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Online schooling is the bad idea that refuses to die
Comment this story Comment Almost all of the 20 largest US school districts will offer online schooling options this fall. More than half of ... -
Your skin needs you to use more sunscreen
Comment this story Comment Julian Sass is a sunscreen educator for his nearly 20,000 followers on instagramand every time he posts a sunscreen review ... -
Kenly, NC, police department resigns over work environment
KENLY, North Carolina — An entire police department in a North Carolina town has quit over what it called a hostile work environment, and ... -
South Carolina bill bans websites that explain how to get an abortion
Comment this story Comment Shortly after the Supreme Court ruling that struck down abortion rights in June, South Carolina state senators introduced legislation prohibiting ... -
They’re giving Washington’s arch a good clean
Hello. It’s Friday. We’ll see how Mayor Eric Adams’ focus on crime may have clouded his efforts to move past the pandemic and revive ... -
First U.S. polio case in nearly a decade confirmed in unvaccinated Rockland County man
Comment this story Comment The first U.S. case of polio in nearly a decade has been confirmed in an unvaccinated person in Rockland County, ... -
Mayra Flores accuses Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of funding racist ads
Comment this story Comment Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Tex.) is under fire after a political blogger who was paid to run ads for his campaign ... -
Officials revamp HHS to boost pandemic response
Comment this story Comment OpenThis article is open access. Why? The Biden administration is revamping the federal health department to create an independent division ... -
Russia threatens to cut gas; Germany draws up contingency plans
Comment this story Comment BERLIN — Nuremberg has stopped lighting its historic buildings, Hamburg homeowners are rationing hot water and Berlin can turn off ... -
Micronesia is the last of the largest nations to have an outbreak of COVID-19
Comment this story Comment WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Micronesia has likely become the last nation in the world with a population of over 100,000 ... -
Africa’s wildlife park managers come together to boost conservation
Comment this story Comment MOMBASA, Kenya – Officials are gathering in Kigali, Rwanda this week as part of the continent’s first-ever African Protected Areas ... -
COVID scars linger for sickest survivors and families
Comment this story Comment Freddy Fernandez was hardly there, on his couch in his Missouri home, his baby in his lap, gnawing at the ... -
At Tatsu-ya’s Austin restaurants, Japanese cuisine gets a Texan twist
The chefs behind Ramen Tatsu-ya are building a culinary ‘multiverse’ with tiki drinks and Texas brisket July 18, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. EDT A ... -
Mukteshwari “Mukti” Bosco receives the 2022 Roux Prize
Ms. Bosco is recognized for her innovative and impactful use of Data on the global burden of disease to empower women and improve access ... -
More than reading glasses – new options for ‘old’ eyes
Comment this story Comment The restaurant had tablecloths, dim lighting, and large leather-bound menus with a fancy script outlining the fare. But those otherwise ... -
Maryland Churches youth group stuck amid protests in Panama
Comment this story Comment A leader of a youth group from two churches in Maryland said Friday that about two dozen people had been ... -
Reviews | Drivers with unpaid tickets who keep their license are not safe
Comment this story Comment Six months into 2022, there have been 1,528 Traffic accidents injuring DC Nineteen people were killed. The deaths follow a ... -
Officials suggest pipeline company hid issues after spill
Comment this story Comment BILLINGS, Mont. – U.S. prosecutors suspect a Wyoming company of potentially covering up problems with a pipeline that ruptured in ... -
Texas sues Biden administration for requiring abortions in medical emergencies
Comment this story Comment Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (right) sued the Biden administration over federal rules that require abortions to be performed in ... -
Tri-Cities population growth continues its upward trend
Franklin County has overtaken Benton County in population growth over the past year, ranking 7th in the state compared to 8th in its neighbor. ... -
Starbucks closes 16 locations due to worker safety concerns
Comment this story Comment Starbucks is closing 16 stores in cities across the country, fearing its customers and employees will be safe, despite training ... -
Justice Department announces task force to fight excessive abortion bans
Comment this story Comment The Department of Justice launches a “reproductive rights task force” to marshal federal legal resources aimed at preventing the excesses ... -
California Library Hosts Stuffed Animal Slumber Party
Comment this story Comment With book bans, heated political debates and a pandemic to manage, it’s not an easy time to be a librarian. ... -
What to watch on Tuesday: ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ returns to FX
