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A former New York prison guard is found guilty of manslaughter in an inmate’s fatal beating
Spicer, told jurors that his client did not use any force that resulted in Nantwi’s death.“Jonah Levi did not kick Messiah Nantwi in the head,” Spicer said in his closing statement.More than half a dozen others have pleaded guilty to lesser charges related to the beating and alleged cover-up.Another former guard charged with murder, Caleb Blair, is scheduled to go on trial May 4, along with a fellow defendant will stand trial for first-degree manslaughter. Another guard charged with manslaughter
Tacoma psychiatric hospital patient dies after assault by another patient
A female patient beaten by another patient at a Tacoma psychiatric hospital last month has died after succumbing to her injuries.The victim, a 63-year-old woman staying at Wellfound Behavioral Health located on S. 19th Street in Tacoma, was attacked by Elias Santos Salcedo, a 25-year-old patient, on March 14. According to court documents obtained by The Tacoma News Tribune, he punched her in the face, knocking her unconscious, before beating her three separate times while staff attempted to pull
Amazon settles Oregon nitrate pollution lawsuit for $20.5M
Amazon denied any wrongdoing and was ruled not to be the origin of the nitrate pollution, but the settlement reflected how the tech giant allegedly exacerbated the crisis with concentrated runoff from its data centers.“Our data centers draw from the same water supply as other local residents, we don’t add nitrates to that water, and the water we return represents a very small fraction of the region’s overall system,” Amazon said in a written statement Tuesday, obtained by The Seattle
Luigi Mangione’s federal trial delayed until October in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
it is a little bit of a tail wagging the dog.”Along with the new trial date, Garnett compressed preparations for jury selection in the federal case so that they don’t overlap with the state trial, giving Mangione more time to review questionnaires filled out by hundreds of potential jurors.The judge in the state case, Gregory Carro, previously raised the possibility of moving the state trial to September — but only if federal prosecutors appealed Garnett’s decision barring them from seekin
Speeding driver goes down 50 foot embankment on I-90 near Bellevue
<p>A vehicle drove off the roadway down a 50-foot embankment on Tuesday on EB I-90.</p><p>At approximately 2:10 p.m. Tuesday, Eastside Fire & Rescue (EFR) and Bellevue Medics responded to the collision near milepost 40, EFR <a href="https://x.com/EastsideFire/status/2039088459093245970?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a>.</p><p>Photos of the crash show that the car breached one of the roadside barriers and ended up flipped over several feet down the hill. One of the trees seemingly brought the vehicle to a halt, leaving it upside down.</p><div class="related alignright"><div class="col_label"><h2>RELATED STORIES</h2></div><ul><li><a class="related-link" href="https://mynorthwest.com/chokepoints/i-5-mlk-way-closed-fatal-crash/4223661"><img decoding="async" width="719" height="404" src="https://mynorthwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Untitled-design-2026-04-01T054521.968-420x236.jpg" class="sub_art" alt="I-5 northbound off-ramp to MLK Way reopens after fatal pedestrian crash" loading="lazy"></a><div class="sub_story"><h3><a class="related-link" href="https://mynorthwest.com/chokepoints/i-5-mlk-way-closed-fatal-crash/4223661">I-5 northbound off-ramp to MLK Way reopens after fatal pedestrian crash</a></h3></div></li><li><a class="related-link" href="https://mynorthwest.com/chokepoints/black-ice-tacoma-narrows-bridge/4222783"><img decoding="async" width="719" height="404" src="https://mynorthwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Untitled-design-2026-03-30T054833.566-420x236.jpg" class="sub_art" alt="Black ice causes multiple crashes, 5-mile backup on eastbound Tacoma Narrows Bridge" loading="lazy"></a><div class="sub_story"><h3><a class="related-link" href="https://mynorthwest.com/chokepoints/black-ice-tacoma-narrows-bridge/4222783">Black ice causes multiple crashes, 5-mile backup on eastbound Tacoma Narrows Bridge</a></h3></div></li><li><a class="related-link" href="https://mynorthwest.com/chokepoints/i-5-dupont-crash-spills-diesel/4223659"><img decoding="async" width="719" height="404" src="https://mynorthwest.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Untitled-design-2026-04-01T070957.907-420x236.jpg" class="sub_art" alt="I-5 reopens in DuPont after semi-truck crash spills 100 gallons of diesel" loading="lazy"></a><div class="sub_story"><h3><a class="related-link" href="https://mynorthwest.com/chokepoints/i-5-dupont-crash-spills-diesel/4223659">I-5 reopens in DuPont after semi-truck crash spills 100 gallons of diesel</a></h3></div></li></ul></div><h2>WA State Patrol attributes collision to speeding, patient’s condition unknown</h2><p>At the time of the collision, EFR noted that one patient was being assessed for their injuries. No information has been provided on the patient’s status, as of this reporting.</p><p>Washington State Patrol (WSP) Trooper Rick Johnson also responded to the collision scene and documented the recovery efforts.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Here is what is going on now. Vehicle is in the process of being recovered. <a href="https://t.co/UNR7XIcLV2">pic.twitter.com/UNR7XIcLV2</a></p><p>— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) <a href="https://twitter.com/wspd2pio/status/2039095820742766786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">March 31, 2026</a></p></blockquote><p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><p>Johnson later confirmed that the crash was caused by speeding.</p><p><em>Follow Jason Sutich <a href="https://x.com/jason_sutich" target="_blank" rel="noopener">on X</a>. Send <a href="https://mynorthwest.com/contact-us">news tips here.</a></em></p>
