Biden signs executive order on Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday that codifies a 2020 law dealing with Americans held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad.
Drawing on the 2020 Robert Levinson Hostage …
Paychecks increased for workers in Washington last year
Some good economic news: Wages in Washington went up last year. The average annual wage in this state was $82,500 last year, up 7.4% from 2020, according to the Employment Security Department. Of course, some workers didn’t
Protecting yourself again Covid’s summer surge
Covid cases are rising in King, Pierce, Snohomish, Skagit, and Thurston counties, as the highly contagious BA.5 variant surges through the community. “There’s so much virus circulating right now, it’s imperative that we do everything we can
Chrissy Teigen celebrates one year of sobriety
ABC/Byron CohenChrissy Teigen is one year sober.
Taking to Instagram on Monday, the model and celeb reflected on the past year and shared how she’s feeling these days.
“Not a drop of alcohol in 365 days! I miss feeling loopy and carefree sometimes, b…
In Brief: Peter Dinklage jumps onto ‘Hunger Games’ prequel, and more
Game of Thrones alum Peter Dinklage has been tapped to play Casca Highbottom in The Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, alongside Tom Blyth as young Coriolanus Snow, Rachel Zegler as tribute Lucy Gray Baird, and Hunter Schafer as T…
For pregnant women with cancer, doctors fear abortion bans ‘could be a death sentence’
JGI/Jamie Grill/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Oncologists worry restrictions on abortions in Republican-led states after Roe v. Wade’s reversal could force pregnant cancer patients to delay critical treatments, like various chemotherapies.
“This ruling is…
Heat-related deaths top 1,100 in Spain, Portugal amid heat wave and wildfires
Sebastian Gollnow/picture alliance via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As Western Europe experiences a record-breaking heat wave, Spain and Portugal have reported at least 1,169 heat-related deaths, according to each country’s ministry of health.
At least 5…
Ukrainians are being forcibly deported to Russian ‘filtration camps’
Courtesy ABC News(NEW YORK) — Eduard Mkrtchian, injured during Russian shelling of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, said he was forced to evacuate and, at a Russian-controlled checkpoint, said he was given false information and forced to travel into Ru…
Second half of 2021 sees first increase of births since pandemic: CDC
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — After months of declining births during the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of babies born may be rebounding in the United States, a new federal report finds.
The report, published early Tuesday by the Centers for …
Macy’s brings back Toys ‘R’ Us in time for the holidays
Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A classic toy superstore is being brought back to life ahead of the holiday season.
Macy’s, in partnership with Toys “R” Us parent company WHP Global, announced Monday that it plans to bring the Toys “R” Us bra…