Comment this story Comment Catfish: The TV Show (MTV at age 8) Kimberly has been burned by con artists before, but she thinks she’s ... -
Chuck Schumer tested positive for coronavirus
Comment this story Comment Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (DN.Y.) has tested positive for the coronavirus, his spokesman said in a statement Sunday. ... -
Ex-WA lawmaker and Richland mayor squabble over Benton County commission
Left to right, William “Bill” Jenkin, Michael Alvarez and Barry Bush. Eric Rosane [email protected] READ MORE Tri-City 2022 Election Coverage The latest news and ... -
Preventing the spread of monkeypox as cases rise in Washington
Experts say knowing the symptoms and isolating potential cases is the best way to stop the spread. SEATTLE — Experts say education is power ... -
Electric buses to harness solar energy using a microgrid
Comment this story Comment The first microgrid to power electric buses will soon debut in the Washington area as transit agencies across the country ... -
WA leaders react in support to Biden’s executive order on abortion access, call for more action
An executive order signed by President Joe Biden on Friday morning aims to protect access to reproductive health care — and while it has ... -
Reviews | John Garvey improved the Catholic University – and Washington
Comment this story Comment Tim Busch, member of the Board of Visitors of the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America ... -
Former Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos dies at 79
Comment this story Comment LISBON, Portugal — José Eduardo dos Santos, once one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders who, for nearly four decades as president ... -
Video captures intense lightning striking a car
Comment this story Comment Returning home from a family vacation during a thunderstorm near St. Petersburg, Florida on Friday, Michaelle May Whalen decided to ... -
Abortion access in Australia becomes easier amid Roe v. wade
Comment this story Comment SYDNEY – Access to abortion became easier in Australia on Thursday as decriminalization came into force in the South Australian ... -
Mayor proposes compromise on public lands, property and sidewalks
Mayor proposes compromise on public lands, property and sidewalks Brian Coddington, Director of Communications, 509.625.6740 Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 1:25 p.m. Mayor Nadine ... -
Is Seattle shrinking or continuing to grow? Depends who you ask
If you’re one of those who say Seattle is dying, you’ll find data showing a shrinking population to back you up. But if you’re ... -
Judge strikes down Trump administration changes to endangered species law
A The California federal judge on Tuesday struck down Trump-era changes to the Endangered Species Act in a victory for environmental groups, who said ... -
Reviews | Advocates of forced births show how barbaric their position is
Placeholder while loading article actions When abortion rights advocates accused anti-abortion supporters of being disturbingly indifferent to women and even aspiring to cruelly force ... -
Sydney floods overwhelm 50,000 people around Australia’s biggest city
Placeholder while loading article actions RICHMOND, Australia — Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia’s biggest city in a flood emergency ... -
WA and BC leaders mull closure of controversial salmon farms
The Canadian decision will come first. The majority of British Columbia’s 105 net-pen Atlantic salmon licenses are due to expire on June 30, and ... -
Bauxite miners want to clear WA forest of Seven Rottnest Islands
But the EPA wanted to examine it as part of its review of the Pinjarra expansion to better assess the cumulative impacts of multiple ... -
Reviews | An advance for non-heterosexual medical students and health care
The Biden administration’s new ruling that students deserve to learn free from harassment, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, is enraging conservatives ... -
Sioux Falls, SD, was America’s divorce capital amid widespread bans
Placeholder while loading article actions Dark clouds and driving rain greeted the steam train as it stopped in Sioux Falls, SD on June 1, ... -
Oklahoma plans to execute 25 prisoners in the next 29 months
Placeholder while loading article actions Oklahoma plans to execute 25 prisoners over the next 29 months after ending a moratorium spurred by botched lethal ... -
Community scientists – even children – produce usable data for researchers
Placeholder while loading article actions Citizen science projects are turning ordinary people into researchers, and in recent years such efforts have abounded, tackling everything ... -
Maryland law expanding who can perform abortion goes into effect
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Maryland law taking effect Friday will allow nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and physician assistants who receive special training to perform ... -
Timberwolves land Jazz’s Rudy Gobert in NBA blockbuster
Placeholder while loading article actions The long-awaited breakup of the Utah Jazz star partnership has finally arrived. Utah has agreed to trade star center ... -
Isla McNabb, 2, from Kentucky, becomes the youngest member of Mensa
