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In this photo provided by U.S. Embassy in Japan, U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, speaks during his visit to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ F-35 fighter jet final assembly and inspection plant in Toyoyama, Aichi prefecture, western Japan, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (U.S. Embassy via AP)

The US ambassador to Japan says boosting arms industry ties is key to a stronger security alliance

The U.S. ambassador to Japan has urged Tokyo to take a greater role in developing, producing and supplying weapons “to enhance our collective security” amid conflict in Ukraine, Gaza and elsewhere.

President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands after holding a joint news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden says he backs Japan’s outreach to North Korea and says he’s still open to talks with Kim

FILE - Kitsap County Sheriff's Detective Lt. Chad Birkenfeld takes a question from the media during a news conference, on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Port Orchard, Wash., about the arrests of Danie J. Kelly Jr., Robert J. Watson III, and Johnny J. Watson, for the murder of members of the Careaga family. Danie Kelly, Jr., Robert Watson III, and Watson’s younger brother, Johnny Watson, were each found guilty Friday, April 5, 2024 of four counts of premeditated first-degree murder, four counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder and first-degree arson, KING-TV reported.(Meegan M. Reid/Kitsap Sun via AP, File)

3 found guilty in 2017 quadruple killing of Washington family

FILE - Kansas City Chiefs fans gather outside Arrowhead Stadium before a NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009 in Kansas City, Mo. Voter rejection of a stadium sales tax plan for the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs has raised questions about what happens next. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)

When voters say ‘no’ to new stadiums, what do professional sports teams do next?

FILE - A gray whale dives near Whidbey Island as seen from a Pacific Whale Watch Association vessel, May 4, 2022, in Washington state. Federal researchers indicate the gray whale population along the West Coast is showing signs of recovery five years after hundreds washed up dead on West Coast beaches, from Alaska to Mexico. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

West Coast whale population recovers 5 years after hundreds washed up ashore

Closed bridges highlight years of neglect, backlog of repairs awaiting funding

When bridges are closed due to safety concerns, often the ripple effects go beyond traffic. Thousands of old bridges across the U.S. are awaiting replacement or repairs after inspectors found them in poor condition. (AP Video by Manuel Valdes, Rodrique Ngowi, David Lieb)

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Washington man pleads guilty to groping woman on San Diego to Seattle flight

A Washington state man has pleaded guilty to groping a woman during an Alaska Airlines flight from San Diego to Seattle last year. The U.S.

A Washington man pleads not guilty in connection with 2022 attacks on an Oregon electrical grid

A Washington state man has pleaded not guilty to federal charges accusing him of damaging electrical substations in Oregon in 2022.

Washington gun store sold hundreds of high-capacity ammunition magazines in 90 minutes without ban

A Washington state gun store owner says he sold hundreds of high-capacity ammunition magazines in the short span of time Monday between a judge ruling a ban on the sales unconstitutional and the state filing an emergency appeal.

Washington state ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines ruled unconstitutional, but state appeals

A judge in Washington state has ruled that the state’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines is unconstitutional, but the law will remain in effect while the state appeals the decision.

FILE -Washington State athletic director Pat Chun, center, watches players on the first day of NCAA college football practice, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Pullman, Wash. Washington is hiring athletic director Pat Chun away from Apple Cup rival Washington State, reaching across the state to fill its AD job about a week after it surprisingly came open, a person with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Washington hires athletic director Pat Chun away from rival Washington State

Washington hired athletic director Pat Chun away from Apple Cup rival Washington State, reaching across the state to fill its AD job about a week after it surprisingly came open.

FILE - Andrea, no last name given, who works as a stripper in Seattle area clubs, poses for a portrait at her apartment, Feb. 1, 2024, in Seattle. Legislation in Washington state known as the strippers’ bill of rights, which advocates say includes the most comprehensive statewide protections in the nation, was signed into law on Monday, March 25. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Strippers’ bill of rights bill signed into law in Washington state

Legislation in Washington state known as the strippers’ bill of rights has been signed into law. Gov.

Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho, is shown on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Three Idaho corrections officers were shot as a suspect staged a brazen attack to break Skylar Meade, a prison inmate out of the Boise hospital overnight. Two of the officers were shot by the suspect early Wednesday. The third was shot and wounded by a police officer when police mistook the correctional officer for the suspect. (Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman via AP)

Police track down escaped Idaho prison gang member and accomplice, say pair may have killed 2 on run

Police have arrested two white supremacist gang members following an attack on corrections officers at an Idaho hospital, and investigators are looking into whether they killed two people while on the run.

