Growing number of civic employees hit by unemployment fraud
PORT ANGELES – In just the past week, at least 14 Clallam County, City of Sequim and Port Angeles employees have been notified that fraudsters have filed false unemployment claims in their names, and the problem appears
Horrific attacks on maternity ward, funeral in Afghanistan may derail peace process
Derek Brumby/iStockBy CONOR FINNEGAN and ALEEM AGHA, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — In the two months since the U.S. and the Taliban signed an agreement to end their 18-year old war, violence between the militant group and Afghan
Candidates begin filing for fall elections
PORT ANGELES – Candidates began filing for elected office yesterday. And locally, a number of declared candidates filed paperwork to officially get into their races. In races for the 24th District Legislature positions, current Port of Port
House Democrats unveil new $3T relief bill with aid to states, direct payments to Americans
Alex Wong/Getty ImagesBy MARIAM KHAN, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a massive $3 trillion coronavirus relief package – which includes another round of direct payments to Americans – designed to ease the pandemic’s
Russia now lags the US in total number of coronavirus cases
Oleksii Liskonih/iStockBy PATRICK REEVELL, ABC NEWS (MOSCOW) — Russia now has the second highest number of coronavirus cases in the world, overtaking Spain. Russia’s health ministry said the country has 232,243 cases following a week where it
“We really are all Monk now”: Tony Shalhoub reveals he and wife Brooke Adams had COVID-19
Andy Kropa/January Images(NEW YORK) — After an in-character Zoom reunion with the cast of Monk as part of the Peacock web series The At-Home Variety Show, titled “Mr. Monk Shelters in Place,” Tony Shalhoub revealed he and his wife, fellow actor Brooke Adams, have recovered
Theaters, studios mulling $2 tickets to retro blockbusters to get people back to the movies
“Back to the Future” – Photo by Universal/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — After the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered movie theaters all over the country, the Wall Street Journal reports Hollywood studios and theater chains are mulling $2 tickets to get people back to
President Trump 'delusional' to think COVID-19 will just go away: Sen. Tammy Duckworth
Al Drago-Pool/Getty ImagesBy QUINN SCANLAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Illinois’s junior senator, Tammy Duckworth, blasted President Donald Trump and his administration Tuesday for the response to the coronavirus pandemic, calling Trump “delusional” after he’s made comments
Shopping post-pandemic: Macy's, Ulta Beauty, Gap and more prep to reopen with new safety measures
jetcityimage/iStockBy JACQUELINE LAUREAN YATES, ABC News (NEW YORK) — As retailers plan to reopen after being closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, many are reemerging with updated shopping experiences that include staff wellness checks, plexiglass shields and
White House denies Trump accusing Obama of unspecified crimes to distract from coronavirus
Official White House Photo by Andrea HanksBy BEN GITTLESON, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The White House on Tuesday denied President Donald Trump was trying to distract from the novel coronavirus pandemic by making the extraordinary accusation over