Placeholder while loading article actions Shortly after their daughter Isla turned 2, Amanda and Jason McNabb began spotting strange patterns of multicolored plastic toy ... -
Governor of Texas Abbott, Atty. General Paxton inaugurates measures against abortion and gay rights
Placeholder while loading article actions Following the historic reversal by the Supreme Court of Roe vs. WadeTexas looks set to cement its place at ... -
A health care cliff could leave millions without insurance
Placeholder while loading article actions Since the beginning of 2020, the United States has been under an official public health emergency. In July, after ... -
Joshua Danehower accused of killing Gret Glyer
Placeholder while loading article actions A family acquaintance entered the town of Fairfax, Va., at the home of a 32-year-old website builder early Friday ... -
Chinese Baidu races with Waymo and GM to develop self-driving cars
Placeholder while loading article actions BEIJING — With no one behind the wheel, a self-driving taxi developed by tech giant Baidu Inc. rolls down ... -
More gas infrastructure needed to manage energy crisis, G-7 leaders agree
gThe Group of Seven leaders acknowledged the need to build more natural gas infrastructure to tackle the global energy crisis in a statement in ... -
California to vote on constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights
Placeholder while loading article actions California is set to become one of the first states in the nation to explicitly enshrine the right to ... -
Missouri Amtrak derailment: train with 243 passengers runs off track; reported injuries
Placeholder while loading article actions A cross-country Amtrak train hit a dump truck in Missouri on Monday, derailing multiple cars and injuring passengers, the ... -
From below to on the rocks: Invading crabs become whiskey
Placeholder while loading article actions CONCORD, NH – Want a hint of crab in your whisky? A New Hampshire distillery has developed its new ... -
Family and friends mourn British journalist killed in Brazil
Placeholder while loading article actions NITEROI, Brazil — Gathered in a cemetery on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, friends and relatives on Sunday ... -
How to keep your information private when requesting an abortion
Placeholder while loading article actions Everything you do online is already tracked. This information is about to become even more sensitive if you are ... -
Inslee seeks amendment to state constitution on abortion rights
Washington State Governor Jay Inslee addresses a rally before raising the LGBTQ Pride Celebration flag seen behind him during a noon ceremony at the ... -
Russia Fires Missiles Through Ukraine, Cements Its Gains In The East
Placeholder while loading article actions KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces are seeking to swallow the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in the eastern Luhansk region, ... -
At LGBTQ Pride, celebration but also concern for civil rights
Placeholder while loading article actions NEW YORK – LGBTQ Pride commemorations that have at times felt like victory parties for civil rights are now ... -
Reviews | Approvals for Montgomery County Council’s Democratic primary
Placeholder while loading article actions Montgomery County voters decided in 2020 to add two new county council seats, creating an 11-member body. This decision, ... -
Ukraine withdraw from Severodonetsk as Russia advance to Luhansk
Placeholder while loading article actions While the war in Ukraine has lasted for more than 120 days, Russia has been concentrating its firepower in ... -
States make proposals to vote 1st in the 2024 Democratic primaries
Placeholder while loading article actions WASHINGTON — The Iowa delegation promised changes to its caucus after The collapse of the 2020s. New Hampshire brought ... -
SF school board after recall overturns vote to cover controversial Washington High mural
The San Francisco school board voted on Wednesday to overturn an earlier board decision to cover up a controversial mural at Washington High School. ... -
The owner of a nursing home whose residents suffered in Ida arrested
Placeholder while loading article actions NEW ORLEANS – The owner of seven Louisiana nursing homes who sent more than 800 of his elderly residents ... -
Bowser wins Democratic DC mayoral nomination and AP projects
Placeholder while loading article actions Muriel E. Bowser (D), the no-nonsense politician who has led the district for eight years, won the Democratic nomination ... -
Men’s football signs six for 2022
History links WASHINGTON – GW Men’s Football has signed six newcomers to join the program this fall, head coach Craig Jones ... -
GOP Senate candidate Eric Greitens criticized for ‘RINO hunting’ campaign ad
Placeholder while loading article actions Former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, a Republican Senate candidate, is widely criticized after he released a campaign ad on ... -
Toddler shots: COVID vaccinations begin for America’s toddlers
Placeholder while loading article actions Little Fletcher Pack woke up Monday morning and asked, “Is today vaccine day?” For the 3-year-old from Lexington, South ... -
Xi Jinping, director of career planning in China?
