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

Seattle City Council members propose police layoffs but say they can’t defund by 50% right away Seattle City Council members have unveiled a plan to shrink the Police Department, starting… READ MORE

Children may carry coronavirus at high levels, study finds It has been a comforting refrain in the national conversation about reopening schools: Young children are mostly spared by the coronavirus… READ MORE

House Democrats grill Census director on Trump order to exclude undocumented immigrants from apportionment At an often contentious emergency hearing Wednesday, Democratic lawmakers pressed the director of the Census Bureau… READ MORE