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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is taking another shot at student loan cancellation, hoping to deliver on a key campaign promise that he has so far failed to fulfill. In a visit to Wisconsin on Monday, Biden detailed a proposal that would cancel at least some debt for more than 30 million Americans. It’s been in the works for …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Simon, one of Jill Biden’s favorite musicians, will sing at this week’s White House state dinner for Japan. The first lady chose the singer-songwriter as a special tribute for Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, because he’s also an admirer of Simon’s work, the White House said Tuesday. WHAT’S EXPECTED AT JAPANESE PM KISHIDA’S US VISIT? A …

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making an official visit to the United States this week. He will hold a summit with President Joe Biden that’s meant to achieve a major upgrading of their defense alliance. He will also join a first-ever summit of the U.S., Japanese and Philippine leaders in Washington to showcase their cooperation in …

Transportation SecretaryPete Buttigiegrecently downplayed Washington, D.C.’s, crime problems, saying there’s a lot of “energy” going into making the nation’s capital seem far worse than it is. “We need to talk about the reality here,” Buttigieg said during a Sunday MSNBC appearance. “There’s a lot of funding and a lot of energy going into telling a different story in news outlets …

Two people were killed in a car crash with a Washington State Patrol trooper just west of Seattle, authorities said Saturday evening. The trooper was not seriously injured in the Saturday crash, but was transported to a hospital as a precaution. The Mason County Coroner identified the two killed as Washington residents Charles Ferree, 72, and Deolia Blandford, 49, on …

Sophie Hartman, a Washington woman and the adoptive mother of two young biological half-sisters from Zambia, was charged in 2021 with medically abusing the younger of the two girls, allegedly subjecting her to about 470 medical appointments over four years. Hartman was cleared in 2022 after her charges – including second-degree assault of a child and second-degree attempted assault of …

A Colorado woman known on social media as the “J6 Praying Grandma” was convicted of four federal misdemeanor counts last week in connection to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and could face up to a year in prison. Rebecca Lavrenz, a 71-year-old great-grandmother who reportedly operates a bed and breakfast outside of Colorado Springs, was convicted by …

Washington’s Lottery has pulled its new mobile site which utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) after a woman complained that the app’s AI created a pornographic image of her, according to a report. The lottery’s “Test Drive a Win” app allowed users to upload a photo and have the AI superimpose their image at a vacation spot chosen through the site. One …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Washington state man who used a megaphone to orchestrate a mob’s attack on police officers guarding the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Wednesday to more than seven years in prison. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth said videos captured Taylor James Johnatakis playing a leadership role during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. Johnatakis led other rioters on …

Lying on her back, enormous paws in the air, Laerke the polar bear is being given her annual medical exam. It involves much the same as tests given to humans – blood, urine, heart. The difference? It takes a good half-dozen veterinary staff to turn her over. The recent exam at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, provided …