Motel 6 Will Settle a Suit Over Its Cooperation With ICE
The $10 million settlement will be paid out to guests whose names were handed over to ICE in minimum damages of $75.
The $10 million settlement will be paid out to guests whose names were handed over to ICE in minimum damages of $75.
A research scientist explains where to draw the line between normal variability and climate change.
It's the first state to allow the practice, which is intended to be a more environmentally friendly alternative to traditional burial or cremation.
Ninety-seven percent of prisoners with the disease are unable to access proper medical care in correctional facilities across the country.
Doctors are caught in an illicit opioid scheme, Washington State moves toward renewable energy, and a fireball lights up the Mid-Atlantic.
Bills securing native voting rights are destined to fail in the Republican-controlled Senate, but might find success at the state level.
Thirty-six percent of university and 46 percent of community-college students have insecure housing.
The Washington State governor joined the crowded field of Democratic presidential candidates on Friday.
The state would be the fourth to ban non-medical vaccine exemptions, a policy change lauded as one of the surest ways to avoid an outbreak.
Research shows anti-vaxxers have stoked public resistance to vaccination and increased rates of vaccine-preventable diseases across the country.
The process turns the human body into nutrient-rich soil naturally in about 30 days, and it could soon be legalized in Washington State.
Washington state implements new gun purchase restrictions, more border fencing could be constructed, and NASA gets a a good look at a far-off celestial body.
So far, America's wage experiment appears to be a success—and it's far from over yet.
Nearly all high school graduates in Onalaska, Washington, head off to college—but many come back home after earning a degree.
With this ruling, Washington joined 20 other states and the District of Columbia that consider juvenile life without parole unconstitutional
After hearing the last appeal from a man on death row, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the death penalty, as applied in the state, is unconstitutional.
One national park reopens, another sees closures, and a judge dismisses young climate activists' case.
News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.
Boeing workers in Washington State have been unionized for decades; their counterparts in South Carolina recently voted out the union in a landslide. Pacific Standard compares conditions in both workplaces, a year after South Carolina's historic vote.
One case about replacing culverts in Washington state could end up influencing larger decisions about native rights in places like Bears Ears and Standing Rock.
A new study suggests it also decreases other types of drug use, including binge drinking.
Tuition from international students at community colleges often helps the institutional bottom line. But is the education really helping international students?
Across the country, there are hundreds of instances where children are removed from the custody of a parent who has suffered from domestic abuse at the hands of a partner.