FDA grants speedy approval to Eli Lilly’s weight-loss pill for obesity
That compared with a 2.1% weight loss, or less than 5 pounds, in patients who received a placebo, or dummy pill, according to the New England Journal of Medicine.Both the Lilly and Novo Nordisk pills resulted in less weight loss than the average achieved with Lilly’s injectable Zepbound, which results in a 21% average weight loss, or Novo Nordisk’s injectable Wegovy, which averages about 15%.Both once-daily pills promise convenience, but orforglipron is a small-molecule GLP-1 drug that can be ta
T-Mobile cuts more jobs following 393 layoffs earlier this year
Cellular planned to lay off more than 4,000 employees during the transition, but more than half were able to transfer to T-Mobile, according to a worker adjustment and retraining notification filing.Despite the cuts, T-Mobile remains a major regional employer, maintaining approximately 6,773 workers in the Puget Sound region out of its 75,000-person global workforce as of mid-year, according to The Puget Sound Business Journal.In July, the U.S. Department of Justice closed its investigation into
Quadruple amputee cornhole player acted in self-defense when shooting car passenger, lawyer says
(AP) — A quadruple amputee professional cornhole player acted in self-defense when he shot and killed a passenger in his car during a heated argument, his attorney said Wednesday.Dayton James Webber, 27, appeared in Charles County District Court via videoconference for the bail review Wednesday, where Judge Patrick Devine noted that he left Maryland after the March 22 shooting of 27-year-old Bradrick Michael Wells and ordered Webber to remain jailed without bail.Webber, who was extradited from V
‘The whole thing makes no sense’: ATF bullet analysis in Charlie Kirk murder finds no conclusive link to rifle
There is a new development in the murder of Charlie Kirk after an analysis from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) could not “conclusively” connect a bullet fragment recovered from the autopsy to the rifle found near the scene, according to The Guardian.The gun recovered at the scene of Kirk’s death was a Mauser-type bolt-action hunting rifle, chambered in .30-06.“The whole thing makes no sense,” KIRO host John Curley said. “
Oracle to lay off nearly 500 WA employees, mostly affecting Seattle
Reuters also reported that shares in the company climbed more than 5% in afternoon trade, but remain down approximately 29% this year so far.Layoffs.fyi revealed that nearly 41,500 tech jobs have been eliminated in 2026 by 78 tech companies.RELATED STORIESMeta lays off nearly 170 employees across King County officesAnother round of layoffs hits Expedia, more than 150 roles cut from technology staffLayoffs hit historic Seattle theatre as $7.5M deficit forces staff cutsOracle laid off Seattle emp
North Carolina’s electoral future may hinge on rural Black voters who feel ignored by Democrats
They’re not a trusted messenger.”Marginal voting changes add upAbout 2 in 10 North Carolina voters in the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections were Black, according to AP VoteCast, as well as in the 2022 Senate election.Roughly 4 in 10 Black voters in North Carolina’s last presidential election said they live in small towns or rural communities, similar to the share who said they live in the suburbs. Only about one-quarter reported living in urban areas.Small shifts in persuasion matter, particu
Stopgap measures aren’t enough to halt rising gas prices as the world scrambles for more oil
NEW YORK (AP) — Global leaders have been scrambling to contain the rising cost of oil and gasoline since the start of the Iran war, which took a record amount of oil off the market when tankers full of crude were stranded in the Persian Gulf and military strikes damaged refineries, pipelines and export terminals.Hoping to ease some pain for consumers, President Donald Trump and other heads of state have been pulling on various levers, launching more oil on the market in a bid to calm the chaos.A
Securing Iran’s enriched uranium by force would be risky and complex, experts say
President Donald Trump has offered shifting reasons for the war in Iran but has consistently said a primary objective is ensuring the country will “never have a nuclear weapon.” Less clear is how far he is willing to go to seize Iran’s nuclear material.Given the risks of inserting as many as 1,000 specially trained forces into a war zone to remove the stockpile, another option would be a negotiated settlement with Iran that would allow the material to be surrendered and secured without using for
Iran hits tanker off coast of Qatar, Kuwait airport and Israel kills 5 in Beirut attack
