Located in Olympic National Park, Ruby Beach is among most beautiful beaches in the world, according to travel publication Lonely Planet.

The United States has approved the potential sale of 20 F-16 fighter jets to Manila, giving the key US ally in the Indo-Pacific a major upgrade to its air force just days after US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed to counter “China’s aggression.

Critics of a proposed statewide payroll tax in Washington — including CEOs, startup founders, and venture capitalists — warn it could drive businesses out of the state and inflict long-term damage to the tech sector.

Attorney General Nick Brown and 23 states sued HHS over the termination of $11 billion in public health grants, impacting health services and preparedness.

President Donald Trump has been calling April 2 "Liberation Day" as he reportedly plans a new round of tariffs.

A Democratic lawmaker in Washington likened legislation barring trans athletes from girls' and women's sports to racial segregation during a House Education Committee session on Thursday.

On a Sunday afternoon in March 1976, SeaWorld contractors herded a family of orcas into Budd Inlet at the southern tip of Puget Sound. Using underwater explosives, planes and power boats, they corralled the killer whales into a net,

Russia's top economic negotiator announced on Thursday that he was in Washington for talks on improving ties, the highest-level visit by a Kremlin official to the United States since Russia invaded Ukraine more than three years ago.