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Trey Gowdy Summons Hillary Clinton to Testify on Benghazi, Tapes and Documents
Trey Gowdy Summons Hillary Clinton to Testify on Benghazi, Tapes and Documents
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Brian Williams to step away from 'NBC Nightly News' for 'next several days': report
In a statement on Saturday, the newsman said that 'it has become painfully apparent to me that I am presently too much a part of the news, due to my actions,' and that Lester Holt will man the nightly news show for the next few days.
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Foster parents decry flu vaccine requirement
A new Washington law is forcing foster care providers to make a choice: get a flu shot or stop caring for children younger than 2 years old.
NBC internal probe inquires anchor’s Iraq, Katrina reports
NBC News has assigned the head of its own investigative unit to look into statements that anchor Brian Williams made about his reporting in Iraq a dozen years ago, an episode that’s ballooned into a full-blown credibility crisis for the network.
Milky rain puzzles region’s weather observers
The National Weather Service is stumped. Rainfall Friday morning contained some kind of milky-colored or light gray dirt. But where the grit came from is a bit of a mystery.
Spokane knitter uses her talent to make hats for homeless
The Vatican said Friday it had finished renovations on public restrooms just off St. Peter’s Square that will include three showers and a free barber shop for the city’s neediest.
In brief: Boko Haram attacks spread to towns in second country
Nigeria’s Islamic extremists invaded a second country in the region Friday, attacking two towns in a part of Niger that is already home to tens of thousands of refugees who have fled the terror group’s attacks back in Nigeria.
Biden will skip Israeli prime minister’s speech to Congress
Vice President Joe Biden won’t attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial speech to Congress next month, his office confirmed Friday, saying the vice president will be traveling abroad on a previously scheduled trip.
European leaders to hold phone call on Ukraine peace deal
Talks among the leaders of Russia, France and Germany on a peace initiative for Ukraine ended early today with an announcement that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart would discuss a proposal to end the fighting in a four-way telephone call this weekend.
Canada’s Supreme Court strikes down ban on assisted suicide
Canada’s absolute ban on assisted suicide is out of step with the times and deprives those with incurable illnesses their right to decide matters “critical to their dignity and autonomy,” the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday. The 9-0 decision strikes down a 1993 ruling that denied a terminally ill woman the right to end her life when the suffering became intolerable – a position the justices said Friday was no longer justified in a free society.
Chicago-area measles cases put spotlight on day care centers
Measles infections in five babies at a suburban Chicago day care center reveal a potential weak link in public-health efforts to contain the disease, officials said Friday, explaining that infants who are too young to be vaccinated and in close quarters are among the most vulnerable to the virus.
In brief: Obama drops plan to tax 429 accounts
President Barack Obama said Friday he dropped a widely criticized plan to scale back tax benefits for college savings accounts because the savings weren’t worth it.
Friend debunks notion of Lee’s incompetence
A longtime friend who visited “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee the day before the world learned she would release a sequel said she was feisty but didn’t mention her new book.
Obama outlines foreign policy goals
Facing Republican charges that President Barack Obama has a muddled strategy to deal with global crises, the White House released a foreign policy blueprint Friday that it says shows a readiness to take on adversaries and to rally allies and partners to the fight.
‘Ebola Attack’ creators make a mobile game for good
Lance Hughes and Anna Czoski hope their viral video game goes viral. The pair created “Ebola Attack,” a game for smartphones and tablets that tasks players with saving organs from the sinister virus. It all came together during a 24-hour development marathon last October in Spokane.
Marijuana growers, Kettle Falls Five, may be saved by funding bill
The complicated bill Congress passed to fund the federal government through 2015 may prove the saving grace of the Stevens County marijuana farmers dubbed the “Kettle Falls Five.”
Airway Heights challenges bill for Highway 2 plowing
The first bill from the state Transportation Department arrived last year at Airway Heights City Hall.
Stabbing suspect wanted to be serial killer, prosecutor says
Daniel G. Spain’s mother told police that her 25-year-old son’s goal is to become a serial killer, prosecuting attorney Kyle Treece said in court Friday, as Spain was charged with first-degree assault in connection with a random stabbing downtown.
In brief: Suspect in shootout with police identified
The man accused of shooting at a Spokane County sheriff’s deputy and Liberty Lake police officer during a traffic stop last week is Christopher R. Myers, 28, according to a search warrant filed Friday.
Nonini bill would limit ‘instant racing’ machines
The bill, proposed by Coeur d’Alene Sen. Bob Nonini on Friday, might not get a hearing. It depends on what happens with a bill proposed by the Coeur d’Alene Tribe to repeal the 2013 law that authorized betting on “historical horse races,” which is done through the instant racing machines.
WSU urging staff to get measles vaccination
Washington State University is urging its nearly 6,100 employees statewide to make sure they’re immunized against measles.