FILE - People walk through the parking lot of the Lummi Tribal Health Center advertising walk-in appointments for Suboxone, a medicine used to treat opioid dependence, on the Lummi Reservation, Feb. 8, 2024, near Bellingham, Wash. On Tuesday, March 20, 2024, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a multimillion-dollar measure to send state money to tribes and Indigenous people in the state who die from opioid overdoses at disproportionately high rates in Washington. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Washington Gov. Inslee signs fentanyl bill sending money to disproportionately affected tribes

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a multimillion-dollar measure to send state money to tribes and Indigenous people in the state who die from opioid overdoses at disproportionately high rates in Washington.

This image provided by the US Attorney for the District of Montana from a court document shows golden eagle feet that law enforcement officers recovered from the vehicle of a Washington state man charged with federal wildlife trafficking violations. The defendant is scheduled to plead guilty on March 20, 2024 in Missoula, Mont. in what prosecutors say was an illegal scheme to shoot eagles and sell their parts on the black market. (Courtesy of the US Attorney for the District of Montana via AP)

Man pleads guilty in eagle ‘killing spree’ on reservation to sell feathers on black market

A Washington state man accused of helping kill thousands of birds has pleaded guilty to shooting eagles on an American Indian reservation in Montana and selling their feathers and body parts on the black market.

Washington State Department of Natural Resources geologist Emilie Richard looks out from the road before walking to examine the site of a potential landslide in the Capitol Forest, Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Olympia, Wash. Washington state has hired several staff members to work on landslide mapping and analysis since 2014's Oso landslide. Its geologists head into the field to confirm what they see in the aerial mapping. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Things to know about the risk of landslides in the US

Landslides occur around the world and have helped shape the Earth as we know it. They tend to garner little notice when they strike in remote, unpopulated areas, but they also have the potential to cause immense catastrophes.

2 Japanese men die in river near Washington state waterfall made popular on TikTok

The bodies of two people recovered over the weekend after they fell into the water at a dangerous swimming area in Washington state made popular by TikTok have been identified as men from Japan.

Bodies of 2 men recovered from river in Washington state

Rescue crews along a river in Washington state recovered the bodies of two men a day after they fell into the water at a popular swimming area known as Eagle Falls.

FILE - The sun sets through smoky air behind the Narrows Bridge in Tacoma, Wash., on Aug. 19, 2018. A coroner's investigation into the death of a man in Los Angeles in February 2024 revealed that he was a suspect in a 2008 Washington state child rape who was believed to have jumped to his death from a bridge on Puget Sound years ago, authorities said. A witness reported seeing the man jump from the Tacoma Narrows Bridge on March 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Coroner’s probe reveals Los Angeles maintenance man was Washington rape suspect believed long dead

A coroner’s investigation into the death of a man in Los Angeles last month has revealed that he was a suspect in a 2008 Washington state child rape who was believed to have taken his own life years ago.

Washington State forward Andrej Jakimovski (23) celebrates after making a 3-point shot against Stanford during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinal round of the Pac-12 tournament Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Isaac Jones scores 16 points as No. 22 Washington State beats Stanford 79-62

Isaac Jones scored 16 points and No. 22 Washington State beat Stanford 79-62 in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals.

Missing Washington state woman found dead in Mexico; man described as suspect arrested

Police say a 54-year-old suburban Seattle woman who had been missing for two weeks was found dead in Mexico, and that a man described as a suspect was arrested there on unrelated charges.

Washington Huskies play in Pac-12 Tournament against the USC Trojans

The Washington Huskies play in the Pac-12 Tournament against the USC Trojans. Wednesday’s meeting will be the second of the season between the two teams.

This combo image shows President Joe Biden, left, Jan. 5, 2024, and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, right, Jan. 19, 2024. (AP Photo, File)

Biden and Trump secure nominations, setting the stage for a grueling general election rematch

There is no longer any doubt that the fall election will feature a rematch between two flawed and unpopular presidents.

A protester interrupts President Joe Biden during an event in Manassas, Va., Jan. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

The Democratic protest vote movement over the Israel-Hamas war spreads from Michigan to other states

An “uncommitted” campaign protesting President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war is seeing success in other states.

FILE - People watch House floor proceedings from the gallery on the first day of the legislative session at the Washington state Capitol, Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Olympia, Wash. In a busy, 60-day Washington state legislative session, lawmakers made bipartisan strides to address the opioid crisis and tweak policing practices but fell short in getting some of the most anticipated progressive bills across the finish line. The session ended Thursday, March 7 with over 300 bills heading to Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee's desk. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Washington state achieves bipartisan support to ban hog-tying by police and address opioid crisis

Over a busy, 60-day legislative session, Washington state lawmakers made strides to address the opioid crisis and ban a policing practice with bipartisan support, but fell short in getting some of the most progressive bills across the finish line.

Washington guard Koren Johnson gestures to Washington State fans after an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Pullman, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)

Washington spoils Pac-12 title hopes of rival, topping No. 18 Washington State 74-68

Koren Johnson scored 23 points, Keion Brooks Jr. added 22 and Washington knocked off No. 18 Washington State 74-68 in the final Pac-12 Conference matchup between the cross-state rivals.

