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Attorney General William Barr testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday about the special counsel report on Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Barr, After Acrimonious Day In Congress, Says He'll Skip Another One On Thursday

After hours of sometimes tough back-and-forth on Wednesday in the Senate, Attorney General William Barr declined to appear before a hearing scheduled on Thursday before the House Judiciary Committee.

Maria Vasquez stands in the free child play space she oversees in a Department of Social and Health Services office in Yakima. The room has transformed over the past two years into a place where families waiting for state services can take a breather.

Free play space in Yakima helps families in crisis relax, settle, smile

The room looks like a child's paradise. There are action figures, fake insects and tubs of Play-Doh with animal molds. Nursery music competes with...

A company rep (left) explains the Starship Technologies sidewalk delivery robot to Gov. Jay Inslee's chief of staff David Postman (center) and curious state troopers in Olympia Tuesday.

Delivery robots are now cleared to drive on Washington sidewalks

Wheeled autonomous robots to bring online orders to your door have the green light to enter commercial service in Washington state. Gov. Jay Inslee...

Eddie Palmieri performing at at the Tito Puente Amphitheather in San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2005

Jazz Caliente: Exploring new sounds for Cinco de Mayo and celebrating the 'Sun of Latin Music'

Cinco de Mayo is Sunday, and we'll celebrate with some new music from Mexican artists like Lila Downs and Rodrigo y Gabriela on Jazz Caliente this…

'Lie With Me' Captures The Wistfulness Of First Love, And First Loss

Philippe Besson's novel — ably translated from the French by Molly Ringwald — chronicles a painful teenaged heartbreak, followed by grown-up ennui. It's a well-worn but very well-told tale.

The Hong Kong media identified the man on the right as former CIA officer Jerry Chun Shing Lee. He was a security official at the unveiling of Leonardo da Vinci's <em>Salvator Mundi</em> painting at the Christie's showroom in Hong Kong on Oct. 13, 2017. Three months later, Lee was arrested at JFK airport in New York. He pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court Wednesday to spying for China.

Former CIA Officer Pleads Guilty To Spying For China

Jerry Lee told the judge he "conspired to gather and send secret information" to China. This is the third time in the past year a former U.S. intelligence officer has been tied to spying for China.

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