23, 2020, in Newton, Mass. President Joe Biden's COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients and his deputy Natalie Quillian are leaving the administration next month, the White House announced Thursday, March 17, 2022. They will be replaced by Dr. Ashish Jha.

Biden COVID coordinators leaving in April, Jha to take over

FILE - Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University's School of Public Health, poses for a photo Dec. 23, 2020, in Newton, Mass. President Joe Biden's COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients and his deputy Natalie Quillian are leaving the administration next month, the White House announced Thursday, March 17, 2022. They will be replaced by Dr. Ashish Jha.

March 17, 2022, 8:53am Politics

President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients and his deputy Natalie Quillian are leaving the administration next month, the White House announced Thursday. They will be replaced by Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. Read story

Congressional candidate Joe Kent.

Joe Kent: Herrera Beutler is too ‘establishment’

Congressional candidate Joe Kent.

March 17, 2022, 6:01am Clark County News

As a soldier in the U.S. Army, Joe Kent says he dedicated his life to preserving America’s safety and integrity, and now he’s fighting to restore it in the race for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District. Read story

Schumer: Oil execs to face hearings on high gas prices

March 16, 2022, 4:24pm Business

Executives of major oil and gas companies will be called “in the coming weeks” to testify before Congress about gasoline and oil prices and to answer questions about potential price gouging, the top Senate Democrat said. Read story

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser, left, and Washington Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee III, center, stand as Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Special in Charge of the Washington Field Division Charlie Patterson, speaks during a news conference about the arrest of suspect in a recent string of attacks on homeless people, Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in Washington. A gunman suspected of stalking homeless people asleep on the streets of New York City and Washington, killing at least two people and wounding three others, was arrested early Tuesday, police said.

Prosecutors: Suspect played music after homeless shooting

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser, left, and Washington Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee III, center, stand as Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Special in Charge of the Washington Field Division Charlie Patterson, speaks during a news conference about the arrest of suspect in a recent string of attacks on homeless people, Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in Washington. A gunman suspected of stalking homeless people asleep on the streets of New York City and Washington, killing at least two people and wounding three others, was arrested early Tuesday, police said.

March 16, 2022, 2:17pm Nation & World

A man suspected of shooting five homeless people in Washington and New York City — killing two of them — appeared to hold up a phone and play music after he shot one one of the victims and was caught when a longtime friend identified him after police linked the… Read story

Chinese operative accused in plot to undermine U.S. candidate

March 16, 2022, 11:34am Politics

Five people accused of acting on behalf of the Chinese government have been charged with plotting to stalk and harass Chinese dissidents living in the United States, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Read story

Senate votes to overturn mask mandate on airplanes, transit

March 16, 2022, 8:33am Politics

The Senate Tuesday voted 57-40 to overturn a federal requirement that passengers on U.S. airplanes and other modes of public transportation wear masks. Read story