Sequim city manager to step down
SEQUIM – Sequim’s city manager has resigned. In a letter to the city council delivered yesterday, Charlie Bush say he will step down to take time for himself before deciding what will be next in what he
City of Chicago declares climate crisis after storms cause millions of dollars in damage to Lake Michigan shoreline
Scott Olson/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Officials in Chicago have declared a climate crisis after a round of severe storms last month caused millions of dollars in damage to the city’s already disappearing shoreline on Lake Michigan. In addition
Student's parent charged with sex trafficking, forced labor at Sarah Lawrence College
Stephanie Keith/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A 60-year-old man has been accused of targeting students at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York, and subjecting them “to sexual and psychological manipulation and physical abuse,” according to an indictment
The claws come out: Visual effects artists aren't laughing at the Oscars' 'CATS' gag
Universal Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — One of the biggest laughs of Sunday night’s Oscars telecast was when Rebel Wilson and her CATS co-star, James Corden, came out in furry feline outfits to present the nominees for Outstanding Visual
Coronavirus fears threaten global tech conference
mrtom-UK/iStock(BARCELONA, Spain) — The coronavirus, declared a global health emergency, is posing a threat to one of the most-attended yearly global tech conferences, Mobile World Congress. MWC, held each year in Barcelona, Spain, drew 109,674 attendees last
16th inmate dies in troubled Mississippi prison system
rawf8/iStock(JACKSON, Miss.) — A 54-year-old inmate died this week at Mississippi’s most notorious penitentiary, the 16th prisoner since late December to perish in the state’s correctional facilities, where living conditions have been called inhumane and which have
Pelosi pays off Super Bowl bet with pistachios and San Francisco chocolates
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made good on her Super Bowl bet with Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver on Tuesday with some California delicacies but still praising her hometown San Francisco 49ers. “They played a
Sex assault suspect who binds, possibly stalks victims on the run: Police
Houston Police(HOUSTON) — Houston authorities are searching for a man linked to three sexual assaults and who’s believed to be on the run. Brandon Jay Carter, 28, is accused of three aggravated sexual assaults from June 2019
Biden to skip out early from New Hampshire's primary to head to South Carolina
Scott Eisen/Getty Images(MANCHESTER, N.H.) — Even as some New Hampshire voters are still casting ballots in the first-in-the-nation primary, former Vice President Joe Biden is expected to leave the Granite State to head for South Carolina Tuesday
Missouri police officer told to 'tone down your gayness' reaches $10 million settlement, gets promotion
simpson33/iStock(ST. LOUIS) — A gay Missouri police officer who won a “historic” $20 million judgment in a sexual orientation discrimination lawsuit alleging he was told to “tone down your gayness” by a police commission board member has