This ranking draws on national online surveys of medical professionals, residents and their acquaintances as well as an analysis of key quality dimensions.

SPOKANE Four business owners in the West were indicted by a federal jury last month for allegedly smuggling illegal devices meant to skirt federal emissions standards across the border and distributing them across the U.S., in violation of the Clean Air Act.

LONGVIEW The Kalama School District is among 60 nationwide selected to participate in a U.S. Department of Energy program promoting energy efficiency and sustainability, the district announced Tuesday.

Americans struggling to stay financially afloat should consider debt relief before tapping into retirement accounts, experts say.

Young families with children are a shrinking part of the U.S. population in many areas. The decline is especially pronounced in

WASHINGTON (AP) Donald Trump says he has chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO, the bedrock Western alliance that the president-elect has repeatedly expressed skepticism about.Trump, in a sta...

At the Pilgrims first autumn harvest feast in 1621, only the beer had European roots. More than 400 years later, Native American crops continue to fill our bellies on Thanksgiving. Our Better Nature: What They Ate at the First Thanksgiving

Quebec Premier Franois Legault says the Sret du Qubec, the province's police force, will 'conduct visual investigations at the borders.'

President-elect Donald Trump is likely tore-invoke a “global gag rule” barring U.S. foreign aid from being used to perform abortions […]

Just days before the anniversary of John F. Kennedys assassination on Nov. 23, 1963, Americans are no closer to knowing the whole truth about what happened at Dealey Plaza in Dallas that da...

Garrett Graff: “Tragedy has always defined the public pathos of Joe Bidens political career. And he will be a uniquely tragic figure now in American presidential history, for reasons that […]

Former Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker has been nominated as the U.S. ambassador to NATO by President-elect Donald Trump

President-elect Trump on Wednesday announced former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker as his choice for U.S. ambassador to NATO.

Witness was caught crossing into U.S. on the same day a family of four froze to death in blowing snow and wind chills below -30

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin argued women and diversity make America's military "stronger" on Wednesday.

EXCLUSIVE: International Film Trust (IFT) has closed pre-sales out of the American Film Market for Stefan Ruzowitzky’s (The Counterfeiters) historical-thriller Kristallnacht, which will star Clive Owen (Children Of Men), Alex Pettyfer (The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare) and Karl Markovics (The Counterfeiters). Wild Bunch has acquired the project for Germany and Italy. Deals have also bee...

What You Need to Know: The Fletcher-class destroyers were the most numerous and arguably among the most versatile warships of World War II, with 175 commissioned by the U.S. Navy. Designed for long-range operations, these destroyers featured advanced firepower, including five 5-inch/38-caliber guns, torpedo tubes, and anti-submarine capabilities.

Crude oil prices dipped today after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported an inventory build of 500,000 barrels for the week to November 15. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $73.26 per barrel, with WTI at $69.50 per barrel. The change compared with a build of 2.1 million barrels for the previous week, and another one, of 4.75 million barrels, estimated by the Americ...