ELLENSBURG, Wash. (AP) - A sheriff's deputy was killed and a police officer was injured after an exchange of gunfire during an attempted traffic stop near the central Washington city of Ellensburg. Ellensburg Police Capt. Dan Hansberry said Wednesday that the suspect died at a hospital. The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office says in a statement that deputies Tuesday night tried to stop a vehicle related to a driving complaint. The suspect fled, prompting a police pursuit.
A Washington woman has filed a $4.6 million lawsuit against a hospital in Astoria, Oregon, contending the hospital failed to perform an MRI before she had a stroke that left her severely disabled.
Bystanders who saw a 19-year-old punch a woman in the face and try to steal her Toyota pickup came to her aid and held the teenager in place until Clackamas County deputies arrived.
The parent company for The Oregonian/OregonLive has reached a settlement with former first lady Cylvia Hayes that reduces the $128,000 in legal fees a judge ordered her to pay after her unsuccessful lawsuit to stop the release of her emails.
Disney has closed its $71 billion acquisition of Fox's entertainment business, putting "Cinderella," ''The Simpsons," ''Star Wars" and "Dr. Strange" under one corporate roof. The deal is likely to shake up the media landscape. Among other things, it paves the way for Disney to launch its streaming service, Disney Plus, due out later this year. It will also likely lead to layoffs in the thousands, thanks to duplication in Fox and Disney film-production staff.
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is returning to the state that foretold his 2016 victory and serves as the linchpin of his re-election effort.
Ichiro Suzuki drew the loudest ovation back home in Japan and Domingo Santana delivered the biggest hit, launching a grand slam that led the Seattle Mariners over the Oakland Athletics 9-7 Wednesday in the Major League Baseball opener.
NEW YORK (AP) - Hundreds of pages of court records made public Tuesday revealed that special counsel Robert Mueller quickly zeroed in on Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney and fixer, in the early stages of his Russia probe. The heavily blacked-out records, released by a judge at the request of news organizations, show that Mueller was investigating Cohen by July 2017 - much earlier than previously known.
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) - A father and son who fled the civil war in Syria for "the safest country in the world" were buried before hundreds of mourners Wednesday, the first funerals for victims of shootings at two mosques in New Zealand that horrified a nation known for being welcoming and diverse.
