SEATTLE — More than a dozen major wildfires continue to burn across Washington, with many of them growing fast over the weekend.

They’ve destroyed hundreds of homes and continue to imperil many more as they chew through the state’s landscape and communities. Tens of thousands have been forced from their homes. Many still have no power.

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Three large wildfires raced through neighborhoods in and around Spokane, Washington, the weekend of Aug. 1, 2026, destroying at least 600 homes and other structures and threatening many more. Tens of thousands of people, including patients at the Veterans Affairs medical center, were forced to evacuate as crews from across Washington and ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Miguel Salguero Olivares pleaded not guilty Monday to raping and killing University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill student Faith Hedgepeth nearly 14 years ago.

When asked how he pleads to the charges connected to the September 2012 killing, his attorney answered for him.

“Not guilty to all charges,” James Rainsford said.

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Polls show that many Americans today — particularly younger ones — have a less-than-favorable view of free-market capitalism. A recent Gallup survey found that just 54% of respondents had a positive opinion of the economic system.

Yet many of capitalism’s most vocal critics openly ignore the abundant evidence of its success.

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Three wildfires are burning the edges of Spokane, the second-largest city in Washington, after they surged over the weekend.

Hundreds of structures have been damaged and tens of thousands of people were evacuated from their homes.

All three of the wildfires — the Old Trails, Autumn Lane and Fairview fires, known together as the Spokane ...Read more

Spain’s foreign minister said nearly everyone who illegally crossed into the African enclave of Ceuta last week has left, pledging to return “every last” person to Morocco.

“The vast majority of those who entered have already returned to Morocco,” José Manuel Albares said in an interview Monday morning on TVE, Spain’s state-owned ...Read more

DETROIT — Two people have died from the massive cyclosporiasis outbreak in Michigan, state health officials reported Monday, though they provided few details about the circumstances surrounding the deaths.

The deaths appear to be the first reported by a state health department in the United States amid this summer's cyclosporiasis outbreak, ...Read more

LANSING, Mich. — The state of Michigan has agreed not to enforce a law passed by the Democratic-majority Legislature in 2023 that bans conversion therapy.

The state and Catholic Charities of Jackson, Lenawee and Hillsdale counties, which filed the lawsuit challenging the statute, were part of a Friday stipulated order, in which U.S. District ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Senate is back on track to consider acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to lead the Justice Department permanently after two key GOP holdouts said they were “pleased” with a deal they struck.

The DOJ said in a statement posted Sunday night that it has “rescinded” a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization”...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Vance Boelter will make his first appearance in Hennepin County District Court on Monday afternoon, less than two weeks after he was sentenced to consecutive life sentences, plus 40 years in federal prison for killing state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and shooting state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette.

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WASHINGTON — Former House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger, the first Republican woman to lead the powerful spending committee, has died at the age of 83.

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced her death in a Sunday night post on X, calling her a “dear friend who will be greatly missed.”

“Throughout her career, she broke barriers ...Read more

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration envisions Venezuela’s return to democracy as a gradual, three-stage process culminating in elections only after the country achieves political stability, economic recovery and national reconciliation, offering the clearest public description yet of Washington’s long-term strategy ...Read more

Iran suggested negotiations with Oman to get more ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz are making progress, after President Donald Trump called off what he said was a major attack on the Islamic Republic.

Oil fell on Monday, with Brent crude down about 4.6% to just over $83 a barrel, after Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said ...Read more

Israel has stepped up strikes in Gaza since Hamas conditionally agreed to disarm late last week, sparking concerns that U.S. President Donald Trump’s proclaimed revival in a long-delayed peace plan may have been premature.

July was already the deadliest month for Gazans since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire was agreed in October, with 152 ...Read more

About 90 miles north of Phoenix, the town of Yarnell nestles atop a winding mountain road. Phoenix, a sprawling city of more than 1.6 million people, has one physician for every 2,407 people. But in Yarnell and other rural areas in Arizona, the ratio is one for every 3,896. Like many rural residents across the U.S., people in this small town ...Read more

Reducing rampant pollution across the United States was so important that when Congress passed many environmental protection laws, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act, it didn’t want to leave enforcement only to the executive branch.

Congress specifically wrote into those laws ways for citizens ...Read more

Spain’s foreign minister said nearly everyone who illegally crossed into the African enclave of Ceuta last week has left, pledging to return “every last” person to Morocco.

“The vast majority of those who entered have already returned to Morocco,” José Manuel Albares said in an interview Monday morning on TVE, Spain’s state-owned ...Read more

Iran suggested negotiations to get more ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz are making progress, after President Donald Trump called off what he said was a major attack on the Islamic Republic.

Oil fell on Monday, with Brent crude down about 4.5% to just over $83 a barrel, after Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said discussions...Read more

Israel has stepped up strikes in Gaza since Hamas conditionally agreed to disarm late last week, sparking concerns that U.S. President Donald Trump’s proclaimed revival in a long-delayed peace plan may have been premature.

July was already the deadliest month for Gazans since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire was agreed in October, with 152 ...Read more

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s advantage over right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro narrowed ahead of Brazil’s October election, a new poll found.

Lula would earn 46% to Bolsonaro’s 45% in a runoff scenario, according to the BTG Pactual/Nexus survey published Monday.

The leftist leader held a 4-point lead, 47% to 43% in the ...Read more