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Health officials are raising concerns as measles cases climb across the country, with Washington currently seeing 26 cases.

Videos show US citizen’s shooting death in Texas last year by federal immigration agent

Martinez’s death was the earliest of at least six fatal shootings by federal agents since President Donald Trump launched a nationwide immigration crackdown in his second term, and is among several cases in which video has called into question the administration’s initial narratives.The Texas Rangers closed their investigation into the March 15, 2025, shooting after a grand jury declined last week to file any criminal charges against Homeland Security Investigations Supervisory Special Agent Jac

As citizen voting bill stalls in US Senate, some states forge ahead

Senate remains deadlocked over President Donald Trump’s call for strict citizenship voting requirements, Republicans in some states are pressing ahead with their own measures that could require documentary proof of citizenship to join or remain on the voter rolls. Proof-of-citizenship legislation won final approval this week in South Dakota and Utah, already has passed one chamber in Florida and received a committee hearing in Missouri. In Michigan, supporters of voter citizenship document

Trump looks to turn attention to Western Hemisphere, at least for a moment, at Americas summit

anti-narcotics strategy in the region.Richard Feinberg, who helped plan the first Summit of Americas in 1994 while working at the National Security Council in the Clinton White House, said the contrast couldn’t be starker.“The first Summit of the Americas, with 34 nations and a carefully negotiated comprehensive agenda for regional competitiveness, projected inclusion, consensus and optimism,” said Feinberg, now professor emeritus at the University of California-San Diego. “The hastily convened

Iran war deaths could resurface Trump’s complicated history with military sacrifice

<block>It’s delicate for any president to watch flag-draped transfer cases return home from overseas, a solemn tradition that honors the dead and shines a spotlight on the human costs of conflict.Donald Trump’s visit Saturday to Dover Air Force Base, honoring the six American service members killed in the war in the Middle East, could be an especially fraught moment for a president whose White House has done little to build public support for the conflict. He also has a record of controversy when it comes to talking about military service and sacrificeTrump can be reverential, such as when he recently awarded the Medal of Honor to troops for bravery during previous conflicts. But he can also be terse or even dismissive. After launching attacks on Iran in coordination with Israel a week ago, Trump warned that there could be American casualties. When it comes to war, he said in a video message, “that’s the way it is.”<hl2>Trump often highlights military bravery</hl2>The president frequently emphasizes the strength of U.S. armed services and stories of individual heroism. “Today you entered the ranks of the bravest warriors ever to stride the face of the earth,” Trump told retired Command Sgt. Maj. Terry P. Richardson last week before presenting the Medal of Honor for actions during the Vietnam War that were credited with saving the lives of 85 other service members.During his State of the Union address last month, Trump presented the same medal to Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover, a helicopter pilot who in Venezuela was shot four times but maintained control of the aircraft, saving the men on board. “The success of the entire mission and the lives of his fellow warriors hinged on Eric’s ability to take searing pain,” Trump said. But when honoring injured service members, he sometimes interjects partisanship or other asides. “Their valor gave us the freest, greatest and most noble republic ever to exist on the face of the earth,” Trump said during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery last year.Then he added a dig at his predecessor, Democrat Joe Biden, describing the country as “a republic that I am fixing after a long and hard four years.”<hl2>He sometimes questions military sacrifice</hl2>One of Trump’s first controversies after entering politics involved criticism of Sen. John McCain’s military service. “He is a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured,” he said in 2015. McCain was tortured during more than five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, refusing an offer to be released ahead of other Americans because his father was a high-ranking Navy admiral. Some former officials who served during Trump’s first term have claimed the president disparaged fallen service members as “suckers” and “losers” when, they said, he did not want to travel in 2018 to a cemetery for American war dead in France. Trump denied the allegation, saying, “What animal would say such a thing?”Former Trump aides also alleged that he did not want to be seen in the presence of military amputees, saying, “it doesn’t look good for me.”In 2017, he told the widow of a slain soldier that he “knew what he signed up for,” according to a Florida congresswoman who heard the call. The father of another slain soldier accused the president of going back on a promise to send a check for $25,000. The White House said the money was sent after controversy erupted.And in 2020, Trump downplayed the severity of traumatic brain injuries service members suffered when Iran fired missiles at a U.S. base in Iraq in retaliation for a U.S. strike that killed Iran’s most powerful general, Qassem Soleimani.“I heard that they had headaches and a couple of other things, but I would say and I can report it is not very serious,” Trump said.<hl2>Trump jokes about unearned military honors</hl2> <hl2/>Trump, who received deferments to avoid the draft during the Vietnam War, has remarked several times about wanting to receive military medals. “I always wanted to get the Purple Heart. This was much easier,” Trump told a veteran who presented his medal to Trump during his 2016 campaign. The Purple Heart is awarded to service members wounded or killed from enemy action. And at his Medal of Honor ceremony Monday, Trump again joked getting a medal for himself, calling it “a great honor.”“I’ve tried numerous times to get one by myself,” Trump said. “I keep getting shut down. They say: ‘You can’t do it, sir. Bad protocol.’”“Very bad, I would say the worst,” he added. “But I’m only kidding.”</block>

