Providence establishes reparations program to praise and criticism
Yiming Chen/Getty Images (PROVIDENCE, R.I.) — Many U.S. cities are attempting to establish a reparations program in an effort to rectify economic disparity borne of slavery, and Providence, Rhode Island, is among the places moving forward with
EPA vetoes controversial Alaska mining project in effort to protect salmon population
File photo – mit4711/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Environmental Protection Agency has vetoed a controversial proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska. Pebble Limited Partnership, the company that would control the mine commonly known as Pebble Mine,
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoes Grieving Families Act, angering some loved ones of Buffalo massacre
Garnell Whitfield Jr., whose 86-year-old mother was killed in the May 14, 2022, mass shooting at a Buffalo grocery story, speaks at a press conference on Oct. 6, 2022, urging New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign
Man who fatally shot 13-year-old for allegedly breaking into cars arrested for murder
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Jason Lewis, the man accused of shooting 13-year-old Karon Blake outside his home earlier this month, has been charged with second-degree murder while armed, according to Washington, D.C., police. Blake was shot
Drug dealer convicted in deaths of three New Yorkers on same day
Tim Drivas Photography/GETTY Images (NEW YORK) — Amanda Scher, Ross Mtangi and Julia Ghahramani were three working professionals in New York City who did not know each other but shared a deadly commonality: on the same day
On This Day – January 31, 1981: Blondie lands their third number one with “The Tide Is High”
On this day, January 31, 1981… Blondie’s single “The Tide Is High” became their third number one song. The track was a remake of a 1967 rocksteady song originally recorded by Jamaican group The Paragons. In addition to
Santos tells House Republicans he'd recuse himself from committee assignments: Sources
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Embattled GOP Rep. George Santos told House Republicans during a closed door meeting on Tuesday that he would recuse himself from sitting on any committees, multiple sources familiar with
Saudi death penalty use has almost doubled under rule of Mohammed bin Salman: Report
Royal Court of Saudi Arabia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (LONDON) — The use of the death penalty under the rule of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his father, King Salman, has almost doubled annually since
LOCAL SPORTS: Sequim looks to lock league championship and district tourney spots
Photo: Hannah Bates and her Wolves can claim the Olympic League championship tonight SEQUIM — Tonight, the two big high school games are in Sequim and Silverdale. The Sequim boys, who are in 3rd place in the
Mom to watch her sons compete in Super Bowl LVII
Jeffrey Grigsby / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Now that the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs are officially set to face-off in Super Bowl LVII in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 12, one mom faces the ultimate