Pakistan appears to have broken a ceasefire with India mere hours after U.S. officials announced the two countries had agreed to one.  Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, where the fighting is taking place, said he heard explosions in the area. He also posted a video of the city with blasts being heard […]

President Donald Trump requested from the Department of Homeland Security 20,000 additional law enforcement officers to carry out what he calls the “largest deportation in American history.” At the end of a proclamation mainly focused on pushing undocumented immigrants to leave the country voluntarily, Trump called upon DHS to begin “deputizing and contracting with state and […]

(The Center Square) — New data shows that tourism in Seattle is near pre-COVID-19 levels, but international tensions could halt progress on that front.  Visit Seattle, Seattle and King County’s destination marketing organization, reported that approximately 40 million visitors came to the city and King County in 2024, a 5.3% increase from 2023, a near full recovery […]

SUQUAMISH, Washington (AP) — For over two decades, Suquamish tribal member Joshua George has dived into the emerald waters of the Salish Sea looking for an unusually phallic clam that’s coveted thousands of miles away. George is a geoduck diver. Pronounced “gooey-duck,” the world’s largest burrowing clam has been harvested in tidelands by George’s Indigenous ancestors in […]