US detainees in Iran risk becoming collateral damage in war, families and supporters fear

NEW YORK (AP) — Families and supporters of Americans detained in Iran say their loved ones face new dangers during the intensifying war, including the risk of becoming unintended casualties of Israeli and American bombardment or victims of retaliation from Iran’s repressive regime.“For Americans imprisoned in Iran, this is about as terrifying a moment as it gets,” said Siamak Namazi, an Iranian American who was detained for nearly eight years before being released as part of a deal with the U.S.

What to know: Downtown Anchorage braces for a canine takeover as the Iditarod’s 54th run begins

The event, catered to fans who hope to see and cheer on their favorite mushers, takes place a day before the competitive start.Here’s what to know about the 54th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, which features a new amateur category and financial support from a Norwegian billionaire.What is the Iditarod?The Iditarod was conceived by co-founders Dorothy Page and Joe Redington Sr. as a long-distance sled dog race to honor both Alaska’s mushing tradition and the Iditarod Trail. That was

After a president-filled celebration, Rev. Jesse Jackson’s family gathers for a private homegoing

<block>CHICAGO (AP) — A day after former presidents, sitting governors and local Chicago residents alike attended a vibrant, televised celebration for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., the family and friends who knew him best will privately grieve the civil rights leader at his organization’s headquarters.The private memorial service at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s headquarters on the South Side of Chicago will include only a few hundred attendees, who are expected to be mostly family members, allies and confidants. The homegoing will serve as a capstone to a week of services held across the country.“I foresee tomorrow will represent everything that Rev. Jackson stood for,” said the Rev. Chauncey D. Brown, a pastor to a Chicago-area church and mentee of Jackson’s. “It will include dignitaries and icons, as well as many from where the true power lies, with the people in the streets.”Seats will be first come, first served at the morning service, according to staff.Since his death last month, Jackson’s family and allies have honored the late reverend with commemorations, community service and demonstrations they say continue his work.Mourners were first allowed public visitations at the Rainbow PUSH headquarters in February, giving Jackson’s longtime neighbors a chance to say goodbye to the civil rights leader. The late reverend then lay in state at the South Carolina Capitol. Jackson grew up in segregated Greenville, South Carolina. As a high schooler, he led fellow students into a protest that desegregated a local library, starting a lifetime of civil rights activism.Services honoring Jackson in Washington, D.C., were postponed after a request for him to lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol was denied. House Republican leadership cited the precedent that only former presidents and senior generals regularly receive the privilege.Jackson’s mentees also honored his legacy by organizing on issues such as voting rights, economic inequality and political organizing in the weeks after his passing. Rainbow PUSH hosted a forum for community organizers and clergy whom Jackson mentored to discuss his impact on their careers.On Thursday, the headquarters also hosted a series of events that celebrated Jackson’s life ahead of the public celebration. Hundreds of members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity gathered at the headquarters to honor Jackson.Jackson’s life “is a dream fulfilled,” said Michael Barksdale Jr., one of the fraternity brothers who honored Jackson. A Chicago public school counselor who first met Jackson as a high school freshman, Barksdale said the PUSH Coalition awarded him a college scholarship after he worked as one of the group’s local youth organizers.