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BATFE To Ban Common AR-15 Ammo
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Four years ago, Canadian broadcaster Media Group formed Sun Media Corporation and embarked on a mission to become the dumbest network North of America. They succeeded. “Sun News” was born, and immediately they took on the characteristics of their southern mentor, Fox News. In the span of a leap year, Sun News, never getting any ratings to speak of, went dark this week, never to return.
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With persistence of aunt and uncle, ‘Jane Doe 19’ becomes Deanna Criswell
Teen accused of killing father, brother will face trial in Kootenai County
Kootenai County Public Defender John Adams, who is representing Eldon Gale Samuel III, 15, had asked the judge to move Samuel’s trial outside the county, arguing that media coverage of his case makes it unlikely that his client could receive a fair trial locally. But 1st District Judge Benjamin R. Simpson ruled this week that the case should move ahead in Kootenai County.
Shots fired at Danish free speech event, one killed, three police officers wounded
At least one gunman opened fire Saturday on a Copenhagen cafe, killing one man in what authorities called a likely terror attack during a free speech event organized by an artist who had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad.
DEQ monitors Lake Coeur d’Alene’s water quality
The early snowmelt sent an Idaho Department of Environmental Quality monitoring crew out onto the lake this week to track the flow of sediment and historic mining pollution into the lake from tributaries.
Coroner plans inquest in fatal shooting
The Franklin County coroner said Friday he plans to order an inquest into a deadly police shooting earlier this week in hopes of defusing rising tensions.
The Franklin County coroner said Friday he plans to order an inquest into a deadly police shooting earlier this week in hopes of defusing rising tensions.
Canadian GMO apple grower to sell in U.S.
Federal regulators have approved a British Columbia company’s efforts to sell genetically modified apples that don’t turn an unappetizing brown when cut.
Federal regulators have approved a British Columbia company’s efforts to sell genetically modified apples that don’t turn an unappetizing brown when cut.
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber announced his resignation Friday over a deepening influence-peddling scandal surrounding his fiancee and on the same day the U.S. attorney’s office issued a subpoena demanding records and electronic communications pertaining to the pair.
Secretary of state to assume top office in Oregon
The resignation of Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber instantly promoted the liberal Democrat who is next in line to succeed him: the 54-year-old secretary of state who has long been thought to have her eye on Oregon’s top elected position. Kate Brown, who is widely considered to be to the left of the departing Democratic governor, will also become the first openly bisexual governor in the nation. She will not assume office until Wednesday, when Kitzhaber’s resignation takes effect.
Smoking ban advances in Kentucky
Although its chances of becoming law seem unlikely at best, Friday’s vote to endorse a smoking ban counted as a notable moment in a state still steeped in tobacco culture. The Kentucky House endorsed a statewide smoking ban in public buildings and most workplaces, with the measure passing the Democratic-led chamber 51-46. The bill now heads to the Republican-run state Senate, where it faces a bigger challenge.
Greek archaeologists find couple locked in millennia-old hug
Archaeologists in southern Greece have discovered the grave of a man and woman buried as they died some 5,800 years ago – still tightly embracing.
The chance of a “megadrought” gripping the Southwest for more than 30 years has increased to 50 percent, scientists say, which means bad news for California’s already parched landscape. The odds of a 10-year drought afflicting the southwestern U.S. have increased to 80 percent, according to a new study by Cornell University, the University of Arizona and the U.S. Geological Survey.
Obama seeks cybersecurity help from Congress, tech industry
President Barack Obama called on lawmakers Friday to pass tougher laws to protect against cyberattacks, and he also aimed part of his plea at business leaders whose help he needs in the fight.
President Barack Obama called on lawmakers Friday to pass tougher laws to protect against cyberattacks, and he also aimed part of his plea at business leaders whose help he needs in the fight.
Pennsylvania governor imposes moratorium on death penalty
Newly elected Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf imposed a moratorium on the death penalty in the state Friday, calling the current system of capital punishment “error prone, expensive and anything but infallible.”
Newly elected Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf imposed a moratorium on the death penalty in the state Friday, calling the current system of capital punishment “error prone, expensive and anything but infallible.”
The House voted Friday to make permanent an expired tax break designed to help small businesses invest in equipment and property, defying a veto threat by the White House.
There are now more Mexican gray wolves roaming the American Southwest than at any time since the federal government began reintroducing the endangered predators.
Christie head winds stiffen, poll finds
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has had a tough winter, and it’s not getting any better with a new poll showing his favorability dropping sharply in his home state.
In close vote, Utah House OKs firing-squad proposal
A hotly contested proposal that resurrects Utah’s use of firing squads to carry out executions narrowly passed a key vote Friday in the state’s Legislature after three missing lawmakers were summoned to break a tie vote.
