Remembering ‘Camp Harmony’: Local Japanese-Americans aim for permanent Puyallup fair exhibit
Artwork from the Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizens League represents names of local Americans of Japanese descent who were detained at an “assembly center” on the Puyallup fairgrounds. (CREDIT: Puyallup Valley JACL)
Taraji P. Henson celebrates birthday dancing onstage with Usher in Las Vegas
VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty ImagesTaraji P. Henson made her 52nd birthday unforgettable with a sexy dance with Usher during his Las Vegas residency.
The Hidden Figures star saved her best moves for the eight-time Grammy winner as he serenaded her with…
Viola Davis says new film ‘The Woman King’ is her “magnum opus”
Sony PicturesOscar-winning actress Viola Davis says her new movie, The Woman King, brings Black women to the forefront and is one of the most important works of her career.
The film has a 100% critics rating on the aggregator Rotten Tomatoes ahead of …
How a new credit card code could help stop mass shootings
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A gunman in Aurora, Colorado, who killed 12 people in a mass shooting at a movie theater, in 2012, legally acquired weapons and ammunition using a credit card.
So did a shooter in Orlando, Florida, in 2016, wh…
Princess Anne accompanies Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin every step of final journey
Lisa Ferguson – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — As Queen Elizabeth II made her final journey home to London, by her side the entire way was Anne, the Princess Royal, her only daughter.
Anne, the second eldest of the queen and Prince Philip’s four chi…
Seattle school district reaches ‘tentative agreement’ with union amid teachers strike
Stella/Getty Images(SEATTLE) — Washington state’s largest school district has reached a “tentative agreement” with its educators union, as school closures stretch into nearly a week.
Seattle Public Schools announced late Monday that it had come to a …
Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver suspended one year for racist, sexist comments
Christian Petersen/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver has been suspended one year by the NBA for sexist and racist language after the league launched an investigation following a bombshell report from ESPN last year….
Alex Jones faces second trial over Sandy Hook hoax claims
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A second trial to determine what conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay to Sandy Hook families began Tuesday in Connecticut with an attorney for the families calling what Jones said about the deadliest elemen…
After passionate acceptance speech, Sheryl Lee Ralph continued to inspire backstage at the Emmys
NBC/Chris PolkWhen Sheryl Lee Ralph accepted the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a comedy series at the 2022 Emmys Monday night, the Abbott Elementary star brought the audience to their feet with her powerful acceptance speech.
The 65-year-…
Biden, ahead of midterms, to host White House celebration of ‘Inflation Reduction Act’
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is hosting a celebration of the Inflation Reduction Act at the White House on Tuesday, highlighting a big political win for him and congressional Democrats eight weeks before…