Placeholder while loading article actions Over the next few weeks, China will produce a record 10.8 million university graduates. Finding jobs for them is ... -
Elections in Colombia: Gustavo Petro defeats Rodolfo Hernández for president
Placeholder while loading article actions BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Gustavo Petro, a former rebel who rallied young and poor voters with promises to transform an ... -
Virginia public health chief backtracks on opinions, expresses regret
Placeholder while loading article actions Colin Greene, the embattled Virginia health commissioner who in comments to his staff and media interviews dismissed the role ... -
Apple workers in Maryland vote to unionize
Placeholder while loading article actions Apple workers in Towson, Maryland, voted on Saturday to join a union, becoming the first of the tech giant’s ... -
Freedom House in Alexandria, now owned by the city, opens June 19
Placeholder while loading article actions Twelve-year-old Braden Smith looked at the names on the entry wall, each listed next to an age not much ... -
At Westminster Dog Show, new focus on vet welfare
Placeholder while loading article actions NEW YORK — Dogs are in the spotlight, but Westminster Kennel Club’s upcoming show also shines a light on ... -
Colombian presidential election: what you need to know
BOGOTÁ, Colombia – Colombia will hold a presidential election on Sunday unprecedented in its history. Voters in Latin America’s third-largest country demanded change, rejecting ... -
2026 FIFA World Cup host cities: Los Angeles, New York/New Jersey among top venues; Washington DC snubbed
Getty Images NEW YORK — Host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico were announced in New ... -
Musk aims to ease concerns by addressing Twitter employees
Placeholder while loading article actions In an unusual move for what has been an unusual takeover bid by the world’s richest man on Twitter, ... -
Floods leave Yellowstone’s landscape ‘radically changed’
Placeholder while loading article actions Heavy rains and rapid snowmelt within days have caused dramatic flooding that could forever change the human footprint on ... -
McMaster, Cunningham win primaries; face off in november
Placeholder while loading article actions COLUMBIA, SC — Former U.S. Representative Joe Cunningham won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination on Tuesday, setting up a November ... -
Black Fathers Matter could use more black dads
Placeholder while loading article actions The DC Black Fathers Matter motorcade is an unapologetic public celebration of the black dad. The Father’s Day Parade ... -
Reviews | Is Google’s LaMDA artificial intelligence sensitive? Bad question.
