Finland to apply to NATO 'without delay,' as Sweden mulls stance
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (HELSINKI) — Finland’s leaders on Thursday said the country would apply to join NATO “without delay.” “Finland must apply for NATO membership without delay,” President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin said in a
'Unthinkable tragedy': US COVID-19 death toll surpasses one million
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — What was once unthinkable — is now a reality. One million Americans have now died from the coronavirus, according to an announcement made Thursday by President Joe Biden, marking a long-dreaded milestone
Millions of lives at risk as famine stalks Horn of Africa
Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In northern Kenya’s drought-stricken Turkana County, a group of children carried sacks of palm fruit atop their heads as they walked across the parched earth back to their
Scoreboard roundup — 5/11/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Philadelphia 4, Seattle 2 Atlanta 5, Boston 3 St. Louis 10, Baltimore 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE NY Yankees 5, Toronto 3 Oakland
Coastal Fire prompts evacuations, several homes ablaze in Southern California
Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Several homes were destroyed in Southern California Wednesday night as the Coastal Fire continued to spread. At least 20 homes were burned down in Laguna Niguel
Helen Mirren explains whacky legal argument at the center 'The Duke'
Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics In the new film The Duke, Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent star as Dorothy and Kempton Bunton, a real-life husband and wife involved in a famous art theft in London in the 1960s. Mirren tells ABC Audio that the movie
Breastfeeding mom says she was delayed by airport security
Courtesy Emily Calandrelli (NEW YORK) — A nursing mom who took to Twitter to share a difficult experience she faced while trying to fly is receiving support from other moms who said they faced similar challenges trying
PA Chamber gets rosy report from Peninsula Visitors Bureau
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – The Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce hosted the Executive Director of the Olympic Peninsula Visitors Bureau at their monthly luncheon on Wednesday. Guest Speaker Marsha Massey presented Tourism on the North
FBI arrests fugitives in Port Hadlock motel
By Pepper Fisher PORT HADLOCK — The FBI arrested a fugitive Auburn couple who fled before sentencing last month after being convicted for operating a Ponzi scheme, defrauding thousands of investors out of $25 million. The arrest
Lincoln Park BMX to host 2022 National Gold Cup Finals
PORT ANGELES – Lincoln Park BMX and Port Angeles Parks & Recreation announced Wednesday they’ll be hosting the USA BMX 2022 Gold Cup Finals this September 15-18. It’s a big honor for our local BMX club to