A murderer scheduled to die in what would have been the nation's first execution in months won a last-minute reprieve Thrusday from the U.S. Supreme Court, prison officials said.

More cities across the country are considered at high risk of a terrorist attack, according to a new list of funding priorities from the Homeland Security Department.

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A civilian State Police employee was accused of sneaking into a church to look at pornography on a nun's computer. Police arrested Thomas G. Findler Wednesday and charged him with burglary and theft.

Senate Democrats are plotting to make Republicans cast tough election-year votes on whether to add checks for disabled veterans, the elderly and jobless workers to an economic stimulus package.

The Transportation Department expects that heavy snow in the Cascades through the weekend will continue the avalanche danger that has closed Snoqualmie and Stevens passes. The department says it's doing all it can to open the freight corridors and keep

A 14-year-old has been found fatally shot at a home Puyallup.

Democratic Rep. Jim McDermott has paid more than $64,000 in damages to House Republican leader John Boehner _ the first payment in a decade-long dispute over an illegally taped telephone call involving Boehner and other GOP leaders.

It's the government's idea of a really bad day: Washington's Metro trains shut down. Seaport computers in New York go dark. Bloggers reveal locations of railcars with hazardous materials. Airport control towers are disrupted in Philadelphia and Chicago. Overseas, a