"Willkommen" to Washington State's Own Bavarian Village

Dec 24, 2023 | Nestled amidst the Cascade Mountains in Washington State, Leavenworth historically didn't have a strong connection to the Old World. But after the railroad re-routed and the lumber mill closed, the tiny town began a process of "Bavarianization" to lure tourists to its alpine scenery. Today the place regularly shows up on lists of top Christmas destinations in America, even drawing millions of tourists all year long. Correspondent Luke Burbank examines how a former boom town gone bust remade itself as a German mountain village. | @VisitLeavenworthwa

Why I Am Suing Trump: Washington State Attorney General Fights Admin on Muslim Ban, Drilling, Drug War & More

On Monday, a federal appeals court in Seattle, Washington, heard arguments over Trump’s second travel ban, which sought to prohibit all refugees and citizens of six majority-Muslim nations from entering the United States. This is the second such court review this month. This marks Trump’s second attempt to roll out a nationwide Muslim ban. We speak to the man who successfully blocked Trump’s first attempt—and ignited a legal firestorm of resistance: Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson.

Etats-Unis: 1er mariages homo à Seattle
leJDD.fr: A minuit pile dans la nuit de samedi à dimanche, Sarah et Emily se sont mariées à Seattle, dans l'Etat de Washington. C'était la première des centaines d'unions homosexuelles attendues dans la journée dans cet Etat du nord-ouest des Etats-Unis qui a voté le 6 novembre dernier pour la légalisation du mariage entre personnes du même sexe, comme le Maine et le Maryland. » | dimanche 09 décembre 2012