Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown spoke with KOMO News Senior Reporter Chris Daniels about his concern for both child care fraud and harassment of communities as a result of allegations. Brown said he plans to take the investigation seriously, but his office is still in the early stages of determining if reports are true or false. | KOMO News

The overnight attacks on January 2 follow recent US military operations that, according to Washington, targeted 35 alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean. Those strikes brought the total number of people killed to at least 115, according to figures released by the Trump administration. After the overnight strikes, Venezuela declared a state of emergency, reporting a significant escalation in the US administration’s pressure campaign against President Nicolas Maduro. On Saturday, the count