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The Washington state Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would remove the personal belief exemption from the required vaccinations for measles, mumps and rubella. Here, people protest the related house bill outside Washington's Legislative Building in Olympia in February.

Washington State Senate Passes Bill Removing Exemption For Measles Vaccine

The bill removes the personal belief exemption from required childhood vaccinations for measles, mumps and rubella. Seventeen states allow exemptions based on philosophical objections.

'No experience necessary' is the mission of Crowdsource Choir

People have been gathering every month over the past year to sing in a group called "Crowdsource Choir." Many of them aren't experienced singers or…

How Russell Wilson's new contract helps secure his place in Seattle sports history

We're taking a closer look at what Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson's new $140 million, four-year contract means for the team and the city of Seattle.…

UW professor and students work to remind the world about Central America's forgotten war

This story originally aired on April 20, 2019. Back in the early 1980s, many people in El Salvador wanted an escape from poverty. They were trying to get…

The photos of five people slain in the Capital Gazette newsroom adorn candles at a vigil in June. The attack was mentioned in the analysis of Reporters Without Borders' annual World Press Freedom Index.

The U.S. Now Ranks As A 'Problematic' Place For Journalists

"Never before have US journalists been subjected to so many death threats," Reporters Without Borders said in its annual World Press Freedom Index, adding that President Trump "exacerbates" problem.

Thames Water says it is removing a massive "concreteberg" from London's sewer system.

'Concreteberg' The Weight Of A Blue Whale Plagues London's Sewers

"It goes without saying that pouring concrete down the drains into our sewers isn't going to do any good," a London water provider said.

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