Inslee, Murray suggest removal of Snake River Dams, but not just yet
FILE – In this May 15, 2019 photo, the Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River is seen from the air near Colfax, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) (OLYMPIA, Wash.) — Breaching the four lower-Snake River
Newsom touts California’s historic vote to ban sale of new gas engine cars by 2035
ABC News(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom told ABC News that his state’s historic vote Thursday to ban the sale of new gas engine vehicles by 2035 is a game changer in the country’s goals to curb its dependency on fossil fuels.
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WA Monkeypox outbreak continues to grow, likely won’t slow for weeks
Washington’s Monkeypox outbreak continues to grow with no signs of slowing yet. There are now 392 Monkeypox cases statewide, with 318 of them in King County. State Epidemiologist, Doctor Scott Lindquist, says the outbreak is evolving and
Ukrainian siblings recall long journey from war zone to refugee camp
ABC News(ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine) — Plus, the latest on the fight to unseal the affidavit behind the FBI search at Mar-a-Lago, and more state abortion bans go into effect after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
At a camp in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, for peo…
E. coli outbreak linked to Wendy’s grows to 84 reported cases: CDC
Dwi Pradnyana/Getty Images(ATLANTA) — A multi-state E. coli outbreak associated with romaine lettuce in sandwiches from Wendy’s has grown, with dozens more infections reported in the past week, according to federal health officials.
Since Aug. 17, wh…
Boxer George Foreman allegedly sexually assaulted 2 minors in 1970s: Lawsuit
Roger Kisby/Getty Images for Hublot, FILE(LOS ANGELES) — A lawsuit filed in California alleges that professional boxer and former heavyweight champion George Foreman sexually assaulted at least two women in the 1970s, when they were teenagers and belo…
Student loan debt forgiveness not guaranteed for all before repayment deadline, WH acknowledges
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Some of the Americans who qualify for the Biden administration’s federal student loan forgiveness plan may not see relief before payments are due again in January, officials acknowledged on Thursday.
White House p…
Biden hits the campaign trail to tout a string of political wins
OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images(ROCKVILLE, Md.) — President Joe Biden hit the campaign trail on Thursday to highlight a series of policy wins as Democrats look to keep their narrow majorities in Congress during this fall’s elections.
“I just wa…
Black women, burdened by student debt, say Biden’s student loan policy doesn’t go far enough
Courtesy of Young Invincibles(NEW YORK) — Ameshia Cross, 35, spent the past two years of the coronavirus pandemic worried about how she would pay off her nearly $90,000 in student loan debt once the freeze on federal student loan payments ended.
Now,…
Uvalde school shooting survivor honored at Astros game nearly a month after hospital release
Carmen Mandato/Getty Images(HOUSTON) — Uvalde:365 is a continuing ABC News series reported from Uvalde and focused on the Texas community and how it forges on in the shadow of tragedy.
One of the survivors of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uv…