Rep. Chapman says farmers are getting a raw deal with cap-and-trade law
By Pepper Fisher OLYMPIA — In Olympia, Rep. Mike Chapman, the Port Angeles Democrat and House Agriculture Committee Chairman, said Tuesday he regrets voting for cap-and-trade, saying the Washington Department of Ecology has failed to shield farmers
'There is not a crime crisis,' DC lawmakers insist at testy House hearing on police, public safety
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican members of the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday pressed Washington, D.C., officials about public safety and the city’s management in the wake of Congress taking the unusual step of blocking controversial changes
Arrest made in fatal migrant smuggling incident on train in Uvalde County
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (EAGLE PASS, Texas) — One man has been arrested in connection with the smuggling incident that led to 17 migrants becoming trapped on a train on Friday in Uvalde County, Texas. Denniso Carranza Gonzales, a
Idaho bill would criminalize 'abortion trafficking' of minors traveling out of state
Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (BOISE, Idaho) — A new Idaho bill would make it illegal to aid minors in traveling across state lines for abortion care while concealing it from their parents. The
'Let's go!': Officers faced uncertainty of where victims, suspect were in Nashville school shooting
Metropolitan Nashville Police Dept. (NASHVILLE. Tenn.) — When the suspected shooter drove into the parking lot of Nashville’s Covenant School at 9:53 a.m. local time on Monday, a maintenance worker was standing outside with a leaf blower and
Black developers push to diversify the creators behind the pixels
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The video game industry is one of the most lucrative tech sectors in the world, bringing in $159.3 billion globally, according to the International Trade Administration. But not everyone is getting a piece
John Fetterman returning to Senate following treatment for depression
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is expected to return to Congress the week of April 17, after the upcoming two-week recess, according to a source familiar with the matter. The Democratic lawmaker, who suffered
Neighbor files lawsuit against Pennsylvania chocolate factory over deadly explosion
WPVI (WEST READING, Pa.) — A Pennsylvania woman who lives next to a chocolate factory that exploded Friday has filed a lawsuit accusing the company of negligence that led to the fatal explosion. Betty Wright claimed that she
1-year-old allegedly fatally shot by 5-year-old sibling at apartment: Police
Miguel Marin/EyeEm/Getty Images (LAFAYETTE, Ind.) — A 1-year-old boy was allegedly fatally shot by his 5-year-old sibling at an apartment in Indiana, police said. Police received a report of a shooting at an apartment complex in Lafayette around
7 killed in explosion at chocolate factory in Pennsylvania identified
WPVI (WEST READING, Pa.) — The cause of a deadly fire is under investigation after seven people were killed and several others injured in an explosion at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania, police and city officials said. The