FILE - Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during a signing ceremony in Washington, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Inslee closed out the final day of his last legislative session, Thursday, March 7, 2024, as Washington state governor by describing it as a banner year in the state’s fight against climate change. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

As Inslee’s final legislative session ends, more work remains to cement climate legacy

Jay Inslee has closed out the final day of his last legislative session as Washington state governor by describing it as a banner year in the state’s fight against climate change.

Montana State visits Eastern Washington following Jones’ 30-point outing

Eastern Washington takes on the Montana State Bobcats after Casey Jones scored 30 points in Eastern Washington’s 89-79 win against the Montana Grizzlies.

FILE - People walk through the parking lot of the Lummi Tribal Health Center advertising walk-in appointments for Suboxone, a medicine used to treat opioid dependence, on the Lummi Reservation, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, near Bellingham, Wash. A bill that would bring millions of dollars to tribes in Washington state to address the opioid crisis received unanimous support in the House, Friday, March 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

As an opioids scourge devastates tribes in Washington, lawmakers advance a bill to provide relief

A bill that would bring millions of dollars to tribes in Washington state to address the opioid crisis has received unanimous support in the House.

FILE - The afternoon sun illuminates the Legislative Building, left, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash, Oct. 9, 2018. The Washington state House has overwhelmingly approved legislation that would ban police from hog-tying suspects, a restraint technique that has long drawn concern due to the risk of suffocation. The vote on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 came nearly four years after Manuel Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, died in Tacoma, Washington, facedown with his hands and feet cuffed together behind him. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Washington state House overwhelmingly passes ban on hog-tying by police

The Washington state House has overwhelmingly approved legislation that would ban police from hog-tying suspects, a restraint technique that has long drawn concern because of the risk of suffocation.

Bill to set minimum marriage age to 18 in Washington state heads to governor

A law to establish 18 as the minimum marriage age in Washington state is headed to the governor’s desk for his signature.

FILE - The Space Needle is seen in view of still-standing but now defunct stacks at a steel plant in Seattle on Feb. 25, 2016. A conservative-backed effort to repeal Washington state's landmark carbon pricing program and tax on the sale of stocks and bonds is putting the budget into limbo, with billions of dollars at stake and just days left in this year's Legislative session. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Effort to repeal Washington’s landmark carbon program puts budget in limbo with billions at stake

A conservative-backed effort to repeal Washington state’s landmark carbon pricing program and tax on the sale of stocks and bonds is putting the budget into limbo.

FILE - A young golden eagle is released above Rogers Pass by a wildlife biologist on Oct. 6, 2005, near Lincoln, Mont. A Washington state man accused of helping kill more than 3,000 birds including eagles on a Montana Indian reservation then illegally selling their parts intends to plead guilty to federal criminal charges. (Michael Gallacher/The Missoulian via AP, File)

Man to plead guilty in ‘killing spree’ of eagles and other birds for feathers prized by tribes

A Washington state man accused of helping kill more than 3,000 birds, including eagles, on a Montana Indian reservation then illegally selling their carcasses and feathers intends to plead guilty to federal criminal charges.

Arizona State forward Bryant Selebangue (24) celebrates after a win over Washington State in an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

Arizona State beats No. 21 Washington State 73-61, snapping Cougars’ eight-game win streak

Jose Perez scored 16 points, Frankie Collins added 14 and Arizona State surprised No. 21 Washington State 73-61, ending the Cougars’ eight-game winning streak.

FILE - Host Richard Sherman appears on Amazon Prime's "Thursday Night Football" before an NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots, Dec. 7, 2023, in Pittsburgh. Bail was set at $5,000 Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, for ex-NFL star Richard Sherman following his arrest for investigation of driving under the influence over the weekend. After spending the weekend in the King County Jail in Seattle, Sherman waived his right to appear at a bail hearing Monday. His attorney, Jon Scott Fox, said he expected Sherman to be processed and released quickly after the hearing. (AP Photo/Matt Freed, File)

Former NFL star Richard Sherman arrested on suspicion of DUI, authorities in Washington state say

Authorities in Washington state say former NFL star Richard Sherman was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of driving under the influence.

FILE - Erik Thurston prepares ballots from a drop box for the sorting machines on Election Day at the King County Elections headquarters, Nov. 7, 2023, in Renton, Wash. The Washington state Senate has voted Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024 to make harassing election workers a felony. The decision comes three months after several county election offices received envelopes containing suspicious powders and had to be evacuated. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, file)

Washington lawmakers advance bill making it a felony to threaten election workers

The Washington state Senate has voted overwhelmingly to make harassing election workers a felony. The decision on Thursday comes three months after several county election offices received envelopes containing suspicious powders and had to be evacuated.