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Black Pastors Ask Smithsonian to Remove Bust of Planned Parenthood Founder
A group of black pastors sent a letter to the director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery asking that the bust of Planned Parenthood Founder Margaret Sanger be removed from the museum’s “Struggle for Justice” exhibit, citing her support for eugenics and the targeting of minorities by the nation’s largest abortion provider.
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What Really Happened At Last Night's Fox News Debate
What Really Happened At Last Night's Fox News Debate
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Colorado theater shooter avoids death penalty
Colorado theater shooter James Holmes will be sentenced to life in prison without parole after a jury failed to agree Friday on whether he should get the death penalty for his murderous attack on a packed movie premiere.
Former Yakima city official spent $800 on cupcakes
Officials in Yakima want a former city employee to pay back nearly $800 in taxpayer money she spent on cupcakes for her own office farewell party. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports that when former Human Resources Director Cheryl Ann Mattia resigned in December, she ordered $757.40 worth of gourmet cupcakes from a local cafe. City Manager Tony O’Rourke says the expenditure was a “gross misuse” of taxpayer money.
City ramps up security at Manito Park
Security guards now are patrolling Manito Park in response to a rash of property crimes, underage drinking and complaints from neighbors. Those sorts of crimes occur more frequently during most summers, but city spokeswoman Monique Cotton said the trend has been especially bad this year at Manito Park.
Obama signs Sawtooth legislation
With the stroke of a pen, President Obama added three new wilderness areas to Idaho this morning. He signed the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act, adding about 275,665 acres in the Boulder-White Clouds region to the National Wilderness Preservation System. The bill passed the Senate unanimously on Tuesday. Work on the project by Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, stretched over 13 years as he worked to get consensus among different groups wanting to use the area.
GOP hopefuls get prime time
The leading Republican presidential candidates used their first face-to-face encounter Thursday night to accuse Donald Trump – and one another – of diverging from conservative principles as they tried to reverse the surprising dominance of the billionaire celebrity and gain a foothold in the crowded race.
The 10 Republican presidential hopefuls who took to the stage for their first debate in Cleveland faced a daunting task in distinguishing themselves among a sprawling field of candidates. Along the way, they puffed up their own records in office and public life and veered occasionally from the truth.
Trump: ‘I don’t recognize’ insults of women
GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump says he can’t recall specifics of insulting women, though news reports paint a long history of him comparing women to animals. Trump said Friday he doesn’t recognize the words Fox News’s Megyn Kelly used during a debate on Thursday. Kelly asked about him having called women “fat pigs,” “dogs,” “slobs,” and “disgusting animals.”
DUI crash starts fire in Mead
Two fires Thursday in the Mead area showed just how easily vegetation can ignite in this summer’s hot and dry conditions. Shortly before 10 p.m., a man suspected of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol veered off East Stoneman Road near North Mapleleaf Lane, wedging his Dodge Challenger in a tangle of thick brush and pine trees that eventually caught fire. Earlier in the day, around 1 p.m., a hot component in a riding lawnmower scorched an alfalfa field and a fence at a property off Peone Road, Anderson said.
After capturing Syrian town, IS abducts dozens of Christians
Activists say Islamic State group has abducted 230 residents, including dozens of Christians, from a central Syrian town captured by the extremists earlier this week.
Legislation would help tribes gain custody of Kennewick Man remains
For most of the 19 years since the ancient skeleton dubbed Kennewick Man was found on the banks of the Columbia River, Inland Northwest tribes have fought to have him turned over to them. Sen. Patty Murray said Thursday it’s time for the skeleton to be released to the tribes. If it takes an act of Congress, she’s willing to set that in motion.
Korean War soldier’s remains flown to Spokane for proper burial
U.S. Army Cpl. Donald Therkelsen died 62 years ago, 10 days before the Korean War armistice. The 23-year-old medic died two years after marrying his wife, Patricia, and three months before his daughter, Linda, was born. On Thursday, his remains were flown to Spokane, a place the Illinois native likely never visited.
