Pacific Northwestern States
US trade chief recalls abuse as Chinese-American kid
May 12, 2011 12:14 EDT
US Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke recalled Thursday the abuse he suffered as a Chinese-American child in the 1950s and said his personal success showed how far immigrants from China have come.
Catholic Christian Brothers order files for bankruptcy
Apr 29, 2011 01:59 EDT
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The North American branch of the Christian Brothers, a Roman Catholic order that runs schools around the world, has filed for bankruptcy protection amid mounting sexual abuse claims against U.S. and Canadian members.
At Last, Robust Job Growth
Mar 31, 2011 20:00 EDT
Increases in payrolls are broadly distributed across categories and geographically as well.. Increases in payrolls are broadly distributed across categories and geographically as well.
Justice Department probes Seattle police violence
Mar 31, 2011 17:14 EDT
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating allegations that Seattle's police officers routinely use excessive force on suspects after a string of violent incidents mostly involving minorities in the Pacific Northwest city.
Northwest Jesuits in $166 million sex abuse settlement
Mar 25, 2011 20:38 EDT
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - The Pacific Northwest chapter of the Roman Catholic Church's Jesuit order has agreed to pay $166 million to settle more than 500 child sexual abuse claims against priests in five states, attorneys said on Friday.
Nuclear waste, and worries, fester at US site
Mar 24, 2011 19:29 EDT
It sounded like a good idea at the time. Racing to build an atomic bomb during World War II, US authorities sealed off a pristine desert and created the first-ever plutonium reactor.
Nuclear waste, and worries, fester at US site
Mar 24, 2011 13:09 EDT
It sounded like a good idea at the time. Racing to build an atomic bomb during World War II, US authorities sealed off a pristine desert and created the first-ever plutonium reactor.
After Japan quake, US confronts fears -- and costs
Mar 20, 2011 16:04 EDT
Across the Pacific Ocean from Japan's devastation, the waves roll in peacefully as daytrippers stroll the wet sand while snacking on ice cream and caramel apples.
Radiation poses only slight risk to nervous Tokyo: experts
Mar 16, 2011 11:38 EDT
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Dozens of workers battling to control radiation at Japan's stricken reactors face a far greater risk of developing cancer than normal, but Tokyo residents are within the safe range for exposure, U.S. nuclear experts said.
Special report: Big California quake likely to devastate state
Mar 14, 2011 21:47 EDT
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California will experience unthinkable damage when the next powerful quake strikes, probably within 30 years, even though the state prides itself on being on the leading edge of earthquake science.
Special report: Big California quake likely to devastate state
Mar 14, 2011 21:47 EDT
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California will experience unthinkable damage when the next powerful quake strikes, probably within 30 years, even though the state prides itself on being on the leading edge of earthquake science.
Beckham launches last quest for MLS title
Mar 14, 2011 10:18 EDT
David Beckham launches his last bid to add a Major League Soccer championship to titles won in England and Spain when the Los Angeles Galaxy kick off the 2011 season on Tuesday at Seattle.
First Chinese American named Beijing envoy
Mar 10, 2011 03:11 EST
US President Barack Obama named Gary Locke to be the first Chinese American ambassador to Beijing, hoping the exemplar of the American dream can manage the two powers' often rocky ties.
First Chinese American named Beijing envoy
Mar 09, 2011 21:53 EST
US President Barack Obama named Gary Locke to be the first Chinese American ambassador to Beijing, hoping the exemplar of the American dream can manage the two powers' often rocky ties.
Obama to nominate Locke as ambassador to China
Mar 07, 2011 21:46 EST
President Barack Obama plans to nominate Chinese-American Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as the new US ambassador to China to replace Jon Huntsman, who is mulling a White House bid.
Operation nets more than 30 people on drug, gun charges
Mar 03, 2011 17:04 EST
PORTLAND, Ore (Reuters) - A Pacific Northwest undercover operation arrested more than 30 people on weapons and drug charges and nabbed 77 guns, officials said on Thursday.
Iconic N. America pines may vanish: study
Feb 28, 2011 13:06 EST
The narrow, towering lodgepole pine trees that populate North America's western forests may disappear in the coming decades due to climate change and attacking beetles, a study said Monday.
Obama touts innovation agenda for spurring jobs
Feb 18, 2011 15:39 EST
HILLSBORO, Oregon (Reuters) - President Barack Obama touted his agenda to foster innovation as a means of spurring job creation and boosting U.S. global competitiveness during a high-tech visit to the Pacific Northwest on Friday.
Moderate quake rumbles near Mount St. Helens
Feb 14, 2011 20:32 EST
SEATTLE (Reuters) - An earthquake measured at a magnitude of 4.3 struck near Mount St. Helens in Washington state on Monday, shaking an area extending north to Puget Sound and south across the Oregon border, geologists said.
Pacific Northwest warned of climate change dangers
Feb 03, 2011 08:31 EST
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Washington state and the province of British Columbia launched a joint effort on Wednesday to warn residents of North America's Pacific Northwest about the danger that climate change poses to coastal communities.
