National security trial begins for Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong's pro-democracy media mogul
In this file photo, pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is escorted into a Correctional Services van outside the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong on Feb. 1, 2021. — AFP via Getty Images (HONG KONG) —
Sedan crashes into SUV traveling with president's motorcade, authorities investigating if 'impairment' a factor
Members of the US Secret Service rush to a car, after it hit a motorcade SUV, as US president Joe Biden was leaving his campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware on December 17, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS
Trump, again, praises dictators and rails against immigrants — again sparking backlash
Scott Eisen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With less than a month until the first votes are cast in the 2024 Republican primary, former President Donald Trump spent his latest rally in New Hampshire praising multiple authoritarian leaders and quoting
Sen. Van Hollen bemoans 'unacceptably high' number of civilian deaths in Gaza
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen on Sunday said the Biden administration is not being heeded in its entreaties for Israel to reduce the civilian death toll from the military campaign against Hamas extremists in
Nikki Haley touts New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu's 'huge' endorsement
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Former U.N. ambassador and Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley sat down alongside New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu to tout his endorsement of her in a joint interview with ABC “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl.
Cardinal sentenced to 5 1/2 years in Vatican's financial 'trial of the century'
SimpleImages/Getty Images (ROME) — The Vatican city court on Saturday sentenced Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, once touted as a possible papal contender, to 5 1/2 years in prison for mismanaging a Vatican property portfolio which included a
3 Israeli hostages killed by IDF troops in 'unbearable tragedy' identified
Nancy Brown/Getty Images (GAZA) — The Israel Defense Forces said they mistakenly killed three hostages during combat this week in Shejaiya, Gaza, spokesman Daniel Hagari said during a press briefing Friday. The three men killed have been
Quaker Oats recalls dozens of granola products due to potential salmonella contamination
Cavan Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Quaker Oats Company has recalled dozens of granola products due to the risk of potential salmonella contamination. The recall impacts more than 40 granola bar and granola cereal products, according
Port Angeles group advocates for short term rentals as City awaits hard data

By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – A group of Port Angeles-area residents are working to add to the public conversation about Short Term Rental (STR) properties after a 6-month moratorium on new STRs was imposed by the
Port Angeles group advocates for short term rentals as City awaits hard data
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – A group of Port Angeles-area residents are working to add to the public conversation about Short Term Rental (STR) properties after a 6-month moratorium on new STRs was imposed by the