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Researchers have figured out a way to predict things such as mental health and diabetes status based on the language of a Facebook post.

Research shows that when you journal or post or blog, whether you choose to write about positive or neutral emotions can make a difference.

Things are speeding up. Bayer and Monsanto merger may to done earlier than expected. It could be a couple months before the actual integrating operations.

In an attempt to revive the farm bill until late June, GOP leaders trying remove opposition to the bill by holding a vote on immigration control.

PORTLAND  (AP) — The suspect charged with fatally stabbing two Portland men who tried to stop his anti-Muslim tirade against two teenage girls built his life around hate speech and his right to use it. Convicted felon Jeremy Joseph Christian littered social media with posts about his hatred of just about everything and everyone...

SEATTLE (AP) — A Federal Way man is facing a first-degree murder charge following the killing of another man. The Seattle Times reports that King County prosecutors charged 25-year-old Kevion Maurice Alexander on Friday. Alexander and his 22-year-old girlfriend were arrested Tuesday at an apartment complex where they shared an apartment...

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A longtime Washington state fishing guide has pleaded guilty to a federal misdemeanor charge that he violated the Endangered Species Act by helping clients keep a pair of wild coho salmon. Billy Swann, who runs Rainier-based Swanny's Guided Fishing, took three clients out on the Cowlitz River in October 2014...

TRI-CITIES, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a Franklin County man has been arrested on suspicion of posting sexually explicit images of his girlfriend on her social media accounts. The Tri-City Herald reports that police and members of the Tri-City Regional SWAT Team arrested the 29-year-old suspect Wednesday. He ...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The sheriff of Washington's Spokane County is continuing his criticism of an armed protest at an Oregon wildlife refuge. Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich says the standoff at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon, shows the danger of a growing segment of the population intent on using misinformation to turn others against the government. ...

With nearly 500 million people on Facebook these days, it’s no wonder work experts describe social networking sites as “the new water coolers.” The one big difference is that water cooler gossip rarely costs anyone their job! Here are some of the latest examples of people getting fired over what they say on Facebook, according to Forbes magazine: First: There was the Atlanta police officer who was