Stolen Stradivarius violin is recovered after 35 years
Renowned violinist Roman Totenberg left his beloved Stradivarius in his office while greeting well-wishers after a concert in 1980. When he returned, it was gone. Its case was later found in the basement of the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he taught. But Totenberg, who died three years ago at age 101, never saw the instrument again. Totenberg thought he knew who stole the violin, but there was never enough evidence to pursue a suspect. The trail went cold until June, when his eldest daughter, Nina Totenberg, got a phone call from an FBI agent. The agent said he was looking at the violin, which was in federal custody.
Legionnaires’ Disease testing ordered in New York as deaths climb to 10
The largest outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease in New York City has taken the lives of 10 people and health officials Thursday ordered cooling towers on buildings throughout the city tested for the bacteria that causes the illness. Since its appearance late last month in the South Bronx, 100 people have been diagnosed with the disease, a form of pneumonia caused by breathing in mist contaminated with the Legionella bacteria. The illness gets its name from a 1976 outbreak at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia when 34 people died.
Springsteen, cavalcade of guests send off Stewart
on Stewart said goodbye to “The Daily Show” on Thursday, America’s foremost satirist of politicians and the media ushered out by Bruce Springsteen and a reunion of the many colleagues that he worked with during 16 years as host. Armed with a razor-sharp wit and research team adept at finding video evidence of hypocrisy or unintentional comedy among the nation’s establishment, Stewart turned a sleepy basic-cable entertainment show into a powerful cultural platform. But the 52-year-old comic announced last winter that he was getting restless and it was time to move on.
In brief: Hurricane season forecast to remain low key
As the peak of the hurricane season approaches, forecasters predicted with confidence on Thursday that storm activity would remain low this year. Out of six to 10 named tropical storms expected to form this season, one to four are expected to become hurricanes and of those, one or even none is likely to become a major hurricane.
Suspect arrested in shooting of officer
A suspect wanted in the shooting death of a Shreveport police officer was taken into custody after a round-the-clock manhunt, Louisiana State Police said Thursday. The suspect was identified as Grover Deandre Cannon and was wanted not only in the fatal shooting of Officer Thomas LaValley on Wednesday but also in connection with another shooting in July.
Ontario to take control of airport from LA
Los Angeles has agreed to give up LA/Ontario International Airport, returning the struggling complex to local control after three decades and ending a long legal battle, it was announced Thursday.
North Korea to set up new time zone, push clocks back 30 minutes
North Korea said today it will establish its own time zone next week by pulling back its current standard time by 30 minutes. Local time in North and South Korea and Japan has been the same since Japan’s rule over what was single Korea from 1910 to 1945.
Schumer won’t back Iran nuke deal
New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, the No. 3 Senate Democrat and next-in-line party leader, said late Thursday that he is breaking with President Barack Obama and will oppose the Iran nuclear deal. “After deep study, careful thought and considerable soul-searching, I have decided I must oppose the agreement and will vote yes on a motion of disapproval,” Schumer said in a statement weeks before he will cast a vote.
Governor Brown: Fires, drought ‘new normal’ in California
In his quest to force tougher action on climate change, California Gov. Jerry Brown has traveled to China, Mexico, Canada, even the Vatican. But he was much closer to home on Thursday, just a couple of dozen miles from the ranch his family has owned for generations. Standing in front of scorched hills, the smell of smoke lingering in the air, Brown said the wildfire that had ripped through the area was evidence that global warming already has created dangerous conditions in California.
Pennsylvania attorney general faces charges
Pennsylvania’s attorney general was charged Thursday with leaking secret grand jury information to strike back at her critics, then lying about it under oath, in a case that could spell the downfall of the state’s highest-ranking female politician. Kathleen Kane leaked the material to a political operative to pass it on to the media “in hopes of embarrassing and harming former state prosecutors she believed, without evidence, made her look bad.”
In brief: Bomb in Kabul kills eight
A bomb hidden in a truck exploded in the center of the Afghan capital, killing eight people and wounding another 198, police and hospital officials said today.
President of Poland cites Russian threat
New Polish President Andrzej Duda used his inauguration Thursday to call on NATO to better protect Eastern Europe from Russian aggression and pledged to make Poland a key force in resolving the conflict gripping neighboring Ukraine.
Activity at Iranian site raises questions
Satellite imagery of an Iranian site possibly used for work on a nuclear weapon shows crates, trucks and construction that may be linked to a renewed attempt to clean up before an inspection by the U.N.’s nuclear monitor, a nonproliferation institute said Thursday.
