PAPEA President discusses tentative contract agreement
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – We’ve learned more about the tentative agreement between paraeducators and the Port Angeles School District that ended the 5-day strike and got schools back open on April 15. PAPEA Union President
Johnson says he won't change rules for ousting speakers after warnings from GOP hard-liners
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday quashed rumors he was considering changes to make it more difficult to oust him from his leadership post, after Republican hard-liners warned it was a “red
Judge rejects Trump effort to pause Jan. 6 civil lawsuits while criminal case ongoing
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge has rejected an effort by former President Donald Trump to pause several civil lawsuits filed against him seeking to hold him accountable for his actions leading up to
Some Iranian women say they fear war with Israel amid violent hijab crackdown
KeithBinns/Getty Images (LONDON) — In the wake of Iran’s unprecedented airstrikes on Israel, dozens of Iranians gathered in Tehran’s Palestine Square earlier this week to celebrate what the Iranian regime described as a retaliatory attack. But interviews
A TikTok ban is wrapped in Speaker Johnson's foreign aid package: What happens next?
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A ban on the popular social media app TikTok in the United States is now lumped in with Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans’ $95 billion foreign aid package, which would provide funding for Ukraine,
DeSantis scales back book ban law amid spike in Florida book objections
Diyosa Carter/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — As Florida schools face a growing number of book ban attempts, Gov. Ron DeSantis is scaling back policies that made it easier for people to challenge materials in schools. In 2022,
Trader Joe's recalls basil amid salmonella outbreak, investigation
Via FDA (NEW YORK) — Trader Joe’s shoppers with an affinity for homemade pesto, Caprese salad or other dishes that utilize fresh basil should check their fridge for a newly recalled plastic clamshell container of the organic
Couples allege IVF provider destroyed their embryos in toxic solution: Lawsuit
Carlos Duarte/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Two couples have filed lawsuits against in vitro fertilization provider Ovation Fertility alleging its clinic destroyed their embryos when a lab employee wrongly used hydrogen peroxide instead of a sterile solution
Mayorkas faces icy Senate Republicans day after impeachment case dismissed
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas faced an icy reception from Senate Republicans on Thursday, one day after the swift dismissal of the GOP impeachment case brought against him over his handling of
Netflix reveals 'The Witcher' will end after a just-announced fifth season
Hemsworth (center) and cast at a Season 4 table read — Courtesy Netflix Netflix announced Thursday that the fourth season of The Witcher is now underway, and the streamer has renewed the sword and sorcery series for