It’s been a long, long time since we were able to discuss a Seattle Sounders win. If you want to be exact, 140 days have passed. And somehow it feels twice as long. The Sounders hoped to start the MLS in the Back Tournament with a bang, but they only …

Merchant Joe’s says it will change the labeling of ethnic food packages after a petition called the supermarket brands “Trader Ming’s” and “Trader Jose’s” “racist.” As of Monday, Change.org’s petition “demanding” that the supermarket chain change its food packaging has been signed more than 2,500 times. “We demand that Trader …

Washington Democratic congressional leaders issued a joint letter Monday to FBI Director Chris Wray requesting a “defensive counterintelligence briefing” on election security for all members of Congress before the August recess, in a sign that the Concerns about possible foreign interference are increasing as the November elections approach. The letter, …

Sheldon Silver, Albany’s corrupt power broker, will eventually go to prison for his crimes, but not for another month, a judge ruled Monday when he sentenced the former Speaker of the Assembly to 6 1/2 years in federal prison, almost five years after he was first convicted. of corruption Judge …

Cooper says he never said that. “That is wrong,” Cooper spokesman Ford Porter told CNN in an email Monday, when asked about Trump’s claim. “The Governor and state health officials worked with the RNC to celebrate their convention safely and requested written plans to keep attendees safe. Instead, beginning on …