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Spokane County Government Holiday Schedule Update

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. – With the President's Executive Order closing the federal government on Monday, December 24th, most Spokane County offices and departments will also be closed.  However, the following courts, agencies and offices will be open on Monday, December 24th.

Court blocks California law banning gay therapy

By LISA LEFFAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal appeals court on Friday put the brakes on a first-of-its-kind California law that bans therapy aimed at turning gay minors straight. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an emergency order putting the law on

High court asked to block morning-after pill rule

By TIM TALLEYAssociated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Hobby Lobby Stores asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to block part of the federal health care law that requires it to provide insurance coverage for the morning-after pill and similar emergency contraception pills. Owned by a conservative

NRA calls for armed police officer in every school

By PHILIP ELLIOTT and NEDRA PICKLERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Guns and police officers in all American schools are what's needed to stop the next killer "waiting in the wings," the National Rifle Association declared Friday, taking a no-retreat stance in the face of growing calls for