State Health Department introduces new “WA Forward” COVID plan
As state health leaders roll out their plan for living with COVID safely, they continue to monitor new surges in European countries. The new “WA Forward” plan from the State Health Department focuses on three key areas.
Atlanta spa victims’ families reflect on 1-year anniversary, anti-Asian hate
ABC News(ATLANTA) — In the year since a gunman killed eight people at three Atlanta-based Asian-owned or operated spas, family members who lost a loved one say the pain is still fresh.
Robert Peterson, whose mother, Yong Ae Yue, 63, was the last pers…
How athletes can return to exercise after COVID-19 infection: New guidance released
Kriangkrai Thitimakorn/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Throughout the pandemic, several professional and collegiate sports leagues cancelled major events and seasons, in part to slow the spread of COVID-19, but also due to alarming reports of athletes develo…
State Rep. Pat Sullivan retires
PHOTO: House Majority Leader Rep. Pat Sullivan, D-Covington, second from left, stands with other lawmakers on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) (OLYMPIA, Wash) – State Representative Pat Sullivan (D-Covington) has announced
Suspect still at large after 87-year-old woman dies in unprovoked shoving attack in New York City
Free Agents Limited/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A suspect remains at large nearly a week after an 87-year-old woman was shoved to the ground in an unprovoked attack on a New York City street, subsequently dying from her injuries, police said.
The victim…
Judge denies release of suspect accused of shooting homeless people in New York, DC
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In his first court appearance on Wednesday, a judge denied the release of the suspect accused of a series of shootings targeting homeless people in Washington, D.C., and New York.
30-year-old Gerald Brev…
Man accused of fatally stabbing Asian woman in Chinatown apartment refuses to attend arraignment, court says
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Assamad Nash, the 25-year-old man accused of brutally stabbing an Asian woman to death in her apartment, refused to attend his arraignment on Wednesday, according to the court.
On Feb. 13, police found Christina…
All-Black, all-female World War II battalion to be awarded Congressional Gold Medal
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The only all-Black, all-female battalion to serve in World War II in the U.S. and in Europe is set to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal after President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill on Monday…
Congresswoman Jayapal on Zelenskyy address: “It was very difficult to watch”
PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the U.S. Congress by video to plead for support as his country is besieged by Russian forces, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 16, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite,
Howard Schultz returns to lead Starbucks on interim basis
PHOTO: FILE – Howard Schultz speaks at an event in Seattle on Jan. 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Longtime Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is returning to lead the company