New fentanyl targeting operation already has stopped 900 pounds from entering US: DHS
Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images (EL PASO, Texas) — The Department of Homeland Security says its new fentanyl targeting operation has already seized 900 pounds of the drug in its first week. “Operation Blue Lotus,” a targeted operation
Biden administration plans overhaul of US organ transplant system
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Health Resources and Services Administration announced plans to overhaul the U.S. organ transplant system, after congressional scrutiny of the current operation — which critics said has poor oversight that has led to
Family of slain New Jersey councilwoman demand justice for her death
Sayreville GOP (PARLIN, N.J.) — The family of 30-year-old New Jersey councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, who was shot and killed outside her home in February, spoke out publicly for the first time since her death, calling for justice for
Idaho hospital says it is ending labor and delivery services amid 'political climate'
Google Maps Street View (SANDPOINT, Idaho) — An Idaho hospital said it will no longer be providing obstetrical care due in part to the state’s “legal and political climate.” In a news release, Bonner General Health in Sandpoint
US banking system 'sound and resilient,' Fed Chair Jerome Powell says
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday called the U.S. banking system “strong and resilient,” voicing confidence in the nation’s financial system and the safety of bank deposits less than two weeks after
Dominion accuses Fox News of redacting 'embarrassing' materials in defamation case
Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An attorney for Dominion Voting Systems accused Fox News on Wednesday of improperly redacting internal materials that the network was forced to hand over as part of Dominion’s billion-dollar defamation
Expanded 'Don't Say Gay' classroom restrictions explored in Florida
Scott Olson/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — A proposed Florida Board of Education rule could expand restrictions on classroom instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity. “For grades 4 through 12, instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity
Kansas House of Representatives passes bill requiring care for infants 'born alive' after abortion
Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images (TOPEKA, Kan.) — Months after Kansas voters decided to uphold protections for abortion rights, the state’s House of Representatives approved a bill based on the disputed idea that providers leave newborns to die after
LOCAL SPORTS: PA and Sequim earn fastpitch and soccer wins
BREMERTON — The Port Angeles Roughrider fast pitch team is once again blowing out opponents. Last night it was the Bremerton Knights who would of had a lot better chance if they were allowed to play
US speeds up delivery of Abrams tanks, could be in Ukraine by fall
FILE photo — Stocktrek Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ukraine will get American Abrams tanks this fall, much sooner than expected, after the Pentagon decided to refurbish existing hulls in its inventory instead of building new ones from