Washington is expected to become the first state to legalize an environmentally-friendly burial alternative that turns bodies into soil within weeks.
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Washington state lawmaker angers nurses after saying some ‘probably play cards’ in rural areas
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‘Can you bring me McDonald’s?’: Michigan boy, 5, calls 911 for emergency craving
A 5-year-old boy in Michigan tried to satisfy his McDonald’s craving by dialing the only number he could on a deactivated cell phone: 911.
San Francisco officials propose per-vehicle fee, online reservations for city’s ‘crookedest street’
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North Carolina police shot armed man who didn’t point weapon at them, bodycam footage shows
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A toddler in Washington fell 60 feet from a window, landed on a Mazda sedan and … survived
A 20-month-old boy survived a six-story fall from a suburban Seattle apartment window after landing on a parked car, authorities said.
A 3-year-old disabled his family’s iPad for 25 million minutes. His dad went to Twitter for help
A 3-year-old boy disabled his family’s iPad for 25 million minutes this weekend after repeatedly trying to unlock the tablet.
A Kansas woman bought 204 pairs of shoes at Payless. She’s donating all of them to flood victims
A Kansas woman donated 204 pairs of shoes to Nebraska flood victims after clearing out a closing Payless store.
A 2-year-old Minnesota boy’s family couldn’t afford a costly power wheelchair. These students built it for him
When a2-year-oldMinnesota boy needed a costly power wheelchair, a high school robotics team put its skills to work.
Facing calls to resign, Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh takes leave amid ‘Healthy Holly’ book scandal
As state leaderscall for Baltimore’smayor to resign for a scandal, Catherine Pughannounced Monday she is taking an indefinite leave of absence.