‘Laugh-In’ announcer, voiceover vet Gary Owens dies at 80
Gary Owens, the droll, mellifluous-voiced announcer on “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and a familiar part of radio, TV and movies for more than six decades, has died. He was 80.
Palestinians recall slain U.S. hostage’s support for their cause
Palestinian activists honored American aid worker Kayla Mueller on Friday in what they said was gratitude for her support of their cause. Mueller, who died in Islamic State custody last week, spent a month in the West Bank and East Jerusalem with the International Solidarity Movement before she traveled to the Turkish-Syrian border, where she worked with Syrian refugees before she was kidnapped in Aleppo, Syria, in August 2013.
U.S. issues new rules for imports from Cuba
Many goods still restricted, but private services allowed
Many goods still restricted, but private services allowed
A senior police official said Friday police foiled a plot by two suspects who were planning on going to a mall and killing as many people as they could before killing themselves on Valentine’s Day in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Iraqis stop base attack; 400 U.S. troops nearby
Iraqi forces repelled an Islamic State militant attack Friday on an air base in western Iraq where some 400 U.S. troops are present, according to accounts from the Pentagon and the Iraqi military.
Separatists attack key city before Ukraine cease-fire deadline
Russian-backed separatists mounted a vicious assault Friday in eastern Ukraine ahead of a weekend cease-fire deadline, pummeling a strategic railway hub with wave upon wave of shelling in a last-minute grab for territory. At least 26 people were killed across the region.
Russian-backed separatists mounted a vicious assault Friday in eastern Ukraine ahead of a weekend cease-fire deadline, pummeling a strategic railway hub with wave upon wave of shelling in a last-minute grab for territory. At least 26 people were killed across the region.
McCain sorrowful over death of activist, hostage Mueller
Sen. John McCain said Friday that he considers the death of American Kayla Mueller by Islamic State militants one of the saddest moments of his life as he looked back on his work in trying to secure her freedom and the government’s policy of not paying ransom to terrorists.
198 pilot whales stranded on New Zealand beach
Nearly 200 pilot whales stranded themselves Friday on New Zealand’s South Island, and hordes of rescuers rushed to the remote area in a bid to guide them back to sea. Two dozen of the 198 whales had already died despite efforts to save the creatures, which were found stranded on Farewell Spit, a famous spot for whale beachings.
Bishop Soane Patita Paini Mafi is one of 20 bishops and archbishops being elevated by the pope and is an outlier not only in geography but also in age: At 53, he will be the youngest member of the College of Cardinals.
Australia, trying to save pair, hints of tourism boycott of Indonesia’s Bali
Indonesian officials on Friday rebuffed pleas from the Australian government and a top United Nations human rights official to call off the imminent executions of two Australians convicted of attempted drug smuggling a decade ago.
Indonesian officials on Friday rebuffed pleas from the Australian government and a top United Nations human rights official to call off the imminent executions of two Australians convicted of attempted drug smuggling a decade ago.
It’s early for many Americans still sloshing through winter to plan their gardens, home improvements and spring sports leagues, but stores gearing up for warmer weather are fretting that they won’t have some products to sell due to a labor crisis at West Coast seaports.
In brief: Southwest Airlines modifies rewards
Southwest Airlines is the latest airline to reduce the value of loyalty rewards.
Robots key at Amazon center
Robots do a lot of the heavy lifting at the new Amazon.com fulfillment center, helping 500 human employees fill orders for the Seattle-based Internet retailer.
Engine needs no oil change
Calling it an end to a messy annual ritual, and a first for the outdoor power equipment industry, Briggs & Stratton Corp. has developed a lawn mower engine that never needs an oil change.
Harvard grads lead IPO class
The Ivy League school is the alma mater for seven chief executives who led their companies’ IPOs last year. That’s more than twice the number of the next highest schools in the rankings, according to figures from Equilar, an executive compensation data firm.
Valentine’s Day fast facts
$19.6 billion: Total predicted to be spent by Americans for the holiday.
$142.31: Average amount an American celebrant will spend.
$190.53: What the average man will spend.
$96.58: What the average woman will spend.
Energy sector helps S&P 500 to record high
A slight gain was enough to push the stock market to a record high Friday. Stocks climbed as a rebound in oil prices pushed energy stocks higher. A report showing faster-than-forecast growth in Europe at the end of last year also boosted investor sentiment.
Customer service incidents jeopardize Comcast merger
Last week’s “Super Bitch” billing incident, the latest in a string of customer service horror stories for Comcast, could cost the cable giant a lot more than one unhappy subscriber. The company’s proposed $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable, which is facing increased scrutiny from federal regulators, may hang in the balance.
Last week’s “Super Bitch” billing incident, the latest in a string of customer service horror stories for Comcast, could cost the cable giant a lot more than one unhappy subscriber. The company’s proposed $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable, which is facing increased scrutiny from federal regulators, may hang in the balance.