Bones found by hiker confirmed as human
The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that the bones found by a hiker near Bayview, Idaho, are human.
Documents give details of robbery planning
Eric S. Reisen took meticulous care in planning a pharmacy robbery last fall, court documents say, but his getaway unraveled when police received an anonymous tip identifying him as the robber.
Add your event to our summer camp guide
If you run a day camp, a church camp, an overnight camp or other kind of camp, The Spokesman-Review wants to help you spread the word. The Spokesman-Review plans to publish its annual summer camp directory May 6. This year, in addition to the camp directory, we will include fun activities for families.
Idaho liquor division on track for another record year of sales
Idaho’s state Liquor Division is on track for another record year in 2015, the division reported to legislative budget writers Friday, in part because of cross-border buyers from Washington, who now account for a steady 7 percent of the division’s sales.
Idaho gay marriage fight may cost state extra $300,000
The legal team that successfully fought to overturn Idaho’s ban on gay marriage has filed paperwork seeking an additional $300,000 in court costs.
Boeing machinist bonuses lower in 2015, despite company gains
Boeing will pay its machinists an annual bonus of 3.1 percent of their total 2014 gross wages in their Feb. 19 paycheck, the company said Friday.
January job gains show economy’s strength
A resurgent job market in January signaled that the U.S. economy is finally regaining the kind of strength typical of a healthy recovery – with hiring accelerating, wages rising and people who had given up their job hunts starting to look again.
Business briefs: Port operators halt work over weekend
Vessel operations at all 29 ports along the West Coast will be suspended over the weekend, according to the Pacific Maritime Association.
Anthem: Hacker tried breach months ago
The hackers who stole millions of health insurance records from Anthem Inc. obtained the credentials of five different employees to try to penetrate the network, and may have been inside the system since December, the company says.
Campaigns, holiday boosted USPS revenue
Political campaign mailings and an increase in holiday package deliveries helped boost U.S. Postal Service revenue at the end of 2014, even as the agency posted a $754 million loss in the final three months of the year.
Comcast still waiting on NY vote on merger
After months of delays, New York utility commissioners have yet to vote on Comcast Corp.’s proposed $45 billion deal for Time Warner Cable Inc.
Tiny Haggen set to become major West Coast grocer
The little Bellingham grocery chain Haggen is about to morph into a major West Coast retail force with nine times as many stores, reaching from the Canadian border to Southern California. The transition of 26 new stores in Washington state starts this month. The entire process of converting scores of Albertsons, Pavilions, Safeway and Vons stores in Oregon, California, Arizona and Nevada, is expected to end in June.
Facebook, LinkedIn executives launch program for women in tech
Facebook and LinkedIn want to boost dwindling numbers of women studying engineering and computer science with a collaborative initiative announced Friday that they hope will eventually fill thousands of lucrative Silicon Valley jobs long dominated by men.
Shawn Vestal: Vaccine ‘trutherism’ thriving, at public’s expense
Editorial: Federal action may be needed in port impasse
Froma Harrop: Private eyes can spot a keeper
Charles Krauthammer: Islamic State sets sights on Jordan
Rajan Menon: Backup plan, strategy needed before arming Ukraine
Bundle baby with love
After stories about its pink-and-blue- striped hospital receiving blanket went viral on social media last fall, the Mundelein, Ill.-based company that supplies the covers to hospitals around the world plans to open up sales to the general public in March.
Ask Dr. K: Coping with cognitive impairment
Obituary: Osso, Lois Helen (Davis)
26 Feb 1945 - 3 Feb 2015 Ephrata
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from The Telegraph (UK)
The fiddling with temperature data is the biggest science scandal ever
New data shows that the “vanishing” of polar ice is not the result of runaway global warming
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VIDEO: Queen of Jordan Consoles Devastated Wife of Pilot Burned Alive by ISIS
VIDEO: Trey Gowdy to Hillary Clinton: We’re Coming After You and Your Inner Circle
Tens of thousands of Muslims flee Christian militias in Central African Republic
Christians have also been victims of violence, targeted by Muslims in this complex communal conflict that U.N. and humanitarian officials fear could implode into genocide. Several hundred thousand Christians remain in crowded, squalid camps, unable or too afraid to return home.
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VIDEO: Queen of Jordan Consoles Devastated Wife of Pilot Burned Alive by ISIS
VIDEO: Trey Gowdy to Hillary Clinton: We’re Coming After You and Your Inner Circle
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from The Washington Post (DC)
Tens of thousands of Muslims flee Christian militias in Central African Republic
Christians have also been victims of violence, targeted by Muslims in this complex communal conflict that U.N. and humanitarian officials fear could implode into genocide. Several hundred thousand Christians remain in crowded, squalid camps, unable or too afraid to return home.
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