Olympia considers plan to allow some early prison releases
Image courtesy of TVW A proposal to allow early release for state prison inmates who can show they’ve made real progress will move forward in the State Senate. House Bill 1189 would allow inmates who can demonstrate
Bill would allow release of sealed juvenile records for some out-of-state gun purchases
Images courtesy of TVW Other states would have access to Washington’s sealed juvenile criminal records for gun purchase background checks under a bill now in the State Senate Law and Justice Committee. House Bill 1600 is meant
Study: Sudden unexplained infant death rates show steep rise among Black babies in 2020
Stephanie Nantel/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A new study has found that, amid record low infant mortality rates in 2020, rates of sudden infant death syndrome, known as SIDS, increased for the first time in five years, and there was a sharp increase in t…
Here’s what the FDA and CDC wrote in a letter to Florida’s surgeon general about his COVID vaccine claims
Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently sent a letter to Florida’s surgeon general debunking his claims about COVID-19 vaccines.
Last month, Dr. Josep…
What to know about FDIC insurance and how your money is protected
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The sudden collapse of two regional U.S. banks in three days has some Americans wondering if their bank could be next.
President Biden addressed the nation Monday morning to reassure Americans — “Your d…
Independent autopsy finds ‘Cop City’ protester had hands raised during shooting
Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images(ATLANTA) — Attorneys for the family of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, who was fatally shot by police during a sit-in protest against the upcoming Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, say an independent autops…
Trump campaigning in same Iowa city DeSantis visited Friday
KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images(DAVENPORT, Iowa) — Donald Trump is holding a campaign event in Davenport, Iowa, on Monday, just three days after Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis — widely expected to be the former president’s toughest opponent for…
‘The Last of Us’ ends on another high
HBO/Liane HentscherSunday night’s first season finale of The Last of Us went out on a high note in the ratings.
According to HBO Max, the show’s ninth chapter attracted a series-topping 8.2 million viewers across the streaming service and linear telec…
Suspect in fatal Missouri cop shooting surrenders to authorities
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images(HERMANN, Mo.) — A suspect accused of fatally shooting a police officer has surrendered outside of a Hermann, Missouri home, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP).
The Missouri State Highway Patrol S…
McConnell discharged from hospital after concussion, fractured rib
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was discharged from the hospital on Monday after suffering a concussion from a Wednesday night fall, according to a statement from his communications direct…