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A sample specimen of a dead Asian Giant Hornet, also known as a murder hornet, on July 29, 2020, in Bellingham, Washington. (Karen Ducey/Getty Images/TNS) 1786626 1786626

October 12, 2020 at 1:51 pm

Washington state again fails to live-track murder hornet

Washington state officials said Monday they were again unsuccessful at live-tracking a “murder” hornet while trying to find and destroy a nest of the giant...

Courtney Normand, director of the Planned Parenthood-affiliated political group Safe & Healthy Youth Washington that is supporting a sex education requirement for public schools, poses for a photo Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, in Arlington, Wash. Democrats in the famously liberal state say they want to protect young people from sexual abuse, diseases and infections. But the increasingly outnumbered and aggrieved Republicans have taken issue with the content of the standards as they rally for local control. The resulting referendum on the November ballot marks the first time in the country that such a decision on sex ed will be decided by voters. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

September 30, 2020 at 5:00 am

Sex ed mandate sparks bitter Washington state ballot fight

The resulting referendum on the November ballot marks the first time in the country that such a decision on sex ed will be decided by...

September 26, 2020 at 9:41 pm

Arrests in Portland protest follow fairly calm rally VIEW

PORTLAND (AP) — Several people in Portland, Oregon, were arrested in anti-police brutality protests that continued into early Sunday, hours after demonstrations ended with few...

September 26, 2020 at 7:40 pm

Candidate for Washington state schools chief claimed to run a nonprofit. Now she says there is no tax-exempt status

A candidate for Washington state education chief who claimed to operate a nonprofit now says her organization does not have federal tax-exempt status. Maia Espinoza...

September 25, 2020 at 9:11 pm

Portland, largely peaceful after right-wing rally VIEW

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police say a right-wing rally and counter-protests in Portland, Oregon, have largely dispersed without serious violence Saturday, though they are investigating...

Local News

August 21, 2020 at 12:00 am

Harris’ dual identities challenge America’s race labels VIEW

It was just 20 years ago that the U.S. census began to allow Americans to identify as more than one race. And now, the country...

May 31, 2020 at 8:27 am

Parents hoping to get back to work face a child care crisis VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — A single father in New Jersey is taking unpaid leave from his job as a baker because he has no one...

Business

July 25, 2019 at 9:34 pm

Ebony and Jet photo archive sale sparks relief, anxiety

The sale of the photo archive of Ebony and Jet magazines chronicling African American history is generating relief among some who worried the historic images...

Business

July 25, 2019 at 9:24 pm

Cyberbullying in U.S. on the rise, survey says, with girls targeted much more

SEATTLE (AP) — Rachel Whalen remembers feeling gutted in high school when a former friend would mock her online postings, threaten to unfollow or unfriend...

Nation & World

July 25, 2019 at 12:05 pm

Ebony and Jet images to be donated after photo archive sale

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first time Darren Walker was featured in The New York Times two decades ago, his grandmother asked when he would appear...

Business