“It is up to my generation now to continue that legacy of Jackson and all the civil rights dignitaries who came before,” said Barksdale, 37. “They did all of the heavy lifting, and we are going to continue to build.”That same night, the chamber hosted a reunion for Rainbow PUSH alumni to commemorate the late reverend and his years of activism. The group included state and local lawmakers, academics, longtime organizers and former diplomats.Carol Moseley Braun, the first Black woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate, paid her respects alongside longtime veterans of the organization who supported Jackson throughout his life. Braun, who served as a volunteer on Jackson’s 1988 presidential campaign, was supported by Jackson in her successful 1992 election.They celebrated Jackson’s life and reminisced about his dual presidential bids; his globe-trotting activism as an anti-apartheid activist and hostage negotiator; and his evangelism for a Christianity that emphasized justice for all and support for the downtrodden.The headquarters also greeted nearly 100 progressive activists from Minnesota. The assembled groups represented civil, labor and immigrants’ rights groups who were recently thrust into the national spotlight after President Donald Trump’s administration’s enhanced immigration enforcement operation in the state sparked protests.“It’s really empowering, at least for me, to see the coalition coming together and to understand the history of civil rights and human rights and immigrants’ rights,” said Yeng Her, the organizing director at the Immigrant Defense Network, one of the organizations that has protested the Trump administration in Minnesota.The Jackson family invited the activists to Chicago to learn more about Jackson’s strategies and find resources for their own organizations. Organizers met Rainbow PUSH alumni and some of Jackson’s children.The gathering was a prelude to both the private service for Jackson’s family and another commemoration.On Sunday, members of the Jackson family and many of Jackson’s mentees will travel to Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the “Bloody Sunday” protest marches when civil rights activists were beaten by police on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965. Jackson himself often attended the same anniversary march. </block>

Alabama man facing execution for deadly robbery asks for clemency as he didn’t kill victim

(AP) — Charles “Sonny” Burton said no one was supposed to get hurt during the 1991 AutoZone robbery that landed him on death row, and he only learned later that another man in the group of robbers had shot and killed a store customer.“I didn’t know anything about nobody getting hurt until we were on the way back. No, nobody supposed to get hurt,” Burton said in a telephone interview last month from Alabama’s Holman Correctional Facility.Burton, 75, is scheduled to be put to death on March

War in the Middle East ensnares many Muslim pilgrims in travel chaos

The government also is urging about 60,000 others to postpone their Umrah travel until April for safety reasons, he said.The ministry’s spokesperson, Ichsan Marsha, has called it an “urgent humanitarian and logistical issue.”A financial and emotional tollZanirah Faris, a pilgrim who is stranded in Saudi Arabia, told Indonesia’s iNews TV outlet that her return flight was canceled and that she was reassigned to another flight scheduled for March 12.She urged the Indonesian government to help stran

Oil and gas prices rapidly rise as Iran war shows no signs of letting up

and Israel launched major attacks on Iran that escalated into a war in the Middle East.The conflict, in which nearly every country in the Middle East has sustained damage from missiles or drone strikes, has left ships that carry roughly 20 million barrels of oil a day stranded in the Persian Gulf, unable to safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Gulf that is bordered on its north side by Iran.The disruption and damage to key oil and gas facilities in the Middle East ha

Puyallup man sentenced for distributing 100K fentanyl pills disguised as oxycodone on dark web