New IS affiliate claims responsibility for Saudi police bombing
A purported new Islamic State affiliate in Saudi Arabia claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a mosque inside a police compound in the country’s southwest on Thursday that killed at least 15 people, most of them members and recruits of the kingdom’s special forces.
Expansion of Suez Canal dedicated
In a defining moment of his young presidency, Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi presided Thursday over the unveiling of a major expansion of the Suez Canal that he hailed as a historic feat needed to revive the country’s ailing economy after years of unrest.
Bum carburetor forced Ford down
Harrison Ford’s vintage plane likely crashed because of a carburetor problem that caused the engine to lose power after taking off from Santa Monica Airport, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report released Thursday. The carburetor was last checked in 1998, when the plane underwent extensive restoration and an engine overhaul. But carburetor manuals didn’t offer “pertinent instructions regarding installations or continued maintenance of the jet assemblies,” the report stated.
Dr. Dre royalties going to Compton
Dr. Dre said he will donate royalties from his new album to the city of Compton, California, for a new performing arts facility.
Cosby deposition ordered in case
Bill Cosby is expected to give sworn testimony in October in a lawsuit filed by a woman accusing the comedian of sexually abusing her when she was 15 years old.
Officer’s body camera captures scene of North Side shooting
Newly released body camera video shows the tense minutes on May 6 when gunshots from an unseen gunman rang out after officers responded to a call for a suicidal man armed with a gun behind a North Side home. By the end of the night Craig S. Burton had been shot once by Spokane police Officer Nick Spolski after firing his gun repeatedly and shouting at officers to “Do it!” The video matches statements made by police after the shooting at 5527 N. Ash St., which indicated Burton fired several times before an officer fired once. The video was released Thursday in response to a public records request from The Spokesman-Review a week after the shooting. Burton has been charged with three counts of first-degree assault and is in the Spokane County Jail in lieu of $300,000 bond.
Rally centers on veteran, potential weapons confiscation in Priest River
A group of about 100 people in Priest River, Idaho, lined up outside a U.S. Navy veteran’s house Thursday to protest claims that federal officials plan to confiscate the man’s weapons. They were joined by Washington state Rep. Matt Shea of Spokane Valley – who described the event as a “defiance against tyranny” – and Idaho state Rep. Heather Scott of Blanchard, both Republicans. Also in attendance was Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler, who promised to stand guard against any federal attempts to remove Arnold’s guns.
Deputy who aided newborn receives Lifesaver Award
The newborn girl on the bathroom floor was purple and not breathing. Spokane County sheriff’s Deputy Randy Watts saw the medical call pop up on his patrol car’s computer screen just after 1:30 a.m. one day in July 2014 and decided to see if he could help. “I was only a couple miles away,” he said. “I figured medics would be there first.” But Watts got to the home on South Fox Road first and immediately took charge, drawing on the training he received as a helicopter search-and-rescue swimmer in the U.S. Navy for eight years.
In brief: Free pop-up health clinic draws 3,111 at fairgrounds
In just two days, volunteer medical staff treated 3,111 patients – free of charge – at a pop-up health clinic at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center.
Ex-Ferris High official jailed again
Todd Bender, the former Ferris High School assistant principal accused of molesting a teenage boy, is back in the Spokane County Jail.
Doctor’s patient accused of threats
A patient accused of stalking his doctor at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center now is accused of threatening her co-workers.
State trooper dies while on duty
A state trooper from Whatcom County died Thursday from an apparent medical emergency while on duty near Yakima. The Bellingham Herald reported 47-year-old Brent L. Hanger was following up on a tip about a marijuana grow operation when he started having chest pains and shortness of breath.
Famed male wolf has two new pups
Trail camera photos confirm that Oregon’s famous wandering wolf, OR-7, has fathered at least two new pups.
Sentence vacated for 2012 stabbings outside Spokane bar
A man sentenced to more than 20 years in prison after stabbing two strangers in a drunken brawl outside a Hillyard bar in 2012 likely will have his jail time reduced. Two appeals court judges Thursday vacated a mandatory sentence given to Donald Lee Dyson Jr., 44, who was convicted in January 2014 of two counts of first-degree assault stemming from the attack outside the Special K tavern. Dyson appealed based on a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that requires juries – not judges – to determine all elements of a crime that could lead to a minimum period of incarceration. In its decision, the appeals court sided with Dyson, ordering the case back to Spokane Superior Court to sentence Dyson without mandatory minimum time. The judges did not vacate his conviction, though Dyson made several arguments that he wasn’t given a fair trial.
