Category: Washington

Pro-Abortion Protesters Block Street Outside Supreme Court as Opinions, Orders Expected

Pro-abortion protesters descended on Washington on June 13 to block streets and make their opposition to the court’s looming decision on Roe v. Wade known. “Whose courts? Our courts!” some of the protesters chanted, as they held a sign saying “Our Home Is On Fire.” “We are not your incubator. [expletive] the court and the…


Pro-Abortion Protesters Block Streets Outside Supreme Court as Opinions, Orders Expected

WASHINGTON—Around 60–100 pro-abortion protesters descended on Washington on June 13 to block streets and make known their opposition to the court’s looming decision on Roe v. Wade. “Whose courts? Our courts!” some of the protesters chanted, as they held a sign saying “Our Home Is On Fire.” “We are not your incubator. [expletive] the court…


Pro-Abortion Protesters Block Streets Outside Supreme Court

WASHINGTON—Some 80 pro-abortion protesters descended on Washington on June 13 to block streets and make known their opposition to the court’s looming decision on Roe v. Wade. “Whose courts? Our courts!” some of the protesters chanted, as they held a sign saying “Our Home Is On Fire.” “We are not your incubator. [expletive] the court…


Washington Ups Police Presence Ahead of Supreme Court Protests

Authorities in Washington say they will increase their police presence and are urging visitors not to bring firearms into the city limits as the Supreme Court prepares to release several decisions on gun rights and abortion. Groups are planning on holding rallies and protests ahead of the Supreme Court rulings, which are likely to happen…


Washington Boosts Police Presence Ahead of Supreme Court Decisions

Officials in Washington say they will increase their police presence and are urging visitors not to bring firearms into the city limits as the Supreme Court prepares to release several decisions on gun rights and abortion. Groups are planning to hold rallies and protests ahead of the Supreme Court rulings, which are likely to happen…


John Durham Answers No Questions as He Leaves Court Following Sussmann Acquittal

WASHINGTON—Special counsel John Durham on May 31 declined to answer questions after a jury acquitted former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann. Durham exited the federal courthouse in Washington with his team of prosecutors about 30 minutes after the acquittal was announced and glanced at reporters, but did not reply when asked what was next,…


Washington Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime, Arson at Seattle Nightclub

A 25-year-old man has pleaded guilty to committing a hate crime after setting a fire outside a Seattle nightclub called Queer/Bar, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Kalvinn Garcia of Sedro Woolley, Washington, set fire to the contents of a dumpster in the alley directly behind the club on Feb. 24, 2020, based on…


Scientists Will Set 1,000 Traps for Murder Hornets This Year

SPOKANE, Wash.—Scientists will set about 1,000 traps this year in their quest to wipe out the Asian giant hornet in Washington, the state Department of Agriculture said Tuesday. Scientists believe the hornets, first detected in the Pacific Northwest state in 2019, are confined in Whatcom County, which is located on the Canadian border north of…


Film Review: ‘The Race to Alaska’: ‘Mad Max’ Meets the Iditarod on Water

NR | 1h 39min | Documentary, Sports | 20 May 2022 (USA) Everyone knows one or, at least, knows someone who knows one (or maybe, it’s you): the people that regularly participate in “extreme” sporting events. Apart from the microscopic number of those who engage in these activities as a profession, the remainder do so for the sheer thrill of it…


Washington Subway System Will Temporarily Remove Some Trains, Operators

WASHINGTON—The Washington-area subway system said Sunday nearly half of the system’s 500 rail operators have lapsed recertification and will remove some from service, a decision that will lead to temporarily delays in some train services. The system known as the Metro, which serves the District of Columbia and parts of nearby Virginia and Maryland, will…