Pilots fly glider to new heights in Argentina above Andes
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Pilots from a Nevada glider team have flown to new heights above the Andes Mountains in Argentina using only wind as their engine. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports an experimental...
View ArticleQ&A: With severe storms approaching US, what to expect?
Emergency officials are urging residents to prepare for severe storms that are forecast to hit the East Coast and Hawaii over the next week at what is the peak of this year’s hurricane season. Coming...
View ArticleSeattle educators ratify new teachers union contract
The one-year contract gives the 6,000 members of the Seattle Education Association an across-the-board 10.5 percent pay hike and for the first time provides them with five days of paid parental leave....
View ArticleBill Daily, sidekick on hit ’60s and ’70s sitcoms, dies at 91
He played Maj. Roger Healy in “I Dream of Jeannie” and Howard Borden in “The Bob Newhart Show.”
View ArticleSuspected tornado in western Kentucky damages homes
OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) — A suspected tornado touched down in western Kentucky and caused moderate to severe damage to three homes. The Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer reports the suspected tornado moved...
View ArticleA wild ride at the Washington State Fair Rodeo
Contestants compete in events include bareback riding, tie-down roping and steer wrestling at the Washington State Fair Rodeo in Puyallup.
View ArticleIsaac becomes 3rd tropical storm in Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) — A third tropical storm has formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Saturday night that Tropical Storm Isaac was centered about 1,580 miles (2,540...
View ArticleFreight, Amtrak trains halted in Seattle after possible gunshots heard
BNSF Railway halted freight trains on its mainline Saturday evening after possible gunshots were heard by a crew boarding a train at the Airport Way switching yard near Boeing Field in Seattle, a BNSF...
View ArticleFreight, Amtrak trains temporarily halted after possible gunshots reported at...
BNSF Railway and Amtrak trains began moving again after a multi-agency police response found no damage or signs of gunshots.
View ArticleBotswana hits back at critics on anti-poaching policy
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Botswana’s president says criticism of his government’s anti-poaching policy is “nothing but hysteria,” following reports that poachers are killing more elephants in a country with...
View ArticleFlorence becomes a hurricane, takes aim at US Southeast
ATLANTA (AP) — Tropical Storm Florence turned into a hurricane Sunday morning and swirled toward the U.S. for what forecasters said could be a direct hit on the Southeast toward the end of the week....
View ArticleFlorence expected to become hurricane, head to southeast US
ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. East Coast could be hit with a powerful hurricane next week as Tropical Storm Florence continues to strengthen as it moves toward the mainland, forecasters said Saturday....
View ArticleFlorence expected to become hurricane, take aim at Southeast
ATLANTA (AP) — Tropical Storm Florence swirled westward across the Atlantic on Sunday, and forecasters said it will strengthen into a major hurricane that could hit the East Coast toward the end of the...
View ArticleStrengthening Hurricane Florence takes aim at US Southeast
A rapidly strengthening Hurricane Florence chugged across the Atlantic on Sunday toward a possible direct hit on the U.S. Southeast late this week, triggering warnings to people up and down the coast...
View ArticleTropical Storm Helene approaching African islands
MIAMI (AP) — Officials say Tropical Storm Helene is approaching islands off the western coast of Africa. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sunday morning that it expects Helene to produce...
View ArticleIsaac now 3rd tropical storm swirling n eastern Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) — A third tropical storm has formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sunday morning that Tropical Storm Isaac was centered about 1,540 miles (2,475...
View ArticleBangkok meet fails to finalize draft on climate change rules
BANGKOK (AP) — An international meeting in Bangkok fell short of its aim of completing fruitful preparations to help an agreement be reached in December on guidelines for implementing the 2015 Paris...
View ArticleA UW professor argued that women don’t want to code. What do women computer...
Six women computer scientists from the University of Washington respond to an essay about why women don’t pursue computer science as often as men.
View ArticleYes, women can and do want to code, UW professors and alumnae say
Six women computer scientists from the University of Washington respond to an essay about why women don’t pursue computer science as often as men.
View ArticlePolice responding to domestic violence call in Stanwood shoot, kill man
Sheriff's office deputy placed on leave, per protocol, after shooting.
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