Assault, other charges could bring life sentence for suspect, 35
A man accused of threatening and pointing a gun at a woman faces a third strike and possible life imprisonment if convicted. The alleged threats occurred at an apartment complex in Spokane Valley, at 10101 E. Main Ave., where a brawl involving more than 50 people took place last month. Jason M. Tittman, 35, loudly proclaimed his innocence in a court hearing Wednesday. After the judge set his bond at $150,000, Tittman talked animatedly with his attorney, then dropped his head into his hands and appeared to be near tears. His charges include second-degree assault, three counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, unlawful possession of a firearm, obstructing an officer and resisting arrest.
Ramos to face Fagan in City Council race
Spokane City Councilman Mike Fagan has a clear opponent after the third day of ballot counting put a little more space between his challengers, Randy Ramos and Ben Krauss. Ramos, a recruiter with Spokane Tribal College, leads Krauss by 26 votes.
Primary results
Few have new credit cards with chips, poll finds
Even as an Oct. 1 deadline approaches to replace Americans’ out-of-date credit cards with new cards embedded with computer chips, the vast majority of Americans still have not received their new cards and only a small minority are using the chips at all, a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows.
Most businesses remain unaware
A majority of small-business owners are unaware of an impending shift that could leave them liable for fraud committed with a new generation of chip-imbedded credit cards.
Hecla reports loss in second quarter
Lower prices for gold, silver and lead took a bite out of Hecla Mining Co.’s second-quarter results.
Russia destroys Western cheese, fruit to enforce ban
The Russian government steamrolled tons of contraband cheese and destroyed fruit with tractors Thursday in a public display of its commitment to its year-old ban on Western foods. The move, however, has raised protests in Russia, with people signing a petition urging the government to instead donate the food to the poor suffering through the country’s vicious recession.
Media stocks take plunge as pay TV loses to online video
Signs that pay TV’s pricy bundles of channels are starting to unravel finally took a toll on major media companies. Media stocks were hammered for a second day Thursday as Viacom’s underwhelming earnings gave investors another reason to sell, after industry bellwether Disney earlier in the week trimmed a profit outlook due to more people cutting the cord on pay-TV packages.
In brief: Revised figures show state pot sales increased in July
Marijuana sales actually increased in Washington last month, contrary to initial numbers released by the Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board, officials said Thursday.
Planned layoffs highest in four years across U.S.
Employers announced more layoffs in July than any month in nearly four years and the pace of planned job cuts this year is the most since the recession, career counseling firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. said Thursday.
SeaWorld shares rise amid spotty attendance
SeaWorld said its theme park attendance is still falling as animal activists protest the company’s treatment of whales, but the company said some of its parks are doing better as it prepares to launch a pair of new roller coasters.
Mondelez in line for company shake-up
The maker of Oreo cookies may again be the target for a shake-up as “Big Food” companies scramble to transform amid changing tastes.
Starbucks CEO says he won’t run for president
After days of rumors that he might make a bid for the White House, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said he’ll stick with the coffee business.
National committee announces six debates for Democratic candidates
The Democratic National Committee unveiled plans on Thursday to hold six presidential debates starting this fall, with the first scheduled for Oct. 13 in Nevada.
Trailing GOP candidates try for breakout performance
Before the first Republican debate of the 2016 campaign for president, there was the undercard: a matchup of seven GOP candidates who didn’t have the poll numbers to make the main event.
Shawn Vestal: Video expert from Zehm case was wrong pick for review of bike incident
Outside View: Deportation supporters should offer details, costs
Ann McFeatters: Biden would enhance the campaign
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$757 cupcake bill gets frosty reception from City Hall
Yakima officials want a former employee to pay back nearly $800 in taxpayer money she spent on her own office farewell party. Farewell parties aren’t uncommon for city employees, but costs are usually limited to simple snacks and soft drinks. When former Human Resources Director Cheryl Ann Mattia resigned in December, she ordered $757.40 worth of gourmet cupcakes baked by the White House Cafe in Yakima.
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