Nov 24 Washington county's flood damages could reach $50 million By Associated Press Rain drenched the county for three days and the Nooksack River surged over its banks Nov. 14, inundating the communities of Everson, Nooksack and Sumas. Continue reading
Nov 24 After a pandemic pause, Thanksgiving travelers hit the road again By David Koenig, Associated Press Millions of Americans are loading up their cars or piling onto planes, determined to reclaim Thanksgiving traditions that were put on pause last year by the pandemic. Continue reading
Nov 24 U.S. to mandate vaccines for all border crossers in January By Zeke Miller, Associated Press A senior administration official said the requirement, which the White House previewed in October, brings the rules for essential travelers in line with those that took effect earlier this month for leisure travelers. Continue reading
Nov 24 U.S. unemployment claims fall to 52-year low after seasonal adjustments By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Jobless claims dropped by 71,000 to 199,000, the lowest since mid-November 1969. But seasonal adjustments around the Thanksgiving holiday contributed significantly to the bigger-than-expected drop. Unadjusted, claims actually ticked up by more than 18,000 to nearly 259,000. Continue reading
Nov 24 On third day of testimony, Elizabeth Holmes admits mistakes but denies deception By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Biotechnology entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes, a former billionaire accused of engineering a massive scam, expressed some remorse while on the witness stand Tuesday, but denied trying to conceal that her company's blood-testing methods weren't working as she had promised. Continue reading
Nov 24 Eight-year-old boy becomes sixth to die in Waukesha parade crash By Scott Bauer, Associated Press An 8-year-old boy is the sixth person to die as a result of a man driving his SUV into a suburban Milwaukee Christmas parade. Continue reading
Nov 24 Biden's move to tap oil reserve gains support of many environmentalists By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Biden and his administration insist tapping more oil from the reserve does not conflict with his climate goals — including a 50 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Continue reading
Nov 24 NASA launches spacecraft to test asteroid defense plan By John Antczak, Associated Press The DART spacecraft, short for Double Asteroid Redirection Test, lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in a $330 million project with echoes of the Bruce Willis movie “Armageddon.”… Continue reading
Nov 23 WATCH: Jury finds Ahmaud Arbery's killers guilty of murder By Russ Bynum, Associated Press All three white men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were convicted of murder Wednesday in the fatal shooting that became part of a larger national reckoning on racial injustice. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 8:42 How tapping strategic oil reserve will affect U.S. gas prices, OPEC+ By William Brangham, Harry Zahn President Joe Biden is tapping an emergency stockpile of oil to stem a rising tide of energy prices. His order Tuesday draws 50 million barrels of crude oil from the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve. William Brangham begins the report, and… Continue watching