Protesting COVID mandates, ‘People’s Convoy’ heads back to California
Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The group known as “The People’s Convoy,” led by truckers announced it is leaving the Washington, D.C., area this week to make a cross-country trip back to California in an effort to protest a…
Northwest “mystery” podcast gets national nomination
photo by pixabay user TheAngryTeddy (SEATTLE) Do you enjoy a good mystery? A podcast that was created here in the Northwest that sets out to answer some interesting questions. And among those questions…”What happened in Skinner?” …which
Environmental injustice in Seattle: Study reveals where and who pollution hits hardest.
PHOTO: The Duwamish River area, a federal superfund site, is also home to many low income residents and people of color. (Credit: Paul Joseph Brown) The study by the American Chemical Society compares neighborhoods with the highest
US still skeptical of peace talks as Russia claims to pull back from Kyiv
Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg via Getty Images(RABAT, Morocco) — The U.S. remains skeptical that Russia is engaging genuinely in negotiations with Ukraine to end its monthlong war against its neighbor.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Kremlin’…
Fully vaccinated ship docks in San Francisco with multiple COVID cases aboard
Ezra Acayan/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — A Princess Cruises ship arrived in California Sunday with multiple passengers and crew members aboard who tested positive for COVID-19.
The company’s ship, the Ruby Princess, docked in San Francisco after a 1…
‘Flash’ star Ezra Miller arrested after incident at karaoke bar in Hawaii
Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty ImagesEzra Miller, who plays Barry Allen/The Flash in the DC movie universe, was arrested by police in Hilo, Hawaii, on Sunday evening after allegedly making a scene at a karaoke bar.
According to the Hawaii Tribune-Hera…
Omicron subvariant BA.2 now the dominant variant in the US, estimates show
John Moore/Getty Images(ATLANTA) — The highly contagious omicron subvariant BA.2 is now the dominant COVID-19 strain in the United States, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday.
As of March 26, BA.2 i…
Rep. Don Young lies in state at US Capitol
JABIN BOTSFORD/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The late Rep. Don Young of Alaska, the longest-serving Republican in the history of the House of Representatives, was remembered by Capitol Hill colleagues on Tuesday as his body lies in state in …
Biden signs legislation named for Emmett Till making lynching a federal hate crime
MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden has signed the Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act into law Tuesday, making lynching a hate crime under federal law.
“It was pure terror, to enforce the lie that not everyone — not everyon…
No, Chris Rock didn’t apologize for Oscars night joke
ABCChris Rock is never known to hold his tongue, so when an alleged apology for his Oscar night dig at Jada Pinkett-Smith started making the rounds online, it raised some eyebrows.
However, a rep for the Emmy winner had a one-word comment about it to…