FAA, air traffic controllers’ union reach agreement on pay bumpThe Federal Aviation Administration and the union that represents air traffic controllers agreed to a deal on workforce changes in return for a much-anticipated 2.8% pay increase.Spokane Spokesman-Review21h agoWhole story →EconomyJusticefaa air traffic controller pay deal
Grynspan holds lead for next UN chief as race enters decisive stage - Fri, 16 Oct 2026 PSTUNITED NATIONS – An informal poll by the United Nations Security Council on Friday placed former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan as the narrow frontrunner in the race to become the 10th U.N. secretary-general, two people close to the process said.Spokane Spokesman-Review22h agoWhole story →Securityun secretary general election
New report examines whether spending requested by Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall raised his property valueIn Washington, U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall has criticized colleagues for steering federal tax dollars to local projects without going through the standard appropriations process. Earmarks, also commonly known as pork-barrel spending, allow lawmakers to advance pet projects in their districts with little oversight. Marshall has described them as wasteful and…Spokane Spokesman-Review1d agoWhole story →EconomyGovernmentRoger Marshallearmark controversy
Kristi Noem's special envoy role to Shield of the Americas ends - Fri, 16 Oct 2026 PSTFormer Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's time as the special envoy to the Shield of the Americas has ended, according to a State Department official on background to USA TODAY.Spokane Spokesman-Review1d agoWhole story →Securityshield of the americas envoy change
US fiscal 2026 budget deficit rises to $1.99 trillion, largest in 5 years - Fri, 16 Oct 2026 PSTThe US budget deficit rose by $217 billion to $1.99 trillion in the 2026 fiscal year, fueled in part by tariff refunds and record spending to service the nation's more-than $40 trillion in debt, marking the largest budget shortfall in five years, Treasury Department figures reported on Friday showed.Spokane Spokesman-Review1d agoWhole story →Economyfiscal 2026 budget deficit report
Trump says neither he nor Musk responsible for Ukraine loss of Starlink access - Fri, 16 Oct 2026 PSTPresident Donald Trump said on Friday that he did not think either he or Elon Musk was responsible for Ukraine losing Starlink access in a way that affected its military operations against Russia.Spokane Spokesman-Review1d agoWhole story →SecurityTechnologyukraine starlink access loss
Seize crew, then blow up boat. U.S. shifts tactics in anti-drug strikes at sea. - Fri, 16 Oct 2026 PSTThe nine fishermen could not see or hear anything as armed U.S. Marines and sailors shoved them onto a military vessel. With hands cuffed, eyes covered and ears plugged, they were told to wait with their heads bowed, surrounded by a stench of urine, one of the men said.Spokane Spokesman-Review1d agoWhole story →FoodSecurity
Baumgartner, Conroy meet twice in two days as election approachesCongressman Michael Baumgartner and Democratic challenger Carmela Conroy faced off twice in the last two days, in a forum hosted by the NAACP Wednesday and a debate hosted by the Rotary on Thursday– one of their last chances to highlight their differences as ballots arrive in voters’ mailboxes.Spokane Spokesman-Review2d agoWhole story →HealthGovernmentMichael Baumgartnercongressional election debate
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