Famed Seattle eatery pays $483,000 in wage theft case
SEATTLE (AP) — A venerable restaurant in Seattle’s Pike Place Market has agreed to pay $483,000 to settle wage theft allegations. The Seattle…
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Prank callers and internet trolls sought to sow chaos on Iowa caucus night
Supporters of President Donald Trump worsened this week’s Iowa caucus breakdown by placing prank phone calls that hindered the reporting of…
Continue Reading Experts scramble, but new virus vaccine may not come in time
WASHINGTON (AP) — The flu-like virus that exploded from China has researchers worldwide once again scrambling to find a vaccine against a surprise…
Continue Reading Weinstein defense calls first witness: friend says he had a “sex addiction”
Harvey Weinstein’s defense team called their first witness Thursday — a former producer who they say casts doubt on actress Annabella…
Continue Reading A bronze slave auction plaque has gone missing from Charlottesville’s Court Square
An historical plaque marking the site of a slave auction went missing in Charlottesville, Virginia, and police are offering an award of up to $1,000.…
Continue Reading Rep. Jim Jordan chosen as top Republican on House Judiciary Committee
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio has been selected as the next ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee by the House Republican steering committee,…
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A man accidentally killed his neighbor with a crossbow while trying to save him from a dog attack
A Massachusetts man attempting to save his neighbor from a dog attack accidentally shot and killed him with a crossbow, officials said. Police are…
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Warming Temps
Expect those temps to warm up over the next several days before we bring in some colder air with rain and snow chances next week. High clouds hang…
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Alerta en los Juegos OlÃmpicos de Tokio 2020 por el coronavirus
Tokio (CNN) — El brote mortal de coronavirus de Wuhan podrÃa afectar los preparativos de Japón para los Juegos OlÃmpicos de Tokio 2020 este…
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The race for space-based broadband: OneWeb launches 34 more internet satellites
A rocket blazed into space Thursday afternoon carrying 34 OneWeb satellites. It’s the latest sign that 2020 will be a year in which new devices…
Continue Reading Clinton doubles down on Sanders criticism, warns that he’s promising ‘the moon’
Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton furthered her comments discrediting Sen. Bernie Sanders as a viable presidential candidate on…
Continue Reading John Bolton, Susan Rice to speak at Vanderbilt on Feb. 19
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former national security adviser John Bolton will speak at Tennessee’s Vanderbilt University later this month…
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Mitt Romney is now the head of the new old GOP
Sen. Mitt Romney’s decision to break party ranks and vote to convict President Donald Trump of abusing his power in relation to his dealing…
Continue Reading Trump’s health care rhetoric shows at least short term appeal
Before the State of the Union speech she would later rip up on camera, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called a news conference to rip President Donald…
Continue Reading US clears the way for this self-driving vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals
The federal government has cleared the way for a Silicon Valley startup to deploy thousands of its self-driving delivery vehicles on US streets.…
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Southwest is giving its employees 6 weeks of extra pay
Southwest Airlines had a particularly rough 2019, but it still managed to turn a profit. As part of an annual tradition, Southwest is sharing that…
Continue Reading Arizona company CEO fired after calling driver racial slur
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The CEO and founder of an organic fertilizer company says he was fired after he was caught on camera using a racial slur…
Continue Reading University of Wisconsin coach resigns after allegedly using a racial epithet around student-athletes
Erik Helland, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s longtime strength and conditioning coach for the men’s basketball team, has resigned…
Continue Reading Amazon, Nike and American Airlines join nearly 150 companies opposing Tennessee’s anti-LGBTQ bills in a letter to lawmakers
Amazon, Nike, American Airlines and dozens of other companies have taken a stand for LGBTQ rights in Tennessee. They are among the nearly 150…
Continue Reading Leading Democrat calls for probe into Trump administration’s handling of classified documents
A leading Senate Democrat is calling for an independent investigation into whether the Trump administration improperly classified key documents that…
Continue Reading A Florida trooper stopped to help a motorist with a broken-down car. The man killed him
A veteran Florida trooper was fatally shot on Interstate 95 after pulling over to assist a disabled vehicle, police said. A passing off-duty police…
Continue Reading A teenager was shot and killed while rapping on Facebook Live
A teenager was shot and killed while on Facebook Live, near his home in New York on Tuesday and now police are looking for whoever is responsible.…
Continue Reading Customs and Border Protection now considered a ‘security agency’ like FBI and Secret Service
US Customs and Border Protection is now considered a “security agency,” a move that allows the agency to shield information about…
Continue Reading SpaceX considering spin-off and IPO for Starlink internet business
SpaceX’s Starlink internet business could one day be spun off into a separate company and taken public, giving mainstream investors a chance to…
Continue Reading Betsy DeVos will personally fund scholarship Trump awarded to fourth-grader at the State of the Union
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos will personally pay for a school choice scholarship that President Donald Trump awarded to a fourth-grader during his…
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Disney’s immersive new ‘Star Wars’ hotel will begin taking reservations later this year
“Star Wars” fans, this one’s for you. Disney announced Thursday that reservations will open later this year for Star Wars: Galactic…
Continue Reading World champion boxer Gervonta Davis charged with assaulting former girlfriend at basketball game
World champion boxer Gervonta “Tank” Davis is facing a domestic violence charge after authorities in Florida said he assaulted a former…
Continue Reading 8 unanswered questions about Trump and Ukraine that will live on after impeachment
Impeachment is over. President Donald Trump has been acquitted. One bruising chapter has ended, but another phase of the Ukraine affair is only now…
Continue Reading Planeloads of Americans flee growing coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan as 12th case is reported in the US
Planeloads of Americans fleeing the fast-moving coronavirus outbreak in China are arriving at military bases across the United States this week on…
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