Clallam COVID cases remain at 25, health officer worried about surge as county reopens
PORT ANGELES – Clallam County’s health officer says she believes a lot more cases of COVID-19 have run through the community than have been documented. At a briefing Friday, Dr. Allison Berry Unthank says there are still
PA-based Coast Guard cutter crew cleared of COVID
SAN DIEGO — The entire crew of the Port Angeles-based Coast Guard cutter “Active” has now gotten the “all clear” from a possible COVID-19 outbreak. Tests on the crew now in San Diego have come back negative
Court agrees to delay testimony of Jeffrey Epstein confidant Ghislaine Maxwell in civil suit
Kuzma/iStockBy JAMES HILL, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, has been granted at least a temporary reprieve from having to respond to questions in a civil lawsuit
VA acknowledges unproven drug Trump touted used on veterans
BartekSzewczyk/iStockBy QUINN OWEN and ANN FLAHERTY, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — A top Senate Democrat on Friday accused the Trump administration of treating military veterans as “guinea pigs,” after the Department of Veterans Affairs disclosed treating 1,300 coronavirus
Republicans wrestle with conspiracy-theory advocate winning Senate primary
Oleksii Liskonih/iStockBy WILL STEAKIN and MEG CUNNINGHAM(WASHINGTON) — Republicans in Oregon this week nominated a Senate candidate with a deep history of promoting and vowing support for the QAnon conspiracy theory, providing the fringe movement its largest
Biden on comment to black radio host: 'I shouldn't have been such a wise guy'
The Breakfast Club/YouTubeBy JOHN VERHOVEK AND MOLLY NAGLE (NEW YORK) — Presumptive Democratic Nominee Joe Biden has come under fire for comments he made during an interview with “The Breakfast Club” radio program, in which he quipped
Iranian couple practicing parkour arrested for romantic rooftop photos
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStockBy SOMAYEH MALEKIAN (TEHRAN, Iran) — Iran police confirmed it has arrested two parkour athletes, Alireza Japalaghy and a woman whose name has not been released, after their romantic photos of a rooftop kiss and hugs went
GOP state lawmakers call for a special legislative session
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Republican legislative leaders in Washington have called on Gov. Jay Inslee to convene a special legislative session as soon as mid-June to work on budget and other coronavirus-related issues. The Seattle Times reports
Republican senators upset Planned Parenthood affiliates may have received PPP funds
LPETTET/iStockBy SHANNON K. CRAWFORD, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — A group of Republican senators is urging the Department of Justice to open an investigation into dozens of Planned Parenthood clinics that may have received a portion of the
Georgia issues “Best Practices” safety list for film and TV shoots post COVID-19
iStock/brightstarsBy: STEPHEN IERVOLINO, ABC News (GEORGIA) — With Georgia successfully becoming one of the first states to open for business following the COVID-19 lockdowns, Gov. Brian P. Kemp issued a “best practices” guide for film and TV crews working in the