Chinatown Int’l District on Most Endangered List
Huy Pham speaking during a news conference on Tuesday at Seattle’s Hing Hay Park On Tuesday, Seattle’s Chinatown International District earned the unfortunate distinction of being named one of the 11 Most Endangered Historic places in America.
Seattle Council makes it a crime to interfere with firefighters
It’s now a crime to interfere with firefighters out to do their jobs under an ordinance passed by unanimously by a short-handed Seattle City Council. Seattle Firefighters say they face a growing number of assaults while on
Attorneys plan to file lawsuits on behalf of Baltimore Archdiocese sexual abuse victims
Kim Hairston/The Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(BALTIMORE) — Attorneys Ben Crump and Adam Slater announced that they plan to file lawsuits on behalf of the Baltimore Archdiocese sexual abuse victims starting Oct. 1, when the Maryl…
Jewish American group calls for Evan Gershkovich’s release: ‘This is personal’
Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Jewish Federations of North America, a major umbrella group of Jewish communal organizations around the United States, published an open letter Monday calling for the release of Jewish journ…
Florida group launches initiative to get abortion constitutional amendment on 2024 ballot
Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — A coalition in Florida launched an effort Monday to get a question on the ballot in the 2024 general election that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
The group, Floridians Prote…
DOJ, Bureau of Prisons honor fallen corrections officers
Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Leaders from the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Prisons gathered on a rainy Tuesday morning in Washington to honor the sacrifice and service of fallen federal correctional offi…
6-year-old is sole survivor after family is killed in Texas mall shooting
Kyu Cho/Facebook(ALLEN, Texas) — A mom, dad and 3-year-old son were all killed in this weekend’s mass shooting in Allen, Texas, officials said, with the family’s 6-year-old son the sole survivor.
The victims have been identified as Kyu Song Cho, 37, …
Judge sets hearing date on Trump’s motion to move criminal case to federal court
Robert Perry/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York on Tuesday set a hearing next month to consider whether former President Donald Trump should be allowed to move his criminal case from State Supreme Court in Manhattan to federal court….
Rep. George Santos charged by federal prosecutors in New York
Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., has been charged by federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The charges are under seal so the nature of t…
Woman accused of killing 2 NYU students in Puerto Rico detained by police
pawel.gaul/Getty Images(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — The woman accused of fatally shooting two NYU students in Puerto Rico on Saturday has been detained, officials said.
Officials identified the two students as Franco Medina, 29, and Sergio Palomino Ruiz…