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Western state elected officials woke up to dismaying news Wednesday morning. A federal program they've relied on for more than a decade to bolster local…

The general election is about five weeks behind us and already Spokane is gearing up for the next round of ballots. The city will have a special election…

Audie Cornish talks to Australian terrorism expert David Kilcullen about the relationship between the Australian government and Muslim communities.

The siege of a cafe in Sydney, Australia has ended with two hostages and the gunman dead. Police stormed the cafe in the early hours of the morning after a 16-hour standoff.

After months of delay, the Senate is poised to approve President Obama's choice to be the next surgeon general, Vivek Murthy. NPR's Mara Liasson tells us about Murthy and the controversy.

Detroit has officially emerged from the largest-ever municipal bankruptcy. But 2014, which included a trial over the city's plan to shed $7 billion in debt, changed the very fabric of the city.

Two different Idaho senators from different eras, different parties, different philosophies, weighed in on revelations of CIA abuse and came to - no…

A couple of shaky old deteriorating bridges in Spokane County will be torn out and replaced. Good news for drivers, but it means the dilapidated old spans…

The new federal budget sent to the president's desk over the weekend includes $5 million for earthquake early warning along the West Coast. With this...

The ride-hailing service says it is creating 20,000 driver jobs every month. While this makes the service better for customers, drivers worry it will drive prices — and their earnings — down.