Group suggests orca enclosure in San Juan Islands
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — An environmental nonprofit group is hosting a series of public meetings in western Washington to discuss the possibility of creating an enclosure in Washington’s San Juan Islands for orcas retired from theme parks.
Man rearrested after early release gets $50,000 from state
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state is paying $50,000 to a man who was rearrested after being mistakenly released early from prison due to a long-running software glitch. Orlando Wright was one of more than 3,000 inmates released
Feds: Microsoft worker stole millions in digital currency
SEATTLE (AP) — A former Microsoft worker has been charged in what investigators describe as a scheme to steal $10 million in digital currency. The U.S. attorney’s office in Seattle says 25-year-old Ukrainian citizen Volodymyr Kvashuk helped
EU launches investigation into Amazon's use of 'sensitive data'
Amazon(LONDON) — The executive body of the European Union has opened a formal investigation into whether Amazon’s handling of data from independent sellers breaks anti-competition laws. The European Commission will investigate Amazon’s dual role as a retailer
Jessica McDonald, only mom on US soccer team, hopes her son remembers this
Maja Hitij/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Amid the rowdy celebrations on the pitch in France after the U.S. won the World Cup, a player kneeled so her young son could sprinkle a handful of confetti over her head.
Eating sugar will actually make you want to eat more sugar
HandmadePictures/iStock(NEW YORK) — Sugar is addicting — and science definitely agrees. That’s why decreasing your sugar intake or quitting it altogether can be very difficult. Dr. Jennifer Ashton, ABC News’ chief medical correspondent, says sugar can be
“Mona Lisa” relocated within Louvre for first time since 2005
Pawel Libera/LightRocket via Getty Images(PARIS) — Many paintings are moved around at the Louvre in Paris, but rarely is it one of the world’s most iconic works. For the first time in 14 years, Leonardo da Vinci’s
New York woman who turns 114 continues to inspire
Courtesy Visiting Nurse Service of New York(NEW YORK) — Alelia Murphy just made history. On July 6, while wearing a long, elegant yellow dress, white gloves and a tiara, she celebrated her 114th birthday, becoming the oldest
'They don't make it easy': Duchess Meghan speaks about life in public eye
Samir Hussein/WireImage(LONDON) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has remained publicly silent amid criticisms and name-calling in the press since her wedding to Prince Harry last year. But the duchess gave a sign that she is aware
Ford builds a pickup truck emoji
fredrocko/iStock(NEW YORK) — Henry Ford rolled out the first factory-built half-ton pickup truck in 1925. Fast forward 94 years and his company wants to break new ground on your smartphone screen by introducing a truck emoji. “When