WA to create $40M fund for undocumented workers hurt by pandemic Undocumented workers who lost income because of the coronavirus pandemic, but were passed over for federal assistance, will finally… READ MORE

Seattle police subpoena tests Washington’s reporter shield law Katherine George worried she would go to jail — but she worried even more about losing her credibility as a journalist. As… READ MORE

Hiroshima 75th anniversary: preserving survivors’ message of peace The hibakusha, as the survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are known in Japan, have achieved a powerful feat… READ MORE

Beirut blast death toll rises to 100 with more fatalities feared The death toll from explosions that devastated central Beirut has passed 100, the Lebanese Red Cross said Wednesday, as… READ MORE

$100 million in rent aid coming to Washington counties The Washington state Department of Commerce is releasing $100 million of federal CARES act funding earmarked for rent assistance to counties…. READ MORE