Nation Jun 04 Tulsa shooting renews debate on waiting periods for gun buyers Just nine states and Washington, D.C., have explicit waiting periods before people can purchase at least some types of firearms.
Health Dec 05 Fauci says early reports encouraging about omicron variant “Thus far, it does not look like there’s a great degree of severity to it,” Fauci said. “But we have really got to be careful before we make any determinations that it is less severe or it really doesn’t cause…
Arts Oct 28 How live ammo got on set still a mystery in Baldwin shooting Accounts and images from court documents, interviews and social media postings have revealed much of what happened when actor Alec Baldwin shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on an Old West movie set in New Mexico.
Nation Jun 29 Rolling blackouts hit parts of U.S. Northwest amid heat wave As the Pacific Northwest swelters in an unprecedented heat wave, an electrical utility in Spokane, Washington has announced that there will be more rolling blackouts that will cut off electricity and air conditioning.
Nation May 28 3 Tacoma police officers plead not guilty in Black man’s restraint death Three Washington state police officers have pleaded not guilty to charges in the restraint death of a Black man who repeatedly told them he couldn't breathe.
Nation May 27 Murder charges filed against Tacoma police officers in Black man’s death The Washington state attorney general charged two Tacoma police officers with murder and another with manslaughter in the death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who died after telling them him he couldn't breathe as he was being restrained.
Nation Oct 29 Fair housing groups say Redfin ‘redlines’ minority communities The organizations said that during a two-year investigation they documented the effect of Redfin's "minimum price policy," which requires homes to be listed for certain prices to reap the benefits of Redfin's services.
Politics Oct 22 Seattle, Portland, New York sue over Trump’s ‘anarchy’ label The lawsuit, filed Thursday, ridiculed Trump's action as offensive to the Constitution and common sense, but said the consequences of withholding federal money during a pandemic "are deadly serious."…
Politics Sep 17 U.S. judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail Judge Stanley Bastian in Yakima, Washington, said he was issuing a nationwide preliminary injunction sought by 14 states that sued the Trump administration and the U.S. Postal Service.
Nation Jul 27 Protesters sue Trump administration over Portland tactics Protesters have sued the Trump administration to rein in what they describe as an out-of-control response by federal agents to demonstrations in Portland.