A federal judge has ruled that recent mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and ordered the Trump administration to halt plans to downsize and reorganize the nation’s health workforce.
Ancient Himalayan village relocates as climate shifts reshape daily life
The Himalayan village of Samjung did not die in a day.
Death toll rises to 36 after explosion at a pharmaceutical factory in southern India
The death toll from Monday’s massive explosion and fire at a pharmaceutical factory in India’s southern state of Telangana has risen to at least 36 while about three dozen were left injured, authorities said Tuesday.
China lifts a nearly 2-year ban on seafood from Japan over Fukushima wastewater
China has reopened its market to seafood from Japan after a nearly two-year ban over the discharge of slightly radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Court suspends Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to investigate leaked phone call
Thailand’s Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Tuesday, pending an ethics investigation over accusations she was too deferential to a senior Cambodian leader when the two discussed a recent border dispute in a phone call that was leaked.
CID shooting, suspects at-large
Seattle police detectives are investigating a shooting in the Chinatown-International District (CID).
U.S. brings charges in North Korean remote worker scheme that officials say funds weapons program
The Justice Department announced criminal charges Monday in connection with a scheme by North Korea to fund its weapons program through the salaries of remote information technology workers employed unwittingly by U.S. companies.
Study: Prediabetes twice as common in AAPI teens with obesity
Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) adolescents with overweight or obesity are more than twice as likely to have prediabetes compared to their white peers, according to new research from Kaiser Permanente.