Democratic leadership again considers climate change debate — and again says no
baona/iStock(SAN FRANCISCO) — Democrats have shut the door to a presidential debate focused on climate change. The proposal dominated the party’s convention this week in San Francisco and pitted party officials who oppose single-issue debates against activists,
Injuries reported after lightning strikes at Tour Championship golf tournament
nobtis/iStock(ATLANTA) — At least six people were injured and play was suspended on Saturday afternoon at the Tour Championship golf tournament in Atlanta when lightning struck at the 16th hole of the golf course, officials said. The
Paul Whelan, US prisoner in Russia, says guards injured him as his detention is extended
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — After nearly nine months in a notorious Moscow prison, the detention of U.S. citizen Paul Whelan was extended again on Friday by a Russian court despite concerns about his health and continued questions about
Immigration lawyers say efforts to address a backlog of cases has hurt clients
Isaura Aceves/ABC News(WASHINGTON) — In 2014, Texas immigration lawyer Robert Painter first met a domestic violence victim he believed had a strong case for asylum. But due to the backlog in U.S. immigration courts, they did not
President Trump discusses Amazon fires with controversial Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro
iStock/Thinkstock(BIARRITZ, France) — President Donald Trump spoke to counterpart Jair Bolsonaro on the phone Friday, the same day the Brazilian president authorized his country’s army to assist in fighting massive wildfires currently consuming parts of the Amazon
Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn gets engaged to NHL star P.K. Subban
Instagram/@lindseyvonn(NEW YORK) — Olympian Lindsey Vonn said she was starting a new life after retiring from skiing competition earlier this year. On Friday, that next step began with getting hitched. NHL star P.K. Subban proposed to Vonn
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg treated for new pancreatic cancer
iStock Photo/Bill Chizek(WASHINGTON) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was recently treated for a “localized malignant tumor” on her pancreas, a court spokesperson said Friday. “The tumor was treated definitively and there is no evidence of
Jamestown S’Klallam tribe working to bring back native oysters
SEQUIM BAY – The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is making Sequim Bay suitable habitat for Olympia oysters again. The tribe spread 2,500 bags of oyster shells on its tidelands this year. The shells, known as “cultch,” provide a