SEATTLE COUNCIL PROTECTS PUBLIC BREASTFEEDING: SEATTLE (AP) — It's already against Washington state law to discriminate against public breastfeeding, but the Seattle City Council on Monday specifically made it illegal for businesses and other entities to ask nursing moms to stop, cover up or move to a different location in public areas. The council unanimously approved a measure that adds a mother's right to breastfeed her child to a list of protected civil rights, such as race, color, disability and religion — allowing the city's office of civil rights to enforce the law and educate the public about the issue. NAVY COMPENSATING THOSE AFFECTED BY VA. JET CRASH: VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A slew of residents who lost their homes after a Navy jet crashed into their apartment complex began picking up government checks on Monday to help them pay for food, clothing and housing over the next two weeks as they try to figure out where they'll live.