Is this the skull of Cleopatra’s murdered sister? New study ends century-long debate
The mysterious ancient skull, found in the 1920s, sparked a wave of theories then “sank into oblivion” — until recently.
Locked out guards at Hanford nuclear site reach contract deal on 23.5% pay increase
The new contract provides a 23.5% wage increase over about 4.5 years. Under the proposal approved by the guards, the wage ...
Teens run over pregnant mom, steal car with her 2-year-old inside, Illinois cops say
Two people have been charged after officials say a pregnant woman was violently carjacked and her 2-year-old son was taken.
Postal worker and son stole $5M, went on ‘lavish’ vacations, feds say. They get prison
Morris Sr. stole blank postal money orders worth more than $5.1 million at a post office he supervised, prosecutors said. He ...
Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson suggests $4B in reduced spending to help fill WA’s budget gap
Washington Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson on Thursday revealed one of his ideas for filling the state’s wide budget gap: cutting ...
Biden banned Russian uranium. Richland hopes to land $3B nuclear fuel plant with 1,000 jobs
DOE is pursuing domestic production and processing of HALEU after President Biden banned the import of Russian uranium in May ...
14-year-old brings gun to school where 4 were killed in mass shooting, Georgia cops say
A 14-year-old is accused of bringing a gun to Apalachee High School, months after a mass shooting left four people dead, ...
‘Grubby little’ sea creatures found in cracks off the coast of Hawaii are new species
Three of the new species — Haliclona pahua, Haliclona kahoe and Haliclona loe — are new to science, Toonen said. They were ...
Unsexy singing? Bad tunes might explain male humpback reproductive failure, study says
Their analysis — which involved examining genetic data and 25 years’ worth of photos — revealed that just 7% of male ...
Benton City man convicted of choking young grandson, attacking child’s mother while drunk
A 48-year-old Benton City man was convicted of choking his 4-year-old grandson and then punching the boy’s mother while drunk ...
Lucky lottery player spends $5 on scratch ticket — then wins top prize in Idaho
A woman spent $5 on a lottery game in Idaho, then won a big prize. Chelsey Reeder stopped at a Jacksons Food Stores in Meridian and bought a Triple 7s, the Idaho Lottery told McClatchy News by email ...
Lottery player wins life-changing Fantasy 5 jackpot in Florida. Where was ticket sold?
A Florida lottery player has more than 115,000 new reasons to smile. Someone matched all five numbers in the evening drawing Thursday, Jan. 9, to win a $116,958.66 jackpot, according to officials at ...