Trump administration backs Vermont nurse who says she was forced to assist with abortion
gpointstudio/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration on Wednesday threatened to pull federal support for a Vermont hospital after one of its nurses alleged she was forced to participate in an abortion despite objecting on religious grounds. In a
Local nursing home listed among nation’s worst
A new listing of the nation’s worst-rated nursing homes includes 19 in Washington state, all with federal quality ratings of just one-star out of a possible five. One of those, Crestwood Health and Rehabilitation, is in Port Angeles. Crestwood
'Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge' opens at Walt Disney World on Thursday
Disney(ORLANDO) — Welcome to Black Spire Outpost, located on the planet of Batuu (Ba-Too). It’s part of the new Galaxy’s Edge attraction at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, and it opens tomorrow. Earlier this summer, the attraction
Toyota recalls 135,000 over airbags
iStock/Domagoj(DETROIT)–Japanese automaker Toyota announced a recall of 135,000 cars in the United States over concerns of front passenger airbags early Wednesday. The safety recall will focus on certain 2003-2008 Corolla and 2005-2008 Matrix models, the automaker said
Sailors encounter floating pumice 'raft' drifting across the Pacific Ocean
Joshua Stevens/NASA Earth Observatory(LONDON) — Sailors in the South Pacific were surprised this month to find themselves sailing through a sea of stone. Australian couple Michael and Larissa Hoult were on their yacht en route to Fiji
7-year-old boy chooses to meet his bone marrow donor from Germany over going to Disney World
Dennis Gutt, 25, holds Gabriel Smith, 7, while being hugged by Gabriel’s older brother. (Courtesy Lauren Smith)(SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — Six years after surviving a bone marrow transplant, 7-year-old Gabriel Smith had a choice. He could either go
Trump only 'joking' about pardons if laws broken in pursuit of border wall: WH official
iStock/CREATISTA(WASHINGTON)–After a new Washington Post report that President Donald Trump has suggested to federal officials that he would pardon them if they broke the law and ignored regulations in order to fast-track construction of his promised southern
Trump ramps up feud with San Juan mayor ahead of Dorian
Elen11/iStock(WASHINGTON) — With a hurricane watch now in effect for Puerto Rico, President Donald Trump on Wednesday insulted San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, before proclaiming himself “the best thing that’s ever happened to Puerto Rico.” The
Federal grant awarded to tackle state’s maternal mortality issues
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — The state of Washington was awarded $375,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to combat maternal mortality. The grant was authorized under legislation from Southwest Washington Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler. Twenty-four
Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson to retire in December because of health issues
ajansen/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson announced Wednesday morning that he is resigning from the Senate in December due to various health issues. “I am leaving a job I love because my health challenges are taking their