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A semi-truck crashed and caught fire on Jan. 30 on I-90 around milepost 110, just outside of Ellensburg. There is no known cause of the fire yet, according to KXLY.

Yakima man William Ray Onsurez was charged with kidnapping and carjacking on Jan. 16 according to the Yakima Herald. Onsurez was stealing a Doordash vehicle that had two children in the back seat.

According to KOMO News, a fatal shooting in a homeless camp in the Ship Canal Bridge area of Seattle inspired residents of Seattle and Seattle City Councilmember Alex Pederson to call for the state government to address these issues.

Following the beating and death of Tyre Nichols, the Memphis Police Department has disciplined two additional police officers on top of the five original officers who were fired and face murder indictment for Nichols’ killing, according to AP News.

Jair Bolsonaro, former president of Brazil, has applied for a six-month tourist visa to remain in the U.S., according to The Guardian. Bolsonaro has been residing in Florida since December.

California is the last holdout on the vote to cut Colorado River water usage according to AP News. Six states rely on the river for their source of water, and have proposed a bill to reduce the amount of water used in basin areas. California is the only state not to have voted yes yet.

A military factory in the center of Isfahan, Iran was targeted by drones loaded with bombs as reported by authorities on Jan. 29, according to NBC News, which resulted in an explosion and damage to the facility.

No arrests have been made after a shooting in South Africa that left eight people dead and three others wounded, according to The Guardian. The shooting occurred Jan. 29 at a private residence during a birthday party by two men who have not been identified.

A Pakistani mosque in the city of Peshawar was hit by a suicide bomber on Monday, according to AP News. The explosion caused the roof to collapse and reportedly killed 59 people and injured 150 others.