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People detained in Myanmar after release from scam compounds attempt an escape
A group of more than 270 some men and women, who were rescued from forced labor in scam compounds months earlier but remain in detention in Myanmar, attempted a mass escape Sunday from a guarded ...
Israeli airstrike hits hospital entrance in Gaza and wounds medics, official says
An Israeli airstrike has struck the northern gate of a field hospital in the Gaza Strip, wounding a number of medics ...
China pursuing 3 alleged US operatives over cyberattacks during Asian Games
China says it is pursuing three alleged U.S. operatives accused of carrying out cyberattacks on Chinese infrastructure during the Asian Winter Games ...
US moves ahead on tariffs with investigations into computer chips and pharmaceuticals
The Trump administration has taken its next steps toward imposing more tariffs on key imports, launching investigations into imports of computer chips and products that contain them, chip making equip ...
Roster limit changes not offered in latest filing on $2.8 billion NCAA lawsuit settlement
Attorneys working on the legal settlement designed to reshape college sports filed a brief that did not offer changes a judge suggested regarding roster limits, reiterating the benefit the limits prov ...
King County hate crimes involving gender identity, sexual orientation trend upwards
The number of hate crimes in King County this year, in which victims have been targeted for gender expression or sexual orientation, is close to eclipsing last year’s total number just four months ...
Bothell man’s $2 million lottery win met with April Fools’ Day disbelief
As they were verifying, I jokingly said ‘Hopefully it’s one of those $2 million ones!’ They said it was – and I just started ...
Asian shares are mostly higher after Trump eases some of his tariffs on electronics, for now
Asian shares have mostly gained, echoing a rally on Wall Street after President Donald Trump relaxed some of his tariffs, for now at least, and as stress from within the U.S. bond market seems to be e ...
Joe Biden will speak about Social Security in his return to national stage
Former President Joe Biden is returning to the national stage to help elevate concerns that President Donald Trump’s agenda is threatening the health of Social Security ...
Prosecutor says whether the Gaudreaus drank before they were killed while cycling isn't relevant
Lawyers for the driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, are expected to argue in court Tuesday that the brothers contributed to the fatal crash by cycli ...
Study finds more people are obtaining abortions but fewer are traveling to other states for it
The Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights, estimates in a report released Tuesday that the overall number of clinician-provided abortions in states where it's ...
Core Democratic groups are preparing to be targeted by the Trump administration
Some of the Democratic Party’s core political groups are preparing for the possibility that President Donald Trump’s allies may soon launch criminal investigations that could handicap Democratic infra ...