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What motivates someone to become a police officer these days? KUOW's Amy Radil met some of Washington state's newest recruits.

A 62-page lawsuit filed in federal court in Tallahassee on behalf of groups such as the Dream Defenders and the Florida State Conference of the NAACP contends that the law (HB 1), which DeSantis signed on April 19, will have a “chilling” effect on protected speech and violates equal-protection and due-process rights.

Jordan's monarchy has largely dodged the waves of unrest that began with the Arab Spring. But this week, angry protestors flooded the streets after the king announced gas hikes to cover deficits caused by declining aid from Persian Gulf states. For the first time, there are cries to oust the king.

A couple dozen demonstrators gathered yesterday outside the Seminole County courthouse for the start of George Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial.…

Dozens of protesters gathered at the entrance to one of the nation's largest mass-vaccination sites, leading officials to shut down the entrance for an hour.

Florida’s senators split their vote Tuesday to open debate on the Republican replacement of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare.

"Waterloo" was a big Abba hit. A former band member wants to put a restaurant in that London district. But Waterloo residents are fighting the idea saying they don't want Abba fans everywhere.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency in Ferguson on Saturday and enforced a five-hour curfew. The night ended with tear gas and arrests of some protesters.

Tens of thousands of European students are protesting every week. In Belgium, the demonstrations are in their seventh week and students were joined Thursday by a Swedish teen who started the movement.

Tropical Storm Isaac not only postponed today's RNC activities in Tampa, but dampened the turnout for the first major protest.An estimated 300 to 500…