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran hit a tanker off the coast of Qatar and Kuwait International Airport early Wednesday as Tehran remained unrelenting in its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors, while acknowledging for the first time that Washington had been in direct contact about a possible ceasefire.Israel sounded warnings of incoming fire from both Yemen and Iran, while launching its own attacks in Lebanon that killed at least five people.With no sign of the war abating and more than 3,0
California woman returns home after the Trump administration deported her to Mexico
Immigration advocates say Estrada Juárez’s removal highlights the need to offer more permanent protections for DACA recipients, often referred to as “Dreamers.”The case is a rare example of a judge ordering a person’s return to the United States after being deported, said Talia Inlender, deputy director of the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at the UCLA School of Law.“But, perhaps unsurprisingly, it feels like this is happening with more frequency under the current administration which is
Record low Colorado mountain snow won’t bode well for water in the drought-stricken US West
The ditch that would usually move water from the nearby Illinois River to his property is also dry — tapped already by neighbors with more senior water rights than his.“A lot of the people which are closer to the mountains have to let the water go by and let those folks with the senior water rights have it,” Anderson said.The last time Anderson had to haul water in his truck from a nearby wildlife refuge was in 2002. That same year, he had to sell off his herd.North Park — about 100 miles (161 k
Vance and Rubio’s differing postures on Iran war highlight their challenges ahead of 2028 election
<p><block></p><p>WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump assembled his Cabinet last week, he asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance to give an update on the Iran war.</p><p>Rubio, known for his hawkish views, gave an impassioned defense of the war, calling it “a favor” to the United States and the world.</p><p>Vance, who has long pushed for restraint in U.S. military intervention overseas, was more sedate. He said that the U.S. now has “options” it didn’t have a year ago and that it is important Iran does not get a nuclear weapon — before redirecting his remarks toward wishing the troops a happy Easter.</p><p>The exchange was a distillation of their diverging postures toward the war that their boss has launched in Iran. And it comes as some would-be Republican presidential candidates begin quietly courting officials in key states like New Hampshire in the early stages of the GOP’s next nomination fight. </p><p>With Vance and Rubio seen as the party’s strongest potential candidates in a 2028 primary, the two have to balance their roles in the Trump administration with their future political plans.</p><p>“It’s very obvious from the way that Rubio talks about Iran and the way that Vance talks about Iran that they are of different casts of mind,” said Curt Mills, the executive director of “The American Conservative” magazine and a vocal critic of the war. The Cabinet meeting episode was telling, he said, because it seemed as though Vance, discussing Easter, was “literally trying to talk about anything else other than the war.”</p><p>Vance’s office declined to comment. The State Department declined to comment but pointed to Rubio’s remarks last year during a Fox News Channel interview where he said he hopes Vance intends to run for president and wouldn’t rule out anything for himself. </p><p>It’s too soon to forecast how Republican voters might feel about the war next spring, when the 2028 contest is expected to begin in earnest, but the risks for both Vance and Rubio are acute. Rubio’s full-throated support for the war could come back to haunt him depending on how the conflict develops. Vance, meanwhile, would risk accusations of disloyalty if he were to stray too far from Trump, but struggles to square an appearance of support for the war with his past comments.</p><p><hl2>Vance’s restrained comments stand in contrast to Rubio’s full defense</hl2></p><p>Vance, who served in the Iraq war, has said that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, but he’s long been skeptical of foreign military interventions.</p><p>Trump seemed to allude that Vance may have held onto that position in private discussions about Iran, telling reporters that Vance was “philosophically a little bit different than me” at the outset of the conflict.</p><p>“I think he was maybe less enthusiastic about going, but he was quite enthusiastic,” Trump said.</p><p>Though Vance has been careful in how he speaks about the war, what he’s not saying has been conspicuous. On a March 13 trip to North Carolina, he was twice asked by reporters if he had concerns about the conflict. Each time, he said it was important that Trump could have conversations with advisers “without his team then running their mouths to the American media.”</p><p>A few days later at the White House, when Vance was again asked if he had concerns, he accused the reporter of “trying to drive a wedge between members of the administration, between me and the president.”</p><p>For Rubio, long before he became the country’s chief diplomat, he voiced support for muscular foreign policy and American intervention abroad. </p><p>Days into the war, he told reporters that it was “a wise decision” for Trump to launch the operation, that there “absolutely was an imminent threat” from Iran and that the operation “needed to happen.”