Susan Monarez, former CDC director, tells Senate committee ‘true reason’ she was fired

Former Director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Susan Monarez arrives to testify before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 17, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Details of new songs for Elphaba and Glinda on ‘Wicked: For Good — The Soundtrack’ revealed

Cover of ‘Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack’/(Verve/Republic) For months, we’ve heard that the Wicked sequel, Wicked: For Good, would include two new songs specially written by original Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz for stars Cynthia Erivo and
Tropical depression formed in Atlantic with possibility to strengthen further, National Hurricane Center says

ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Atlantic basin may have been quiet going into the peak of hurricane season, but officials are watching a new storm that has developed into a tropical depression, which has the possibility
Obama calls Kirk murder ‘horrific,’ says a president should ‘pull people together’

Former President Barack Obama addresses the Obama Foundation’s 2024 Democracy Forum on December 05, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. The 2024 Democracy Forum focused on “pluralism” and exploring how diverse communities can work together. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty
Forecasters Predict Wet Season to Arrive Next Week, Promising Relief from Smoke and Dry Weather

PORT ANGELES — The Pacific Northwest could finally see the start of its wet season next week. Forecasters say there’s a strong chance of above-normal rainfall moving in, beginning around the middle of the week. The latest
Wildfire Smoke from Lake Cushman and Quilcene Fires Blankets North Olympic Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Peninsula got its first real taste of wildfire smoke this week, and residents began noticing it in a big way yesterday afternoon. Heavy smoke drifted into the area, and some communities
LOCAL SPORTS: Bainbridge Soccer Rolls Past Port Angeles, Sequim Blanks North Mason 6-0

By Oly Archibald The Bainbridge Spartans’ powerhouse soccer team came to town last night and, as is often the case, left with a dominant 4-0 win. Bainbridge has now beaten the Roughriders seven straight times by a
Trump officials pressuring federal prosecutors to bring criminal charges against NY AG Letitia James: Sources

Jim Franco/Albany Times Union via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Top Trump administration officials are pressuring federal prosecutors in Virginia to bring charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James for mortgage fraud, despite investigators so far
FBI Director Kash Patel faces 2nd grilling before House lawmakers

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A day after FBI Director Kash Patel sparred with Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, he is set to answer questions from members of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Chair Jim
Fed to set interest rates as Trump seeks shakeup of top officials

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday is set to unveil its latest decision on the level of interest rates, hoping to guide the economy through a topsy-turvy stretch of slow hiring and