Washington

"You should look to Washington not to Moscow."

Washington cops responding to a “wellness check” at the home of a pregnant Native American woman in Washington on Muckleshoot tribal lands shot and killed the mother of three, claiming she had a handgun when they arrived on Friday.
“It’s really upsetting because it was a wellness check,” said Danielle Bargala, Renee Davis’ foster sister.
“Obviously, she didn’t come out of it well.”

The leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un (front) has vowed to speed up the nuclear and ballistic missile programs [Xinhua]
China’s foreign ministry has said that the current crisis in the Korean Peninsula can only be resolved through direct negotiations which ensure the benefit of all parties involved.

File photo of US Secretary of State John Kerry with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov who are meeting in Geneva in another bid to reach Syria consensus [Xinhua]
UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura told reporters that he hoped a last-ditch effort by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry can reach a breakthrough in their talks on Syria today.
“We are all hoping for positive conclusions. The discussions are addressing complex, delicate and difficult issues,” de Mistura said.

Environmentalists, industry, and politicians have a second chance to learn from decades of wolf debates to save Washington's grizzly bearsThe post Saving Washington’s grizzly bears appeared first on Positive News.

A Washington man is threatening to sue police for posting an embarrassing body cam video of himself getting arrested while drunk and recording an officer.
While it is generally accepted that police have the same right to record and post videos of people who have no expectation of privacy – just as we have the same right to post videos of them – the ACLU is siding with the man in the video, saying his rights were violated.

Plus some quick notes on my trip to WashingtonDOONESBURY by G. B.

The great John Russell Pope's National Archives Building (1931-35), one of the landmarks mentioned in Francis Morrone's description for tomorrow's "Monumental Washington in the 1930s and 1940s" tour for the National Civic Art Societyby KenAs long-time DWT readers may recall, Howie is my oldest friend in terms of continuous service -- dating back to the 9th grade a

(ANTIMEDIA) Bremerton, WA — The last decade has seen a significantly vast shift in the public’s narrative on cannabis. In the last ten years, eleven states have legalized medicinal cannabis, and four states ─ as well as Washington D.C. ─ have legalized recreational use. Countless scientific studies have confirmed the high medicinal value of cannabinoids. Even the stubborn U.S.

A man who was on the phone with his mother when a Seattle police officer pepper sprayed him as he walked by will receive a $100,000 settlement.
Jesse Hagopian, a high school history teacher, had just given a speech during a Martin Luther King, Jr. event last year when Seattle police officer Sandra DeLaFuente pepper sprayed him, ordering him to get back, even though he was already walking away from her and was never that close to begin with.