</p><p><hl2>Fractures are emerging in the GOP</hl2></p><p>The apparent split between Rubio and Vance on the Iran war is emblematic of the divide starting to cleave within the Republican Party. A recent survey from some divisions within the GOP on Iran, with about half of Republicans saying the U.S. military action has been “about right.” Relatively few Republicans, about 2 in 10, say military action has not gone far enough, while about one-quarter say it’s gone too far.</p><p>While some conservatives have described the war as a betrayal, many other Republicans have cheered on the president’s actions.</p><p>Alice Swanson, a 62-year-old who attended Vance’s event in North Carolina, said she wants Vance and Rubio to run together in 2028 but favors the vice president.</p><p>“I think he fully believes and supports exactly what his convictions are,” Swanson said.</p><p>Swanson acknowledged, nonetheless, that Vance has been an outspoken opponent of interventionist policy but has been quieter on the subject since the war. “I can see both sides,” Swanson said after expressing full support for Trump’s decisions.</p><p>Tracy Brill, a 62-year-old from Rocky Mount, spoke highly of Rubio, but declared, “I love JD Vance.”</p><p>She made it clear she sides with the president, calling the course he’s taken “spot on.” But she defended the vice president if he seems at odds with his past statements, noting politicians do it frequently. “They’ve all changed their positions at one point or another,” she said.</p><p>However, Joe Ropar, attending the Conservative Political Action Conference last week, said Rubio’s unequivocal support for the Iran war helped crystallize his preference for the secretary of state for 2028.</p><p>“I’m not looking at JD Vance for president, and it’s for stuff like that,” said Ropar, a 72-year-old retired military contractor from McKinney, Texas. “I don’t 100% trust him.”</p><p>Benjamin Williams, of Austin, Texas, said at CPAC that both Trump and Vance are “tied to this war.” The 25-year-old marketing specialist for Young Americans for Liberty is looking elsewhere for a candidate.</p><p><hl2>The political risks might not be known until the field fills out </hl2></p><p>Whether the war becomes a political problem for Vance and Rubio depends on who ultimately enters the GOP’s next presidential primary.</p><p>While Vance and Rubio are currently considered the overwhelming front-runners, former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu expects a half dozen high-profile Republicans to enter the contest. </p><p>Sununu and former RNC Committeewoman Juliana Bergeron told The Associated Press that multiple Republican presidential prospects have reached out to them in recent weeks to discuss the political landscape in the state that traditionally hosts the opening presidential primary; they declined to name them.</p><p>Republican strategist Jim Merrill, a top New Hampshire adviser for Rubio’s 2016 presidential bid, predicted that Iran would become a flashpoint in 2028 — just as the Iraq war was for Democrats in 2004 and 2008.</p><p>“If for some reason things don’t go as anticipated, there will be contrasts drawn,” he said.</p><p>Still, Sununu is doubtful that Iran would become a meaningful dividing line in a prospective Vance-Rubio matchup given their status as prominent members of the Trump administration. Both will likely take credit if the conflict ends well, and both would look bad if it does not, he predicted.</p><p>“They’re tied together with the success or failure of Iran. It doesn’t really separate one versus the other, at least I don’t think that’s how the electorate will see it,” Sununu said.</p><p>___</p><p>Peoples reported from New York. Associated Press writers Matthew Lee in Washington, Bill Barrow in Rocky Mount, N.C., and Thomas Beaumont in Grapevine, Texas, contributed to this report.</p><p></block></p>
From TMZ to Trump, pressure grows to bring Congress back during partial shutdown
He spoke with Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Sunday and Monday, and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said he has urged leadership to cancel recess “repeatedly.”“He’ll host a big Easter dinner here at the White House if Congress will come back,” she added.So far, Republican leadership has not blinked, raising questions about how much pressure Trump will ultimately apply — and whether he would be willing to concede ground to Democrats to end the shutdown.Unions are adding to that
Supreme Court hears high-profile fight over Trump’s bid to limit birthright citizenship
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up one of the term’s most consequential cases, President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. Trump plans to be in attendance.In arguments Wednesday, the justices will hear Trump’s appeal of a lower-court ruling from New Hampshire that struck down the citizenship restrictions, one of several courts that ha
The Latest: Trump says the military could end its Iran offensive in 2 to 3 weeks
Iranian drone attack starts fire at Kuwait International AirportA drone attack by Iran and its allies hit a fuel tank at Kuwait International Airport, sparking a fire, authorities said.The state-run KUNA news agency said the attack early Wednesday sparked a “large fire” at the airport.It said there were no immediate injuries from the attack and firefighters were working to control the blaze.Kuwait International Airport has been attacked before by Iran during the war. The KUNA report suggested th