A federal judge has for now halted Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s biggest vaccine moves, disrupting his push to remake U.S. immunization policy.

A suspected meteor that fell from the sky over the Cleveland area shook homes and startled residents who heard a boom that some compared to an explosion.

King County's new post-crisis follow-up teams are part of a broader plan to expand its mental health system and make it easier for people to get care.

This week, owners of the Space Needle closed on the $17.25 million purchase of 21% of Pacific Science Center's property.

Two Rainier Beach High School students Tyjon Stewart, 18, and Treveiah Houfmuse, 17, were killed in the shooting at the bus stop near the school.

The unusual early heat wave is heightening concerns about public safety and marks a test of the state's efforts to combat heat-related deaths in a time of rising temperatures.

Washington is calling in its official endemic mammal to head up a litter prevention commercial campaign. Crews picked up 6.2 million pounds of litter last year.

WA residents found themselves stranded throughout the Middle East after U.S. strikes on Iran. They say they were left to navigate a maze of flights while fearing for their safety.

New Washington driver's license data shows fewer people moving here from other states than before the pandemic.

Warming winters are making ice thinner and less predictable, leading to more drownings as people fall through while fishing, hunting and recreating on frozen waters.

Homeless families are less visible and less likely to be included in government counts. Advocates hope county efforts this year provide a fuller picture of the need.

Providing treatment with cultural understanding can encourage people to seek help who might otherwise feel isolated or misunderstood in traditional settings.

Scotlands Parliament is deciding whether to legalize assisted dying for terminally ill adults, in a vote that could make it a first in the U.K. Lawmakers will get a free vote, so the result is hard to predict.

Len Deighton, a prolific writer whose tough, stylish spy thrillers featured on bestseller lists for decades, has died.

Allergy season starts in March in many parts of the U.S. If youre a seasonal sufferer, there are steps you can take now to help ward off the worst symptoms.

Lewis County sheriff's deputies shot and killed an armed man Monday near Onalaska, according to the sheriff's office.

Police reported an altercation between two groups outside a business in downtown San Jose hours after the Super Bowl.

Seattle-based Starbucks is reportedly considering leasing enough Tennessee office space for up to 2,000 employees, far more than previously acknowledged.

The transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international companies that plan to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America is complete.

New York has confirmed the first case of a severe strain of the mpox virus in the city, though it is travel related and no local transmission is known.

This is the second time the airport has declined to play such a video in the last six months.

New research shows industrial chemicals such as in drugs, pesticides and plastics have reached even the most distant and remote places on the planet.

A federal judge in Boston has blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and says U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely violated federal procedures in revamping a key vaccine advisory committee.

A Washington man who visited San Jose for the Super Bowl last month was arrested on suspicion of shooting six people downtown after the game, authorities said.

The meeting, which has not been widely reported, was remarkable for convening, in the same room, medical experts with such divergent opinions.