Record floodwaters have slowly started receding in Washington state.

Washington state is under a state of emergency from a barrage of torrential rain that's sent rivers flowing over their banks, caused mudslides to close highways and trapped people in floodwaters.

Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the U.S. capital have been shot blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence that the mayor characterized as a targeted attack.

The Navy's Pacific Fleet says a fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz both crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other.

Side has not been held criminally responsible for stealing the funds, as alleged in an ongoing civil case, but earlier this year, a Harris County judge ordered more than $1 million be paid to families who lost money and sued.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he will withhold $40 million from California because it is the only state that is failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers.

His health declined at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Tacoma, Washington.

Trinidad Chambliss threw for two touchdowns and ran for another score to lead No. 4 Mississippi over Washington State 24-21.

The last time North Texas was undefeated this deep into a season was 1959.

The Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state produced plutonium for most of America's nuclear arsenal through the end of the Cold War.

The Trump administration has announced the cancellation of $7.6 billion intended for clean energy projects across 16 states.

The Army has released the names of four soldiers killed when the military helicopter they were on crashed near a base in Washington state.

The Army says four service members were aboard a U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that crashed near Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state.

Boeing workers have rejected another contract proposal, extending their nearly six-week strike at three Midwest plants.

Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer denies allegations of sports gambling after a report showed he made Venmo payments labeled for “sports gambling” in 2022.

The owner of Texas Rural Hospitals LLC, the hospital system for which a hospital which abruptly closed in Cleveland was affiliated with, has been arrested following a federal indictment in Washington State.

A Washington man charged with aiding the bomber of a fertility clinic in California has died after he was found unresponsive in federal custody.

Authorities say they believe they spotted Travis Decker, an ex-soldier wanted in the deaths of his three daughters, in the remote backcountry of Washington state, after receiving a tip from hikers who said they saw a lone person who appeared to be ill-prepared for the conditions.

A man in central Washington state is wanted on suspicion of murder after his three young daughters were reported missing and then found dead.

A judge has rescinded an order that would have required the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees into the United States.

The Houston Texans’ biggest rivals have a new quarterback in the building.

A 30-year-old community service program for young adults that operates across the U.S. has become the latest target of the Trump administration’s campaign to slash government spending.

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied the state's request for emergency relief funds to help repair damage from a deadly bomb cyclone in November.

Kansas is shrinking what already was among the nation’s shortest windows for voting by mail.

Texans looking for wide receivers in NFL draft.

A federal judge is continuing to block the Trump administration’s drastic cuts in medical research funding.

U.S. states seem to mark Presidents Day with as many different names and honors as there have been presidents.

Nurses caring for military veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs comprise the largest group of federal employees.

The expansion of the College Football Playoff has led to an evolution in how The Associated Press puts together its all-bowl team.

Kyle McCord threw for 453 yards and five touchdowns to break Deshaun Watson’s Atlantic Coast Conference season passing record and lead No. 22 Syracuse to a 52-35 victory over depleted-yet-scrappy Washington State in the Holiday Bowl on Friday night.

Kyle McCord broke Deshaun Watson’s Atlantic Coast Conference season passing yards record on a 50-yard completion to Darrell Gill Jr. on No. 22 Syracuse’s first play of the second half in a 52-35 Holiday Bowl victory overt Washington State on Friday night.

Wake Forest has hired Washington State’s Jake Dickert to become the Demon Deacons’ next football coach.

The House has passed a measure that authorizes a 1% increase in spending this fiscal year and a double-digit pay raise for about half of the enlisted service members in the military.

Everett Hayes kicked a 55-yard field goal with 20 seconds left and Oregon State snapped a five-game losing streak with a 41-38 victory over No. 25 Washington State in what was essentially this season’s Pac-12 championship.

First-term Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has won reelection in Washington state’s closely watched 3rd Congressional District.

Voters in Washington state have upheld a groundbreaking law that is forcing companies to cut carbon emissions while raising billions of dollars for programs that include habitat restoration and preparing for climate change.

