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Inland Northwest cities return some candidates to office, elect newcomers

Voters in cities around Spokane have re-elected several mayors and city council members. But there are places where new elected officials will play…

Astro, founding member of UB40, in 1987.

Astro, a founding member of the reggae group UB40, has died at age 64

The artist, born Terence Wilson, sang about issues of racism and poverty in the music of the pioneering reggae band.

Memphis police release photos of 2 suspects wanted over Young Dolph's shooting death

The images show two suspects getting out of a Mercedes armed with guns and wearing sweatshirts, then approaching the rapper, police said.

The Portland Trail Blazers fired Neil Olshey on Friday, after workers reportedly accused him of creating a hostile work environment. He's seen here sitting near Damian Lillard in 2019.

Portland Trail Blazers fire their general manager after reports of a toxic workplace

Last month, the NBA team announced that it had hired a law firm to look into workplace complaints at a Blazers practice facility. Olshey just started his tenth season as the team's general manager.

Cleanup contractors deploy skimmers and floating barriers known as booms to try to stop further crude oil incursion into Talbert Marsh in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Oct. 3 after an oil spill off the Southern California coast.

California's Justice Department is now investigating the cause of the oil spill

California Attorney General Rob Bonta says investigators will work to find the cause of the oil spill and whether anything could have been done to prevent the spill.

NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar looks on during the game between the Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks at the Fiserv Forum in 2019 in Milwaukee.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Says NBA Players Should Get Vaccinated Or Be Kicked Off The Team

The 2021-2022 NBA season is set to begin in a few weeks without a vaccine mandate for players. Instead, unvaccinated players will have to submit to regular testing.

A bill to suspend the nation's borrowing limit through mid-December of next year passed the House on Wednesday 219-212. It is expected to fail in the Senate.

The House Passes A Bill To Avoid A Debt Default, But It's Mostly Symbolic

Democratic leaders tried to make some headway on one of many looming deadlines by advancing a bill to suspend the nation's borrowing limit. But the measure is expected to fail in the Senate.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres speaks during the opening ceremony of the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on Monday.

The U.N. chief warns that reliance on fossil fuels is pushing the world to the brink

At the opening of a United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, António Guterres says the world is "digging our own grave" by not acting more aggressively to mitigate climate change.

ESPN reporter Allison Williams reports from a college basketball tournament at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., on March 8, 2017. Williams said in a recent Instagram video that she is leaving ESPN due to the company's vaccine mandate.

ESPN's Allison Williams explains why she's giving up her job over a vaccine mandate

In an Instagram video, college football and basketball reporter Allison Williams said, "I cannot put a paycheck over principle." She cited medical reasons for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine.

A construction worker works on the roof of an apartment home in May 2020 in Uniondale, N.Y.

Here's why Zillow won't be buying any more homes to renovate and resell this year

Supply and labor shortages, and a backlog of work already underway, are to blame, the company says. But it will complete purchases that are already under contract in its program to flip properties.

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