A search for three mariners and their boat concluded successfully over the weekend in the Hooper Bay area, troopers reported on Monday. Troopers in Hooper Bay were notified of two overdue boats off of the coast near Hooper Bay at 10 minutes after midnight on Saturday morning. Within an hour of the initial report, one […]
The United States’ murder rate has risen over the past two years, driven mostly by violence in a few large cities, a study released Tuesday said. The report from the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law showed the national murder rate rose 10 percent in 2015 and an estimated 7.8 […]
The United States and South Korea say a North Korean missile test Wednesday ended in failure. A spokesman for the U.S. Pacific Command said the missile appeared to have exploded within seconds of launching from the Kalma peninsula, in the eastern part of the country. South Korea’s military said the apparent test launch did not […]
WASHINGTON — Recent public opinion polls show President Donald Trump’s approval ratings hovering around 40 percent, a modern low for a new president. But Trump continues to go to great lengths to please that 40 percent or so of his true believers, and many of them say that despite his controversial start, they are pleased with […]