A Washington state man who authorities say led a wildlife trafficking ring on a Native American reservation in Montana that killed thousands of eagles and hawks was sentenced to nearly four years in prison.

Voters in two counties in Washington state and Oregon have not received mail-in ballots with less than a week to go before the election, election officials say.

Investigators say the man suspected of setting fires in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state is an experienced metalworker and may be planning additional attacks.

Miami has climbed to No. 5 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, its highest ranking since 2017.

Two crew members who were missing following the crash of a fighter jet in mountainous terrain in Washington state during a routine training flight have been declared dead.

Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty is a unanimous selection and Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter occupies two first-team positions on The Associated Press midseason All-America team.

The U.S. Navy has found the wreckage of a fighter jet that crashed in Washington state during routine training.

Voters in Washington state are being asked whether to repeal one of the most progressive climate policies ever passed by a state Legislature, less than two years after it took effect.

Federal officials have identified more than 50 square miles of government-owned property across the U.S. as having great potential for renewable energy projects.

Washington state is in court to try to block a proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger.

John Mateer ran for two touchdowns and threw for one more, Washington State made a goal line stand with 1:07 remaining, and the Cougars reclaimed the Apple Cup with a 24-19 win over Washington.

The Pac-12 is adding Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State, starting in 2026, to join Oregon State and Washington State in a rebuilt Conference of Champions.

The rubble that remains from the collapse of the Pac-12 Conference a year ago created the situation that will play out Saturday with the oddest of rivalry weekends.

How to curb and counter China’s influence and power will dominate the U.S. House’s first week back from summer break.

The deadline for the Mountain West and Washington State and Oregon State to renew their football scheduling agreement passed without a deal being struck.

One of the last remaining U.S. House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump and a candidate endorsed by the former president have advanced to the November general election in Washington state’s 4th Congressional District race.

Five months after holding its presidential primaries, Washington state is looking further down the ticket to select candidates to compete for federal and state offices in November.

Voters in Washington state will decide this fall whether to keep one of the country's more aggressive laws aimed at stemming carbon pollution.

Federal transportation officials are providing $5 billion to replace or improve aging bridges in 16 states.

Tens of millions of dollars raised by a landmark climate law in Washington state will go to Native American tribes that are at risk from climate change and rising sea levels to help them move to higher ground, install solar panels, buy electric vehicles and restore wetlands.

The Pac-12 may be down to the Pac-2, but that doesn’t mean the league or its remaining members — Oregon State and Washington State — aren’t gearing up for football.

Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday said Washington will spell out in state law that hospitals must provide abortions if needed to stabilize patients, a step that comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this month on whether conservative states can bar abortions during some medical emergencies.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says consumers should avoid eating shellfish from Oregon and Washington state as they may be contaminated with toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning.

Uber and Lyft announced they will keep operating in Minnesota, now that state lawmakers have passed a measure that will increase driver pay to a level the companies can accept.

As Oregon State and Washington State prepare to face the dissolution of the Pac-12, athletes have left in droves, including some of the schools' biggest names.

LSU linebacker talks with Texans

Two lawmakers from opposing parties are floating a new plan to protect the privacy of Americans' personal data.

Washington State has hired David Riley as its basketball coach, nabbing the two-time Big Sky Conference coach of the year at a time of uncertainty for the Cougars.

Federal researchers indicate the gray whale population along the West Coast is showing signs of recovery five years after hundreds washed up dead on the coasts of California, Oregon, Washington state and Alaska, as well as Canada and Mexico.

Pat Chun has been introduced as the new athletic director at the University of Washington, leaving behind six years in the same role at Washington State to take the reins of the rival program that will begin life in the Big Ten Conference this fall.

Stanford has hired Kyle Smith away from Washington State to take over its struggling men’s basketball program.

The first round of the 2024 NCAA men’s tournament is underway as 32 teams take the court today.

Landslides occur around the world and have helped shape the Earth as we know it.

Houston remains atop the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the third consecutive week.

Travelers and stargazers alike are already lining up hotel rooms in certain cities and spots to view the historic eclipse.

The U.S. Coast Guard is embarking on one of its most unique missions yet in Puget Sound: a pilot program to alert vessels of whale sightings.

