Are UW men ready for a relentless Big Ten stretch? ‘It’s coming.’
UW's Big Ten men's basketball schedule is just beginning, with five ranked opponents in a row to close a merciless month. Can ...
Helene relief, vetoes will be challenges for new North Carolina House speaker
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina House elected a new speaker for the first time in 10 years on Wednesday, choosing a young lieutenant to now-U.S. Rep. Tim Moore to preside over a ...
Stowaways on planes and inside landing gear raise worries about aviation security
The National Safety Council estimates that Americans have a 1-in-93 chance of dying in a motor vehicle crash, while deaths on airplanes are too rare to calculate the odds. Figures from the U.S.
Outdoor hockey is coming to Florida. The NHL will have games in Miami and Tampa next season
The NHL announced Wednesday that the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers will play host to the New York Rangers at loanDepot Park in Miami — home of baseball’s Marlins — on Jan. 2, 2026, in the ...
Seattle drug company to share revenues with Indigenous people who donated their genes
Variant Bio, a small biotech company based in Seattle, is using genetic information from Indigenous people to develop drugs for obesity and diabetes.
New sights and stays: 8 Washington road trips for 2025
With planning, you can design a road-tripping route for a day’s worth of visits, such as hopping by ferry and car between the ...
NHL postpones LA Kings’ home game against Calgary due to wildfires, while NFL monitors the situation
The NHL postponed the Los Angeles Kings’ home game against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday with several massive wildfires still burning across the greater Los Angeles area.
Jimmy Carter’s life intersected with slavery’s legacy. His record on Civil Rights is complicated
Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100, spent his life intertwined with America’s and the world’s enduring legacy of slavery.
More Americans jailed in Venezuela pose a test of Trump’s deal-making foreign policy
As many as 10 Americans are behind bars in Venezuela as President Nicolas Maduro prepares to be sworn in for a third term.
Pelicans’ Zion Williamson ruled out for rest against Portland a night after his return from injury
New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has been ruled out for their game against the Portland Trail Blazers as he ...
A plot twist from what college football has become: A player who stayed
When Penn State moved a different linebacker into what had been Tyler Elsdon’s starting spot, Elsdon made a choice that doesn ...
A second oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge draws no bids
The U.S. Interior Department says that no bids were submitted for this week’s oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic ...