HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut prison inmate J’Allen Jones was suffering a mental health crisis in 2018 when correctional officers struck him multiple times, stripped him naked, put a spit bag over his head and sprayed pepper spray at...
PHOENIX (AP) — A polygamous sect leader already serving a 50-year federal prison sentence for orchestrating sex involving children was convicted Friday on state child abuse charges after girls were found in an unventilated trailer he was hauling through...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A gay rights activist is suing the Department of Defense to answer a simple question: Did Scouting America actually agree to ban transgender members in a deal with the Pentagon?
James Dale, who filed a complaint...
Seattle’s housing market is cooling as the spring season winds down.
The city’s home prices dropped 4.8% year-over-year, the second-largest decline of any major metro, according to new data from Redfin.
San Jose, California, saw the largest drop in housing prices,...
The Supreme Court handed down major decisions on Thursday, including rulings that clear the way for the Trump administration to end deportation protections for many Haitians and Syrians. The justices also ruled that Monsanto cannot be held liable in...
In a 7-2 ruling, the Supreme Court sided with the manufacturer of Roundup, overturning a Missouri jury award for a man who claimed the herbicide caused cancer. The decision is expected to block thousands of similar lawsuits across the...
A U.S. official confirmed to PBS News that Iran fired a drone that hit a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, and traffic through the strait has largely stopped. The strike came as Secretary of State Marco Rubio...
As businesses adopt artificial intelligence, fears of a wave of job displacement continue to grow. A new nonprofit called RAISE US aims to bring together states, major businesses and AI firms to prepare workers, companies and local economies for...
King County residents will see another significant increase in their sewer bills next year after county council members unanimously approved a 12.75% rate hike.
The increase will raise monthly sewer rates from about $63 per month to $71 per month...
A Bellevue-based video game studio, Bungie, laid off 292 employees on Thursday following its final update to one of its staple video game franchises, which the company said “fell short of expectations.”
The layoffs impacted most of the employees working...
