What the end of the COVID-19 emergencies in the US means

Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — On May 11, the U.S. will no longer officially be in a COVID-19 emergency for the first time since the pandemic began three years ago. While hundreds of COVID-19 deaths are still

House Republicans kick off investigation into pandemic relief fraud

Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Kicking off its investigations into the Biden administration on Wednesday, the Republican-led House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing on COVID relief money spent during the pandemic, which Republicans

Tom Brady announces retirement — again

Cooper Neill/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tom Brady announced his retirement — again — in a video on Twitter on Wednesday morning. “I know the process was a pretty big deal last time so when I woke

LOCAL SPORTS: Sequim clinches Olympic League girls hoops title

Photo: The Sequim Wolves celebrated their league championship last night SILVERDALE — The Sequim Wolves girls basketball team for the first time since 1987 are the outright Olympic League Champions. The Wolves clinched the championship last night

Fed expected to raise interest rate amid recession fears

Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve is set to announce on Wednesday whether it will impose another interest rate hike, the central bank’s latest move in a months-long fight that has eased inflation but risks

House Republicans hold first border hearing of new Congress

Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republicans on Wednesday will take their first opportunity of the new Congress to illustrate what they call a protracted migration crisis across the southwestern border caused by overly lax policies of

Tyre Nichols' funeral: Live updates

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Tyre Nichols’ family will gather in Memphis, Tennessee, on Wednesday for his funeral, weeks after the 29-year-old died following a violent encounter with Memphis police officers caught on body camera. The