Clallam ballot returns reaches 17.25 percent at end of October
PORT ANGELES – Almost 2000 ballots were counted Wednesday ahead of the November 5 General Election here in Clallam County. That means that out of the almost 54,000 ballots mailed to voters, 9,273 have been returned to
Miss France contest opens to transgender contestants
Inimma-IS/iStock(PARIS) — The rules of the Miss France contest no longer prevent transgender people from participating, the director of the Miss France pageant, Sylvie Tellier, said in a recent interview. But, she added, she does not believe
NCAA clears way for athletes to earn money from names, likenesses
jetcityimage/iStock(NEW YORK) — The NCAA Board of Governors broke with the long-held tradition of forbidding student-athletes from earning income on Tuesday by voting unanimously to allow them to profit from their names, images and likenesses. The board,
Teens spend more than 7 hours on screens for entertainment a day: Report
xavierarnau/iStock(NEW YORK) — Teenagers in the United States are spending vast amounts of their days using screens as a form of leisure and entertainment, according to a new report. Teens spend an average of seven hours and
“Another spectacularly bad idea”: Directors flame Netflix over “speed binge” feature
ABC Audio(LOS ANGELES) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Filmmakers are seething over streaming giant Netflix’s new “speed binging” feature. Apparently in the testing phase, the feature lets viewers power through movies and TV shows at faster speeds — essentially
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong disqualified from local elections
pawel.gaul/iStock(HONG KONG) — Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and former student leader Joshua Wong, 23, has been barred from running for local elections next month over his political stance. He is the only candidate to have his nomination
Prince Harry unveils UK team for Invictus Games
NataliaCatalina/iStock(LONDON) — Prince Harry joked and laughed at an event Tuesday revealing the members of the U.K. team for the fifth annual Invictus Games, which will be held next year in the Netherlands. The prince, who founded
2020 candidates discuss criminal justice reform from the cell block to the ballot box
Sasha Pezenik-ABC News(PHILADELPHIA) — The cell blocks at the Eastern State Penitentiary are empty now, and have been for years, but new voices filled the vaulted halls, as 2020 Democratic candidates came to the prison on Monday
Without evidence, Trump calls White House official 'Never Trumper' ahead of impeachment testimony
Official White House Photo: Shealah Craighead(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday attacked a White House National Security Council official as a “Never Trumper” just before he was to tell House impeachment investigators he raised alarms about
No new 'Star Wars' trilogy from 'Game of Thrones' duo
Lucasfilm(LOS ANGELES) — Although the pair were set to pilot a new Star Wars trilogy, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss — the creators of HBO’s Game of Thrones — have now stepped down from the project. The