Bid to make big pharma ads include drug prices
What the Trump administration presents as a simple matter of transparency has raised a torrent of questions: Would it be legal? How would it work? Would it drive down drug prices?
View ArticleWould making drug ads reveal cost really bring down prices?
What the Trump administration presents as a simple matter of transparency has raised a torrent of questions: Would it be legal? How would it work? Would it drive down drug prices?
View ArticleInsurer balks at paying for ER visits for certain ailments
Anthem denied thousands of claims last year under its “avoidable ER program,” which reviews claims based on the final diagnosis of patients.
View ArticleRural Hawaii communities face various volcano threats
PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — In the weeks since Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano began erupting, dozens of homes have burned from oozing lava, people have fled their homes and plumes of steam from the summit have shot...
View ArticleBlack students’ four-hour sit-in in 1968 led to big UW changes
Fifty years ago, black students at the University of Washington staged a sit-in to push the university to better serve its minority of students — a bold move that led to major changes at the school.
View ArticleParents step up fight against Kent schools chief
The Kent School Board says it will conduct a formal inquiry following a complaint filed by a parent calling for an investigation into Superintendent Calvin Watts’ “potential conflicts of interest.” An...
View ArticleWashington’s hidden Glacier Peak volcano is among the most dangerous
Glacier Peak in Snohomish County has unleased eruptions five times bigger than Mount St. Helens’ stupendous blast 38 years ago this month.
View ArticleMassive search continues in Lindsey Baum case near Ellensburg
Multiple agencies are once again undertaking a massive search this weekend in connection with the murder of Lindsey Baum.
View ArticleA pop of color and sparkle at ‘Glimpse of China’ festival
Artists perform Saturday at "A Glimpse of China — Chinese Culture & Arts Festival" at Seattle Center.
View ArticleYoung golfers tee it up at Seattle’s First Tee championship
The First Tee (www.thefirsttee.org) is a nonprofit youth-development organization whose mission is to impact the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character, instill...
View ArticleChina launches relay satellite for far side moon landing
BEIJING (AP) — China launched a relay satellite on Monday as part of a groundbreaking program to land a probe on the far side of the moon later this year. The satellite lofted into space aboard a Long...
View ArticleLava from Kilauea volcano enters ocean, creates toxic cloud
PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — White plumes of acid and extremely fine shards of glass billowed into the sky over Hawaii as molten rock from Kilauea volcano poured into the ocean, creating yet another hazard...
View ArticleToxic cloud caused by Hawaii volcano lava emerges over ocean
PAHOA, Hawaii — White plumes of acid and extremely fine shards of glass billowed into the sky over Hawaii as molten rock from Kilauea volcano poured into the ocean, creating yet another hazard from an...
View ArticleIndonesia’s most volatile volcano erupts again
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s most volatile volcano spewed smoke and ash early Monday in the latest of several eruptions in less than two weeks. Mount Merapi on the main island of Java...
View ArticleNASA shipper Orbital ATK launches space station supplies
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — One of NASA’s prime shippers, Orbital ATK, launched a fresh load of supplies to the International Space Station from Virginia on Monday. The Antares rocket blasted off from...
View ArticleRainy season arrives in full force in Sunshine State
MIAMI (AP) — Rainy season hit South Florida with full force over the weekend, bringing heavy rains, flood watches in low-lying areas and a smattering of power outages. And the outlook isn’t making for...
View ArticleSri Lanka storms, landslides kill 5, leave 1,000 displaced
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Heavy rain and lightning strikes across Sri Lanka have left at least five people dead and displaced more than 1,000, officials said Monday. Pradeep Kodippili, a spokesman forf...
View ArticleSri Lanka storms, landslides kill 7, leave 1,000 displaced
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Heavy rain and lightning strikes across Sri Lanka have left at least seven people dead and displaced more than 1,000, officials said Monday. Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara...
View ArticleJupiter’s backward-flying asteroid from another star system
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Just months after the discovery of our first known interstellar visitor, it turns out there’s another asteroid from yet another star system residing here in plain view....
View Article$12 million a mile: Here’s how bike-lane costs shot sky high in Seattle
At present rates, the Seattle Department of Transportation says it might be able to afford only half the 50 miles of bike lanes promised in the Move Seattle levy approved by voters in 2015.
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