After a night of primary victories, Clinton looks ahead
By LISA LERER and CATHERINE LUCEY Sweeping to victory in four key primary contests, Hillary Clinton has solidified her hold on the Democratic nomination, allowing her to begin the work…
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Investment treaty between China and US key business goal
By GENE JOHNSON and PHUONG LE When Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses a meeting of some of the top names in Chinese and American business Wednesday, they may be most…
Backpage ad site: Aider of traffickers, or way to stop them?
By MARTHA IRVINE Is the huge classified ad site an abettor of sexual trafficking and exploitation, or a beacon of free expression? Does it generate crime, or help solve it?…
A setback’: Activists fret about Rachel Dolezal impact
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Civil rights leaders in this largely white city that lies between the Cascade and Rocky mountains are worried that the ruse perpetrated by former NAACP leader…
Colorado court: Workers can be fired for using pot off-duty
By KRISTEN WYATT Pot may be legal in Colorado, but you can still be fired for using it. In addition to Mountain Annie’s Cannabis, medical marijuana is the most common.…
Head of Spokane NAACP quits amid furor over racial identity
The president of the NAACP’s Spokane, Washington, chapter has resigned as furor mounted over her racial identity, after her parents said she has falsely portrayed herself as black for years…
Justice Department’s Ferguson report resonates across the US
By GENE JOHNSON SEATTLE (AP) — Felix Vargas read the Justice Department’s report on Ferguson, Missouri, and thought some of it sounded awfully familiar: a mostly white police department overseeing…
DOJ: Ex-CIA chief admits mishandling classified information
David Petraeus, the former CIA director and top Army general whose affair with his biographer brought down what many considered a bright political future, has agreed to plead guilty to…