Adult dancers in Washington state are fighting for statewide worker protections that advocates say would be the most comprehensive in the U.S. The industry has such wide regulation gaps that dancers have had to fend for themselves for safety in the workplace.

Washington state's governor has called for the state to develop best practices on how agencies use generative artificial intelligence as it continues to incorporate the technology into government operations.

Bella Murekatete scored 20 points, Eleonora Villa added 18 and Washington State held on for a 85-82 victory over No. 2 UCLA despite All-Pac-12 guard Charlisse Leger-Walker suffering a knee injury during the second half.

Isaac Jones had 24 points and 13 rebounds and Washington State upset No. 8 Arizona 73-70 on Saturday.

The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.

The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.

Oregon State and Washington State have joined the West Coast Conference as affiliate members for several Olympic sports the next two years.

Oregon State and Washington State say they have reached an agreement with 10 departing Pac-12 schools on revenue distribution for 2023-24 that puts an end to a legal battle sparked by conference realignment.

Oregon State and Washington State are working on a deal to become affiliate members of the West Coast Conference for basketball and other Olympic sports for two years.

The Washington state Supreme Court has declined to review the Pac-12’s appeal of a lower court ruling that gives full control of the conference and potentially hundreds of millions in assets to Oregon State and Washington.

Authorities in Oregon are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found in creeks this week as an atmospheric river brings heavy rain, flooding and unseasonably warm temperatures to the Pacific Northwest.

President Joe Biden told Native American nations gathered for a summit Wednesday that his administration was working to heal the wrongs of the past.

The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued five people from floodwaters in Washington state as an atmospheric river brings heavy rain, flooding and unseasonably warm temperatures to the Pacific Northwest.

The Supreme Court seems inclined to uphold a tax on foreign income while leaving broader questions about a never-enacted tax on wealth for another day.

Oregon State, Washington State and the Mountain West have announced a football scheduling agreement for the 2024 season.

In a strong sign that the U.S. will consider breaching four controversial dams on the Snake River, a leaked Biden administration document says the government is prepared to help build clean energy projects to replace the power generated by the dams.

Rome Odunze can see not all is right with the offense for No. 3 Washington.

The back door to the College Football playoff is unlikely to be open for Ohio State or anybody else this championship weekend.

Grady Gross made a 42-yard field goal on the final play, Rome Odunze caught two touchdown passes from Michael Penix Jr. and No. 4 Washington beat Washington State 24-21 in the Apple Cup for an undefeated regular season.

Cameron Ward threw for 288 yards and accounted for four touchdowns, Brennan Jackson had two scoop-and-score touchdowns and Washington State beat Colorado 56-14 to snap a six-game losing streak and end the Buffaloes’ hopes of a bowl game in the first year under Deion Sanders.

Oregon State and Washington State are moving toward keeping the Pac-12 alive as a two-team conference for as much as two years, while also entering a scheduling agreement with the Mountain West, according to two people with knowledge of the situation.

A judge has granted Oregon State and Washington State a preliminary injunction in their legal battle with 10 departing Pac-12 schools, giving the Pacific Northwest rivals control of the conference and millions of dollars in assets.

No. 5 Washington's treacherous November stretch returns home and features a matchup with always dangerous Utah.

Three passengers have sued Alaska Airlines saying they suffered emotional distress after an off-duty pilot allgedly tried to shut down the engines of a flight from Washington state to San Francisco.

Oregon State and Washington State claim the actions of the Pac-12 and Commissioner George Kliavkoff in response to members announcing their intent to leave the conference show those departing schools relinquished their rights to decide the long-term future of the league.

Quarterback Noah Fifita threw for 342 yards, Jonah Coleman had 168 total yards and three rushing touchdowns and Arizona’s defense forced three turnovers in a 44-6 upset of No. 19 Washington State.

A hearing has been set for Nov. 14 in Oregon State and Washington State’s legal fight with the Pac-12 and its departing members to govern the conference and control its assets.

College Football Playoff managers will meet this week at the Big Ten offices outside Chicago.