A wildfire burning northwest of downtown Spokane, Washington, has damaged more than 600 structures as officials continue to assess the destruction. The fire is listed at 5,390 acres as of Sunday, according to Benjamin Cossel of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, who told NBC News officials were still working to determine the full scope of … Read more
About 5,000 homes have been evacuated and about 600 homes, businesses and other buildings have been destroyed by wildfires that remained uncontained Sunday in eastern Washington state, authorities said. The fires burned more than 8.2 square miles (about 21 square kilometers) around Spokane, the second largest city in Washington, and were among dozens across the … Read more
A fast-moving wildfire driven by strong winds and soaring temperatures has prompted the evacuation of thousands of people in eastern Washington state. The Old Trails Fire started around noon on Saturday, burning brush and grass in an open area. It quickly spread north and east toward residential areas. In Spokane, a state of emergency was … Read more
SPOKANE, Wash. — A fast-moving wildfire driven by strong winds and high temperatures swept across northwest Spokane on Saturday before jumping the Spokane River and prompting the evacuation of thousands of people. The Old Trails Fire started around noon, burning brush and grass in an open area, but quickly spread north and east toward residential … Read more
The timing Thursday could not have been better for our first – and likely last – Monitor event with the outgoing Ukrainian ambassador to the United States, Olga Stefanishyna. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had just met with President Donald Trump in the White House two days earlier, after attending the memorial service for the late Sen. … Read more
Ukrainian Ambassador Olga Stefanishyna took note of what she said was an improved relationship between Ukraine and the U.S., telling reporters Thursday that the “overall dynamics” have shifted. In just the past six weeks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has had two phone calls and three meetings with President Trump, including one earlier this week. Stefanishyna, … Read more
Washington — President Trump on Wednesday unveiled his plans for an overhaul and expansion of Dulles International Airport outside Washington, saying in an Oval Office event the nation’s capital should have an airport in which citizens can take pride. The president detailed the plans, complete with a model on the Resolute Desk, to renovate and … Read more
President Trump, lawmakers and family members honored the life and legacy of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham at a funeral service in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more on the ceremony. Source link
As he fiddled with ideas earlier this year for how to rejuvenate Washington Dulles International Airport, the capital’s aging federally owned airport, President Trump asked a handful of the design and engineering firms competing for the contract to create three-dimensional models so that he could better picture the designs, multiple sources told CBS News. The … Read more
Washington — President Trump will deliver the eulogy at the funeral for Sen. Lindsey Graham, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are expected to attend the service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., Tuesday. Graham, a four-term senator known for his close relationship to the president and his hawkishness … Read more