To cut fraud, Visa wants to track your smartphone
Those days of calling your bank to let them know that, yes, you really are in Thailand, and yes, you really did use your credit card to buy $200 in sarongs, may be coming to an end. The payment processing company Visa will roll out a new feature this spring that will allow its cardholders to inform their banks where they are automatically, using the location function found in nearly every smartphone.
Those days of calling your bank to let them know that, yes, you really are in Thailand, and yes, you really did use your credit card to buy $200 in sarongs, may be coming to an end. The payment processing company Visa will roll out a new feature this spring that will allow its cardholders to inform their banks where they are automatically, using the location function found in nearly every smartphone.
Efforts to get people signed up for health insurance are paying off in Spokane County, where the percentage of residents without insurance has dropped to less than 3 percent of the population, according to estimates from the nonprofit Better Health Together.
Major changes to the state’s largely unregulated medical marijuana industry passed the Senate after sponsors beat back a challenge to requirements for a patient database and a plea to let recreational users grow their own.
A man accused of providing the gun his wife used to shoot herself in the head Thursday is in the Spokane County Jail on the rare charge of promoting a suicide attempt.
Spokane’s Women and Children’s Free Restaurant will get a delivery of Boston cream pie cupcakes from the governor of Massachusetts, the payoff for a friendly, win-or-lose gubernatorial wager on the Super Bowl.
Riverside superintendent on list for top Tumwater district job
Riverside School District’s superintendent on Friday was named one of three finalists to lead the public schools in Tumwater, Washington.
Motorcyclist’s attorney says police haven’t proved charges
The attorney representing a member of the Hells Angels arrested this week after he was accused of a fleeing from a Washington State Patrol trooper said at a court hearing Friday that police haven’t offered proof his client was involved.
Investigators still seeking cause of fire at commercial building
The Spokane Fire Department still is searching for the cause of a fire that gutted a commercial building early Thursday at 2614 N. Monroe St. in north Spokane.
CdA couple file lawsuit against Valley car dealer
A Coeur d’Alene couple is alleging that a Spokane Valley used car dealer threatened them and illegally took their car after they traded in a vehicle on Jan. 27. Maetra Dotson and Stefan Loncar filed suit Feb. 9 against King’s Preowned Auto Sales. According to their claim, they agreed to purchase a 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche, made a down payment and received trade-in credit for their Honda Civic at the time of purchase.
Seattle viaduct settles slightly, but officials say structure still safe
The Alaskan Way Viaduct has settled up to a quarter inch during the past month, but transportation officials say the waterfront structure is still safe.
Pregnancy complications force Korea-bound jet to land at Sea-Tac
An American Airlines flight from Dallas to South Korea made an unscheduled stop in Seattle on Friday because a passenger was having pregnancy complications.
“Revenge porn” – what some call the posting of intimate photos of a former partner online without their permission – may be a bigger problem than legislators realized.
Washington’s foster care system forces too many children to take mind-altering drugs, mental health experts told state legislators Friday.
Panel complete in search for police ombudsman
Jan Dobbs, the chief operating officer for Frontier Behavioral Health, will be the fifth member of a committee tasked with finding a new police ombudsman.
Jan Dobbs, the chief operating officer for Frontier Behavioral Health, will be the fifth member of a committee tasked with finding a new police ombudsman.
A spokeswoman for a south Seattle school district said dozens of students at one elementary school were out sick Friday and the culprit is believed to be norovirus.
Beachgoers warned of smoke flares
SEQUIM, Wash. – Authorities are warning Northwest beachcombers to watch out for smoke flares left over from military exercises.
Governor wants pipeline rules strengthened
Montana’s governor is calling on the Obama administration to strengthen rules that require oil pipelines to be buried just 4 feet beneath major waterways.
Before the hearing began Friday at the Capitol on a bill that would abolish the death penalty, its sponsor Rep. Doc Moore warned the testimony would be “raw.”
In its final meeting before it disbands, the city’s Use of Force Commission lauded the improvements made by the Spokane Police Department in the last two years.
A 151-year-old state law that reportedly drew its inspiration from the legendary duel between former Vice President Aaron Burr and former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton might soon be taken off the books.
The Senate State Affairs Committee has introduced a bill that would allow people to carry concealed weapons outside city limits in Idaho without a permit.
Editorial: Self-serving bills need impartial scrutiny
Froma Harrop: GOP pushes economics policy based on age of investor rather than growth
Charles Krauthammer: Obama’s passivity rooted in apology for West
Steve Massey: Set record straight about true love
Ask Dr. K: Aim for target heart rate range
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OBAMA'S EFFORTS AT GUN CONTROL CONTINUE: ATF TO BAN AR15 AMMO
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