North Korea launches possible ballistic missile: Japan's Ministry of Defense
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — North Korea launched a possible ballistic missile on Wednesday, Japan’s Ministry of Defense said in a tweet. The missile launch comes as North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia for
Data to show if inflation reduction continued or hit rough patch
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Wall Street and Washington, D.C., will closely watch the release of fresh inflation data on Wednesday that could reveal whether a monthslong cooldown of price increases returned to form in August
Luxury cruise ship runs aground with 206 passengers on board as rescue efforts underway
FILE photo — Alison Wright/Getty Images (LONDON) — A luxury cruise ship carrying 206 passengers has run aground off the coast of Greenland. The Ocean Explorer, a 104.4-meter (343-foot) long and 18-meter (60 foot) ship ran aground
How technologies are helping shape surge of worker strikes in US
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A surge of work stoppages this year involving hundreds of thousands of employees has drawn attention to bold demands over wage increases and benefits as unions pursue raises that outpace
US poverty rate jumped in 2022, child poverty more than doubled: Census
fhm/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The poverty rate in the United States increased last year, the first increase in 13 years, according to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the poverty rate was 12.4%, up 4.6% from 2021, according
Scoreboard roundup — 9/12/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE St. Louis 5, Baltimore 2 Cincinnati 6, Detroit 5 Cleveland 3, San Francisco 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE NY Yankees 3, Boston 2
Ahead of a possible 'tripledemic,' pediatrician shares what to know about getting kids vaccinated
Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With kids back in school, COVID hospitalizations on the rise across the country and flu season right around the corner, health experts say now is the time to get young people
One of four juveniles seriously injured in car crash
SEQUIM – A juvenile female was seriously injured when a car crashed into a tree on Sunday morning near Sequim. Details from the Sheriff’s Office are sketchy, but at about 1:25 am, Deputies were dispatched to a
Infrastructure work at Hurricane Ridge set to begin
PORT ANGELES – The work to restore facilities up on Hurricane Ridge in time for Olympic National Park officials to host some kind of winter activities this year is about to take another step. Utility trenching will
One of four juveniles seriously injured in car crash
SEQUIM – A juvenile female was seriously injured when a car crashed into a tree on Sunday morning near Sequim. Details from the Sheriff’s Office are sketchy, but at about 1:25 am, Deputies were dispatched to a