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William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, died Friday. He was 90.

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Former astronaut William Anders, who took iconic Earthrise photo, killed in Washington plane crash

June 8, 2024 at 11:36 a.m.

William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, died Friday. He was 90.

Police have arrested two white supremacist gang members following an attack on corrections officers at an Idaho hospital, and investigators are looking into whether they killed two people while on the run. Escaped prison inmate Skylar Meade and accomplice Nicholas Umphenour were arrested during a traffic stop Thursday afternoon in Twin Falls. Police say Umphenour shot two Idaho corrections officers early Wednesday to break Meade out of custody. Authorities said during a news conference Thursday that they were investigating two homicides, in Clearwater County and Nez Perce County, which borders Washington state. Police found shackles at the scene of one of the killings.

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Police track down escaped Idaho prison gang member and accomplice, say pair may have killed 2 on run

March 24, 2024 at 8:13 p.m.

Police have arrested two white supremacist gang members following an attack on corrections officers at an Idaho hospital, and investigators are looking into whether they killed two people while on...

An Oregon teen who saved a baby during an ice storm in Portland is being praised for her heroism. Majiah Washington shared her story at a news conference Thursday.

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Oregon teen saves 9-month-old baby after she saw its 3 family members get electrocuted

January 19, 2024 at 12:27 p.m.

An Oregon teen who saved a baby during an ice storm in Portland is being praised for her heroism. Majiah Washington shared her story at a news conference Thursday.

Authorities are trying to determine who sent suspicious letters, including some containing fentanyl or other substances, to local election offices in at least five states. It's the latest instance of threats faced by election workers around the country. Elections offices in California, Georgia, Nevada, Oregon and Washington appeared to have been targeted. The Pierce County auditor’s office in Tacoma, Washington, released images of the letter it received, showing the letter was postmarked in Portland, Oregon, and read in part, “End elections now." Authorities are also trying to intercept a letter headed to an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia, the largest voting jurisdiction in one of the nation’s most important presidential swing states.

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Election offices are sent envelopes with fentanyl or other substances. Authorities are investigating

November 9, 2023 at 8:33 p.m.

Authorities are trying to determine who sent suspicious letters, including some containing fentanyl or other substances, to local election offices in at least five states. It's the latest instance of...

Among the first families to return to the burn zone in Lahaina is that of Leola Vierra, who spent nearly 50 years living in a home she designed before it burned down Aug. 8 in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century.

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Lahaina family finds cherished heirlooms and devastation in first home visit after deadly wildfire

September 27, 2023 at 2:55 p.m.

Among the first families to return to the burn zone in Lahaina is that of Leola Vierra, who spent nearly 50 years living in a home she designed before it...

It's been nearly a month since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century killed at least 115 people in Hawaii. Lawsuits are piling up in court. Businesses across the island of Maui are fretting about the loss of tourism. Government officials from the local mayor to President Joe Biden have pledged support. The death toll has remained at 115 since Aug. 21. But many more people remain on a list of those who are unaccounted for. It's unclear whether the number of dead will rise and whether it will ever be known how many perished.

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Things to know about aid, lawsuits and tourism nearly a month after fire leveled a Hawaii community

September 6, 2023 at 2:38 p.m.

It's been nearly a month since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century killed at least 115 people in Hawaii. Lawsuits are piling up in court. Businesses across...

The FBI says man accused of kidnapping a Seattle woman and holding her in a homemade cell in Oregon had a list that included a chilling reminder to go after women who wouldn’t be missed to avoid “any kind of an investigation." Accompanying the bullet-point notes was a sketch of an apparent dungeon, to be built with cinder blocks, foam insulation and waterproof concrete. Police found the legal pad with the notes in the southern Oregon home of a man who is now a suspect in other sexual assaults around the country. Also in the home was a cinder block cell where police say the man, Negasi Zuberi, held the woman from Seattle until she escaped by pounding at the door.

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A man accused of locking a woman in a homemade cell had a handwritten plan and sketch, FBI says

August 3, 2023 at 11:52 p.m.

The FBI says man accused of kidnapping a Seattle woman and holding her in a homemade cell in Oregon had a list that included a chilling reminder to go after...

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