Politics

On eve of Juneteenth, a Washington mayor disparages reparations and pride

June 20, 2024, 8:19am Latest News

During a debate over whether the city of Newcastle would fly the pride flag in June, Mayor Robert Clark on Tuesday delivered a wide-ranging diatribe about the city’s LGBTQ+ community and reparations for Black Americans harmed by racist national policies and practices. Read story

A man drives his motorcycle past a damaged building, from previous shelling attacks from Lebanon, in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Hezbollah began attacking Israel almost immediately after the Israel-Hamas war erupted on Oct. 7. There have been near daily exchanges of fire, though most of the strikes are confined to an area within a few mostly confined to the area around the border.

The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group warns archenemy Israel against wider war

June 20, 2024, 8:14am Nation & World

Lebanon’s Hezbollah has new weapons and intelligence capabilities that could help it target more critical positions deeper inside Israel in case of an all-out war, the militant group’s leader warned on Wednesday. Read story

The U.S Supreme Court is seen on Friday, June 14, 2024, in Washington.

Supreme Court upholds a tax on foreign income over a business-backed challenge

June 20, 2024, 7:42am Business

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a tax on foreign income over a challenge backed by business and anti-regulatory interests, declining their invitation to weigh in on a broader, never-enacted tax on wealth. Read story

U.S. Attorney Nick Brown, from left, state Sen. Manka Dhingra, D-Redmond, and Pasco Mayor Pete Serrano are running for Washington state AG in the August primary.

From guns to dams. 5 major takeaways from the WA attorney general forum in Tri-Cities

June 20, 2024, 7:39am Election

The three candidates running to be Washington’s next attorney general answered 23 questions at a Tuesday candidate forum in the Tri-Cities, covering their stances on public safety, consumer protections and the Trump Administration. Read story

Vietnamese President To Lam, left on red carpet, and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, right on red carpet, review the guard of honor at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, June 20, 2024.

Putin signs deals with Vietnam in bid to shore up ties in Asia to offset Moscow’s growing isolation

June 20, 2024, 7:38am Nation & World

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed at least a dozen deals with his Vietnamese counterpart on Thursday and offered to supply fossil fuels including natural gas to Vietnam for the long term during a state visit that comes as Moscow is seeking to bolster ties in Asia to offset its growing… Read story

U.S. lawmakers meet with Dalai Lama in India’s Dharamshala, sparking anger from China

Republican Rep. Michael McCaul, left, and Democratic former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sit in the front row with Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Speaker of the Tibetan parliament-in-exile, at a public event during which they were felicitated by the President of the Central Tibetan Administration and other officials at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamshala, India, Wednesday, June 19, 2024.

A bipartisan United States congressional delegation met with the Dalai Lama Wednesday at his residence in India’s Dharamshala, sparking anger from China which views the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism as a dangerous separatist. Read story