Today: September 08, 2024
Today: September 08, 2024

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Election|Political

Some GOP voters welcome Trump's somewhat softened tone at Republican National Convention

For those conservative voters long turned off by former President Donald Trump’s rhetoric, his somewhat softened tone in accepting the Republican nomination is a welcome relief

Some GOP voters welcome Trump's somewhat softened tone at Republican National Convention
Uncategorized

At the Trump rally, it was evening sun, songs and blue sky. Then came bullets, screams and blood

It was a sweltering evening in Butler County, Pennsylvania

At the Trump rally, it was evening sun, songs and blue sky. Then came bullets, screams and blood
Education|News|Political

Judge rejects effort by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson to get records from Catholic church

A Washington state judge said Friday that Attorney General Bob Ferguson is not entitled to enforce a subpoena seeking decades of records from the Seattle Archdiocese

Economy|Environment|News|Political

US would keep more hydropower under agreement with Canada on treaty governing Columbia River

The U.S. and Canada say they have agreed to update a treaty that governs the use of one of North America’s largest rivers, the Columbia, with provisions that officials said would provide for effective flood control, irrigation, and hydropower generation and sharing between the countries

US would keep more hydropower under agreement with Canada on treaty governing Columbia River
Environment|News|Opinion|Political

US acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated the region's Native tribes

The U.S. government has acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest have caused Native American tribes

US acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated the region's Native tribes
News|Political

Judge orders railway to pay Washington tribe nearly $400 million for trespassing with oil trains

A federal judge has ruled that BNSF Railway must pay nearly $400 million to a Native American tribe in Washington state

Judge orders railway to pay Washington tribe nearly $400 million for trespassing with oil trains
Economy|Environment|Health|Lifestyle

Hundreds of asylum-seekers are camped out near Seattle. There's a vacant motel next door

A cluster of tarp-covered tents in a grassy lot south of Seattle highlights the strain facing many communities are facing

Hundreds of asylum-seekers are camped out near Seattle. There's a vacant motel next door
Health|Political

Gov. Jay Inslee says Washington will make clear that hospitals must provide emergency abortions

Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday said Washington will spell out in state law that hospitals must provide abortions if needed to stabilize patients, a step that comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this month on whether conservative states can bar abortions during some medical emergencies

Gov. Jay Inslee says Washington will make clear that hospitals must provide emergency abortions
Environment|Science|Travel

Zebra remains on the loose in Washington state as officials close trailheads to keep people away

A zebra that escaped from a trailer east of Seattle last weekend remained on the lam Friday, as authorities closed off trailheads at a nature area in hopes of keeping people away and easing her capture

Zebra remains on the loose in Washington state as officials close trailheads to keep people away
Environment|News|Opinion|Political

Washington's Makah Tribe could once again harpoon whales as US waives conservation law

The United States has granted the Makah Indian Tribe in Washington state a long-sought waiver that helps clear the way for its first sanctioned whale hunts since 1999

Washington's Makah Tribe could once again harpoon whales as US waives conservation law
News|Opinion|Political

Lawsuit seeks to block Washington parental rights law that critics call a 'forced outing' measure

Youth services and civil rights groups are suing to block a new Washington state parental rights law that is set to take effect next month

Lawsuit seeks to block Washington parental rights law that critics call a 'forced outing' measure
Business|News|Technology

The FAA investigates after Boeing says workers in South Carolina falsified 787 inspection records

The Federal Aviation Administration has opened an investigation into Boeing after the beleaguered company reported that workers at a South Carolina plant falsified inspection records on certain 787 planes

The FAA investigates after Boeing says workers in South Carolina falsified 787 inspection records
Environment|News|Political

Appeals court rejects climate change lawsuit by young Oregon activists against US government

A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday rejected a long-running lawsuit brought by young Oregon-based climate activists who argued that the U.S. government’s role in climate change violated their constitutional rights

Appeals court rejects climate change lawsuit by young Oregon activists against US government
Economy|News|Political|Technology

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentenced to 4 months for allowing money laundering

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has been sentenced to four months in prison for allowing rampant money laundering on the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentenced to 4 months for allowing money laundering
Business|News|Political

The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?

A major argument for legalizing the adult use of cannabis after 75 years of prohibition was to stop the harm caused by disproportionate enforcement of drug laws in Black, Latino and other minority communities

The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?
Health|News|Political

AP Explains: 4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana's high holiday

Marijuana advocates are gearing up for April 20

AP Explains: 4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana's high holiday
News|Sports

Lou Whittaker, among the most famous American mountaineers, has died at age 95

The legendary American mountaineer Lou Whittaker has died at age 95

Lou Whittaker, among the most famous American mountaineers, has died at age 95
Business|Environment|News|Political

Linda Bean, an entrepreneur, GOP activist and granddaughter of outdoor retailer LL Bean, has died

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Linda Bean, an entrepreneur, GOP activist and granddaughter of outdoor retailer LL Bean, has died
Business|News|Political

Boeing says it can't find work records related to door panel that blew out on Alaska Airlines flight

Boeing has acknowledged in a letter to Congress that it cannot find records for work done on a door panel that blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight over Oregon two months ago

Boeing says it can't find work records related to door panel that blew out on Alaska Airlines flight
Business|News|Political

US judge rejects challenge to Washington state law that could hold gun makers liable for shootings

A federal judge on Friday rejected a challenge to a Washington state law that cleared the way for lawsuits against the gun industry in certain cases

US judge rejects challenge to Washington state law that could hold gun makers liable for shootings
News|Political|World

Seattle police officer who struck and killed graduate student from India won't face felony charges

Prosecutors in Washington state said Wednesday they will not file felony charges against a Seattle police officer who struck and killed a graduate student from India while responding to an overdose call

Seattle police officer who struck and killed graduate student from India won't face felony charges
Business|Health|News|Political

After Washington state lawsuit, Providence health system erases or refunds $158M in medical bills

Providence health care system is refunding nearly $21 million in medical bills paid by low-income residents of Washington — and it’s erasing $137 million more in outstanding debt for tens of thousands of others — to settle the state’s allegations that it overcharged those patients and then used aggressive collection tactics when they failed to pay

After Washington state lawsuit, Providence health system erases or refunds $158M in medical bills
Business|News

Facing scrutiny over quality control, Boeing withdraws request for safety exemption

Boeing says it is withdrawing a request for a safety exemption needed to certify a new model of its 737 Max airliner

Facing scrutiny over quality control, Boeing withdraws request for safety exemption
News

Seattle will pay $10 million to protesters who said police used excessive force during 2020 protests

Seattle has agreed to pay $10 million to 50 demonstrators who sued over the police department's heavy-handed response to racial justice protests in 2020

Seattle will pay $10 million to protesters who said police used excessive force during 2020 protests
News|Political

The 3 officers cleared in Manuel Ellis' death will each receive $500,000 to leave Tacoma police

Three Washington state police officers who were cleared of all criminal charges last month in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis will each receive $500,000 to leave the Tacoma Police Department

The 3 officers cleared in Manuel Ellis' death will each receive $500,000 to leave Tacoma police

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