Relatives of people who’ve died in Washington jails press for state oversight
SEATTLE — Relatives of people who have died inside local jails asked Washington lawmakers this week to bring the lockups under state oversight, making the argument that independent scrutiny could help ...
Thailand ushers Southeast Asia’s first same-sex marriages
Hundreds of LGBTQ couples on Thursday became legally married in Thailand, which celebrates a historic day as the first nation in Southeast Asia to guarantee equal marital rights for same-sex couples.
One by one, world leaders in Davos fall in line in Trump era
Last year, Mark Rutte attended the Davos gathering as Dutch prime minister while angling for his current job as secretary general of NATO, praising Trump for pushing Europeans to step up defense ...
No neighbors, no market, no town: For people whose homes survived of the LA County fires, a painful road ahead
Instead, gray gravel has been poured onto the ground where homes and businesses used to stand, to keep the potentially hazardous dust tamped down. The once charming and prosperous tourist paradise ...
GOP majority renews focus on abortion
Abortion rights advocates expect Trump to quickly begin issuing executive orders related to abortion, pointing to a similar timeline in 2017. Abortion opponents view Trump’s second term as an ...
Dali ship back at sea months after colliding with Baltimore’s Key Bridge
BALTIMORE — About 10 months after colliding with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, the Dali container ship is back in business.
‘Joker’ sequel, ‘Madame Web’ lead 2025 Razzie nominations
Video game adaptation “Borderlands,” biopic “Reagan,” Marvel superhero flick “Madame Web” and Francis Ford Coppola’s controversy-filled “Megalopolis” each earned six nominations on Tuesday, while the ...
‘Emilia Pérez’ leads 2025 Oscar nominations as star Karla Sofía Gascón makes history
Polarizing but acclaimed “Emilia Pérez,” scored nods including best picture and a best actress nomination for star Karla Sofía Gascón. Gascón has now made history as the first openly transgender actor ...
Brandi Carlile nabs Oscar nomination for song in Elton John documentary
SEATTLE — Brandi Carlile, Maple Valley’s multiple-Grammy Award-winning roots rocker, has received her first Oscar nomination. The nominated song, “Never Too Late,” written by Carlile, Elton John, ...
Dave Boling: ‘It’s effort, it’s toughness…’ How the simplest solution might reverse Gonzaga’s stumbles this year
Kentucky responded, though, with some defensive changes the Zags failed to counter. Nor could GU’s defense match UK’s second-half effort and toughness. Had they bowed up for just one more stop along ...
American Airlines shares tumble on rough first quarter outlook
American Airlines said on Thursday it expects to post a first-quarter loss, sending its stock tumbling even after it reported a $590 million profit at the end of last year. The Fort Worth-based air ...
US jobless claims rise slightly but recurring applications surge
Continuing claims, a proxy for people who are already receiving benefits and still can’t find a job, jumped to 1.9 million in the week ended Jan. 11, the highest since November 2021, according to ...