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Moscow mayor calls Saturday's deadly bomb attack on restaurant a 'terrorist act.

‘A War Zone’: Spokane Wildfires Leave a Devastating Trail of Destruction

ANNA GRIFFIN

Despite the scale of the damage, there have been no reported fatalities in the fires that started over the weekend. Weather conditions have improved, allowing some evacuees to return.

Contractors building border wall ordered to stop drilling wells in New Mexico

Customs and Border Protection has ordered construction crews building Trump's second border wall to stop drilling wells in drought-stricken New Mexico after ranchers said pumping the groundwater needed to mix cement could threaten their livestock

An Emerging Deal to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz Would Come at a Cost for Trump

DAVID E. SANGER, FARNAZ FASSIHI AND ERIC SCHMITT

The deal would address President Trump’s most urgent political problem by allowing ships to move again. But it would give Iran strategic leverage it did not have before the war.

California mom begged for help before ex gunned her down in front of their 4-year-old son: DA

Jeffery Kendall was sentenced to 50 years to life for fatally shooting Brittany Ligdis during a 911 call as their 4-year-old son watched in Pinole.

ICE detainee who illegally re-entered US after deportation dies at Delaney Hall

Edwin Jovanny Lopez-Cornejo died at Delaney Hall detention facility in New Jersey after a medical emergency, sparking calls from Gov. Sherrill to close it.

Spotlight on Fauci Said to Boost Book Sales for Kennedy and His Publisher

SHERYL GAY STOLBERG

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his son, and Senator Rand Paul have all written books criticizing Dr. Anthony S. Fauci. All were published by a company led by a close Kennedy adviser.

Washington state fires destroy hundreds of buildings and force Spokane-area residents to evacuate

Some residents have returned to devastated neighborhoods in eastern Washington state to find their homes leveled by wildfires that erupted across a parched landscape over the weekend

Judge rules New York can’t ban federal agents from wearing face coverings

A federal judge has ruled that New York can't ban federal agents from wearing face coverings, or require that they wear visible identification

Lindsay Clancy defense scores ‘extremely helpful’ psychosis concession as expert flags next hurdle

A hospital psychiatrist agreed that Lindsay Clancy could plan and communicate while psychotic, a key concession in the Duxbury murder trial.

Fires near Spokane, Washington, have burned 600 structures and forced 60,000 evacuations

Authorities say wildfires in eastern Washington state forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area, including patients at its U.S. Veterans Affairs hospital, while destroying at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures

Pennsylvania school bus aide accused of sexually assaulting special needs teen

A Pennsylvania bus aide faces indecent assault and child endangerment charges after allegedly inappropriately touching a special needs student.

Man from El Salvador dies in immigration jail in New Jersey, ICE says

Federal officials say a man from El Salvador has died at an immigration jail in New Jersey

Authorities arrest arson suspect in connection with one of Spokane's devastating wildfires

Authorities say they've arrested a 37-year-old man suspected of intentionally starting one of the devastating wildfires burning around Spokane, Washington

Washington man arrested on arson charge tied to devastating Spokane wildfire

A man was arrested and charged with arson on Monday in connection with the Old Trails Fire in the Spokane area in Washington state, police said.