Haahr forfeited the bitcoin as proceeds of his drug dealing.Prosecutors noted fentanyl deaths in King County peaked during Haahr’s operationIn asking for a five-year sentence, prosecutors noted that at the time Haahr was distributing pills, the fentanyl death toll in King County was peaking.“By 2023, the number of fentanyl-involved overdoses in King County rose to 1,086. Although the number of fentanyl-involved overdoses peaked in 2023 in King County, in 2024, there were still 788 fe

Undercover sting at Kent motel leads to 12 arrests for soliciting prostitution

The operation that started online with undercover officers posing as sex workers ended with a dozen arrests at a Kent motel.Kent Police Department (KPD) officers said the sting targeted men looking to pay for sex, known as Johns, and those involved in human trafficking.“The demand for this type of activity, which is clearly illegal and harmful to victims, and what we’re really trying to do is save those victims and survivors and prosecute the Johns,” said KPD Assistant Chief Ja

California US Rep. Darrell Issa to retire in move that raises stakes for GOP holding House control

Darrell Issa announced Friday he is retiring instead of facing a difficult reelection campaign in a redrawn district.“It’s the right time for a new chapter and new challenges,” Issa said in a statement.“Serving in Congress has been the honor of my life.” Issa, a car alarm magnate considered one of the wealthiest members of Congress, had been a chief antagonist for President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton while he served as chair of the House Oversight and Government Re

Woman sues author Amy Griffin, saying her memoir ‘The Tell’ stole stories of sexual abuse

“After two New York Times reporters instigated this whole situation by bringing the book to her attention, the Plaintiff made her own choice to publicize her narrative to a global audience.” He added, “For its part, the Times took full advantage, publicizing this inaccurate narrative despite receiving many red-flag warnings.” Danielle Rhoades Ha, a Times spokeswoman, said in response, “We’re confident in the accuracy of our reporting.”The lawsuit says that when the plaintiff was assaulted at the

Dealing with Iran war is ‘easy,’ Trump says. College athlete pay? Not so much

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that questions about the war in Iran were “easy” compared to efforts to better regulate college sports and rein in high salaries for football players — an extraordinary suggestion that even he himself seemed to think better of a short time later. Trump convened a roundtable of experts that included former Alabama football coach Nick Saban, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and Pete Bevacqua, Notre Dame’s athletic director. He and others then

Portland residents near ICE building win court order limiting agents’ tear gas use

Some also testified about wearing gas masks in their own homes.The case comes amid growing concern over federal officers using aggressive crowd-control tactics, as cities across the country have seen demonstrations against the immigration enforcement surge spearheaded by President Donald Trump’s administration.In her opinion, Baggio said the case was not about the rights of protesters, but rather about allegations from the residents of the Gray’s Landing apartment building that federal officers’

15-year-old shot at Lynnwood park, suspect at large

A 15-year-old Lynnwood teenager is recovering at Harborview after police said he was shot twice at Lynnwood’s Meadowdale Park.Police said it happened about 1:30 p.m., as school was letting out near 168th Street S.W., according to the Lynnwood Police Department.An argument led to gunfire and a dozen kids running for cover.The victim was hit twice in the leg and in the torso.“The person who actually got hit fled on foot and was located a couple of blocks away,” Lynnwood Police Co

Washington is a step closer to having limits on license plate reader cameras

Washington House lawmakers have approved the state’s first limits on license plate reader cameras.“Right now, this is the wild west,” said Rep. Osman Salahuddin (D-Redmond).But Senate Bill 6002 would require agencies to delete most license plate data within 21 days, prohibit data collection near schools and immigration facilities, and restrict sharing information with out-of-state or federal agencies. Violations could result in gross misdemeanor charges and Consumer Protection

Pentagon’s chief tech officer says he clashed with AI company Anthropic over autonomous warfare

I can’t predict for the next 20 years what (are) all the things we might use AI for.”That’s when the Pentagon began insisting Anthropic and other AI companies allow for “all lawful use” of their technology, Michael said.Anthropic resisted that change, while its competitors — Google, OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI — agreed to them, though some still have to get their infrastructure prepared for classified military work, Michael said. The other sticking point for Anthropic was not allowing