Charity Lawson announced as ‘The Bachelorette’ for season 20
ABC/Ricky MiddlesworthTuesday’s episode of The Bachelor: The Women Tell All ended with a franchise first, with host Jesse Palmer surprising Monday’s castoff Charity Lawson with an invitation to be next season’s Bachelorette, which she eagerly accepted….
‘Bachelor’ contestant Greer Blitzer apologizes for defending blackface, “I’m just so ashamed”
ABC/Craig SjodinAnother contestant from The Bachelor franchise was in the hot seat for posting racially insensitive remarks on social media. Tuesday’s installment of The Bachelor: The Women Tell All featured contestant Greer Blitzer apologizing for som…
Lawmakers consider stronger rules to curb catalytic converter theft
State Senator Yasmin Trudeau (D-Tacoma) presides over hearing on Senate Bill 5740 (Image courtesy of TVW) Another bill aimed at catalytic converter thieves is in the works in Olympia. The people who go under your car and
Bill to protect vulnerable online health data heard in Olympia
A panel of witnesses testifies on House Bill 1155 in State Senate Law and Justice Committee (Images courtesy of TVW) Your private health data, which could be used to track people who come to Washington for abortion
Pence denounces Trump over Jan. 6 and Trump slams his standing in the polls
Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence and former President Donald Trump have in recent days exchanged sharp words over the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, escalating a conflict between the two erstwhile partners.
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‘Rust’ special prosecutor announces she will step down from case
Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(SANTA FE, N.M.) — The special prosecutor in New Mexico who investigated the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust” announced Tuesday she is stepping down.
The decision c…
Suspect in custody after 4 fatally shot at 2 homes in Alabama
St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Four people are dead after a gunman opened fire at two homes in Alabama, authorities said.
A 28-year-old man is accused of fatally shooting two people in a Birmingham home before killing two more …
Only 13 countries and regions achieved normal air quality standards last year: Report
Pongmanat Tasiri/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — In 2022, only 13 countries, territories and regions globally have met the World Health Organization’s guidelines for healthy air quality, according to a report from Swiss technology…
Federal prosecutors looking into Bannon-backed cryptocurrency $FJB, say sources
Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A cryptocurrency linked to former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon and Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn has caught the attention of federal prosecutors in New York, who have started…
Girl injured after redwood tree falls on California school during severe storm
Mario Tama/Getty Images(LOS ALTOS, Calif.) — A student suffered a minor head injury after a redwood tree fell on an elementary school in the San Francisco Bay area on Tuesday, school officials said, as the latest atmospheric river brings severe weathe…