Smoke from eastern Washington moves in, about to get worse
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – The smoky haze in our area today is coming from fires east of the mountains. It’s not as bad as we saw last summer but, according to local weather guru Cliff
NBA Hall of Famer Spencer Haywood tackles COVID vaccine mistrust in communities of color
John McCoy/Getty Images (LAS VEGAS) — As many Americans hesitate to get vaccinated against COVID-19, NBA legend Spencer Haywood is teaming up with a medical school in Las Vegas to tackle the mistrust of the health care
In urgent cable, US embassy calls on Washington to evacuate Afghan staffers threatened by Taliban
Paula Bronstein/GettyImages (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan is urging Washington to evacuate Afghans who are under threat because of their work with the U.S. government — warning they cannot get out on their own and
Multiple people killed in shooting in UK; not terror-related, authorities say
Hirurg/iStock (LONDON) — Multiple people were killed and a number of others were injured in a shooting in Plymouth, England, Thursday night. Police responded to a “serious firearms incident” in the Keyham section of the city in
Lorde on the “moonshot” of “Royals” and relationship with Jack Antonoff
Ophelia Mikkelson Jones Forget about industry pundits: Lorde will be the first to tell you that her highly anticipated new album Solar Power, due out August 20, won’t be as successful as her previous records, the Grammy-winning
As delta variant surges, COVID hospitalizations rise 30% over previous week
Morsa Images/ iStock (NEW YORK) — Driven by the more transmissible delta variant, COVID-19 cases and deaths are up nationwide by more than 20% compared to last week’s seven-day average, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director
Smoke from eastern Washington moves in, about to get worse
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – The smoky haze in our area today is coming from fires east of the mountains. It’s not as bad as we saw last summer but, according to local weather guru Cliff
Biden, DeSantis faceoff raises questions of politics versus public health: ANALYSIS
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The war of words between President Joe Biden, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other GOP governors escalated Thursday, raising new questions about how much politics and politicians should be involved in potentially
12-year-old fights for mask mandate in schools
arrowsmith2/ iStock (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Lila Hartley, from Jacksonville, Florida, took matters into her own hands when she heard Duval County Public Schools wouldn’t require masks for the upcoming school year: She wrote a letter to the
Thousands of troops heading to Afghanistan to help with US embassy departures
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The State Department will begin reducing its staff levels at the U.S. embassy in Kabul and the Pentagon will send troops in to help facilitate those departures, as Taliban forces advance on more