| Fri, 24 May 2013 01:20:42 -0700
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont's Washington Electric Co-op is getting a new general manager. |
| Fri, 24 May 2013 01:07:48 -0700
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - A section of the Interstate 5 bridge over a river collapsed north of Seattle Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water and sparking a rescue effort by boats and divers as three injured people were pulled from the chilly waterway. |
| Thu, 23 May 2013 23:53:54 -0700
By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - Part of a four-lane freeway bridge over a river in rural Washington state collapsed on Thursday, sending vehicles and drivers tumbling into the frigid water, authorities said. Two of the three people rescued from the river were hospitalized with hypothermia, said Given Kutz, a spokesman for Skagit County in the northern part of the state ... |
| Thu, 23 May 2013 09:57:49 -0700
A 37-year-old man was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Washington state as part of a federal probe into ricin-laced letters found last week in that state, the FBI said. |
| Thu, 23 May 2013 09:04:47 -0700
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday called on Europe to act decisively to boost its economy and counter the risk of a protracted stagnation that would undermine economic growth in America. ... |
| Thu, 23 May 2013 07:07:00 -0700
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The AT&T * 4G LTE network has been ranked fastest for a second consecutive year by PCWorld/TechHive. The tests in 20 U.S. markets including Washington, DC show ... |
| Wed, 22 May 2013 22:21:47 -0700
By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested a man charged with mailing a letter containing the deadly poison ricin to a U.S. district judge in Spokane, Washington, the FBI said. Investigators have no information to suggest the Spokane envelope is related to a batch of ricin-tainted letters addressed to President Barack Obama and other U.S ... |
| Wed, 22 May 2013 16:02:58 -0700
By Andy Sullivan, Gabriel Debenedetti and Poornima Gupta WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For years, Apple Inc (AAPL.O) kept a low profile in Washington as it grew into one of the most valuable companies in the ... |
| Wed, 22 May 2013 16:02:25 -0700
By Andy Sullivan, Gabriel Debenedetti and Poornima Gupta WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For years, Apple Inc kept a low profile in Washington as it grew into one of the most valuable companies in the world. Now the iPad maker has taken the lead, perhaps inadvertently, on a top priority for U.S. business: simplifying America's tax code. Chief Executive Tim Cook, who was called before the Senate Permanent ... |
| Mon, 20 May 2013 13:11:00 -0700
COMMENTARY | When Ron Washington was named manager of the Texas Rangers in 2006, many fans said, "Who?" |