The Canadian government says it is taking steps this summer to protect North Atlantic right whales from lethal collisions with ships in its waters.

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As the local tourism industry continues to work toward post-COVID recovery, a number of factors are creating uncertainty for how the season will shake out.

Washington's pardons board declined to recommend a pardon for Tuan Thanh Phan, a Vietnamese national facing a "third-country" deportation to South Sudan.

How much would the Mariners failing to reach the playoffs mitigate Cal's achievements? Exhilarating as Raleigh has been this year, his team needs to come through as well.

Ron Petty's Animal Storm sculpture inspires a parade on the wildside decades after it was raised in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood.

Millions of dollars hang in the balance for education and students in Washington as actions in D.C. dial up the uncertainty over school funding.

Some parents and advocates think new statewide school discipline rules give teachers too much authority to remove disruptive students.

The fallout from Paramount's decision to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump over the editing of a CBS’ “60 Minutes” interview seems certain to linger.

In the state that served as the model for Obamacare, advocates and health care workers fear the Trump administration is dismantling the program piece-by-piece.

The nation’s largest abortion provider must stop offering it in some states or risk losing millions in Medicaid funding to provide basic health care for low-income Americans.

The U.S. job market delivered another upside surprise last month, churning out a better-than-expected 147,000 jobs.