Placeholder while loading article actions “You never treated him like a person, so he thought you wanted him to be a robot.” That’s what ... -
Researchers use whale photo archive to help protect important whelping site in WA | Whales
Researchers are combing through thousands of photos of whales to help protect a calving site off Australia’s west coast that has been badly damaged ... -
Washington State Family and Medical Leave Program Update
Related practices and jurisdictions In 2017, Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program was enacted to provide partial salary replacement to employees on ... -
Back home: Erling Haaland completes Man City move
Placeholder while loading article actions MANCHESTER, England — Erling Haaland is back home. The Norwegian striker completed a move to Manchester City from Borussia ... -
Moscow-backed officials are trying to consolidate power in Ukraine
Placeholder while loading article actions KYIV, Ukraine — Kremlin-installed officials in occupied southern Ukraine celebrated Russia Day on Sunday and began issuing Russian passports ... -
Washington Post fires journalist at center of online battle
NEW YORK — The Washington Post has fired Felicia Sonmez, who sparked a vigorous online debate this week over social media politics and the ... -
New York fund apologizes for role in Tuskegee syphilis study
Placeholder while loading article actions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – For nearly 40 years from the 1930s, when government researchers deliberately let hundreds of black men ... -
House passes FDA user fee package, awaits Senate action
The House of Representatives passed the 2022 Food and Drug Amendments (FDA22, HR 7667) on June 8 by a bipartisan vote of 392 to ... -
New Zealand proposes cow and sheep burping tax to reduce methane emissions
Placeholder while loading article actions New Zealand has more sheep than people, by a factor of about five. Now these sheep and other animals ... -
Active model brings daily chances of severe thunderstorms across the United States
Placeholder while loading article actions An active weather pattern will bring daily chances of strong to severe thunderstorms across the central and eastern United ... -
Growing LGBT ID across major racial and ethnic groups in the United States
Story Highlights LGBT identification on the rise among black, white and Hispanic adults More Hispanic adults than white and black adults identify ... -
Questions over Pope Francis’ resignation swirl as he uses a wheelchair
Placeholder while loading article actions VATICAN CITY — The pain became evident five months ago when Pope Francis began to avoid getting up. “An ... -
Britain’s Johnson struggles to regain authority after rebellion
Placeholder while loading article actions LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was meeting with his cabinet and trying to mend his tattered authority ... -
COVID loan fraud investigated at Tri-Cities, Hanford, WA
A federal task force is investigating multiple cases of federal loans for COVID-19 relief in the Tri-Cities area based on fraudulent claims, federal prosecutors ... -
Israeli nationalists fight against the Palestinian flag
Placeholder while loading article actions JERUSALEM — It’s not a bomb, gun or rocket. The latest threat identified by Israel is the Palestinian flag. ... -
This vegan slider recipe satisfies with plant-based meat and cheese
Vegan pub sliders Total time:35 minutes Servings:4 to 8 Total time:35 minutes Servings:4 to 8 Placeholder while loading article actions I’m not going to ... -
Doctors transplant 3D-printed ear from human cells
Doctors hsuccessfully transplanted a 3d printed ear made from human cells on the face of a 20-year-old woman born with a deformed ear, a ... -
Milley visits Sweden to show support for NATO bid
Placeholder while loading article actions STOCKHOLM — The United States on Saturday prepared to launch a sprawling naval exercise in the Baltic Sea with ... -
Lake Elmo’s growth rate increases to make it the fastest growing city in the state
LAKE ELMO — New homes continue to rise in Lake Elmo, the once sleepy outpost surrounded by fields of grass that census figures now ... -
Tech companies say India’s cyber rules risk creating an ‘environment of fear’
A broken Ethernet cable is seen in front of binary code and the words ‘cybersecurity’ in this illustration taken March 8, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File ... -
Kentucky Democrat wears noose in new ad attacking Rand Paul
Placeholder while loading article actions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Democrat Charles Booker appears on camera with a noose around his neck to condemn Republican ... -
Free fishing weekend in WA set by Fish and Wildlife
Anyone can fish for free — no license required — in Washington state on June 11 and 12. A discovery pass to park in ... -
Despite rising tuition due to economic inflation, Howard remains committed to keeping education accessible
Howard’s undergraduate tuition and compulsory fees remain significantly lower than those of comparable institutions despite a 7.5% increase for the 2022-2023 academic year over ... -
Brazil death toll floods to at least 91, with dozens dead
Placeholder while loading article actions Authorities in Brazil’s northeastern state of Pernambuco said on Monday that 91 deaths were confirmed following flooding over the ... -
How San Diego secured its water supply, at a cost
Placeholder while loading article actions As a worsening drought forces millions of Californians to face mandatory water restrictions, one corner of Southern California has ... -
Real Madrid beat Liverpool to win Champions League final
Reported organizational problems outside the Stade de France, site of Saturday’s Champions League final, led to multiple delays and complaints of tear gas. Many ... -
Kansas equity efforts bring little change after George Floyd
Placeholder while loading article actions TOPEKA, Kan. – First she saw the graphic cellphone video showing the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, ... -
Former Virginia Tech player acquitted in 2021 beating death
Placeholder while loading article actions CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — A jury on Friday acquitted a former Virginia Tech football player who was charged with fatally ...
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