Seahawks sign four-year extension with linebacker Bobby Wagner worth a...
In two days, the Seahawks have made two major deals with star players, first with quarterback Russell Wilson and now with Wagner.
View ArticleObama to require steeper emissions cuts from US power plants
NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama will impose even steeper cuts on greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants than previously expected, senior administration officials said Sunday, in what...
View ArticleLas Vegas hands Tacoma 8-4 loss
The 51s use a six-run first inning to down the Rainiers.
View ArticleWhitecaps touch some nerves with on-field celebration after beating Sounders 3-0
Seattle’s reinforcements can’t stem the tie as team again fails to score
View ArticleBobby Wagner’s ability to read and react key for Seahawks’ defense
Wagner has always had raw athletic ability, but it’s what he sees and the way he uses his speed to take away open territory for the offense that made him a priority for the Seahawks.
View ArticleSeattle Sounders vs. Vancouver Whitecaps, post-match quotes
Below is the full post-match quote sheet from Seattle’s 3-0 loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night at CenturyLink Field: POST-MATCH QUOTES: SOUNDERS FC 0 – VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC SATURDAY,...
View ArticleObama to cut power-plant emissions even further
“Climate change is not a problem for another generation,” Obama said. “Not anymore.”
View Article70 years of race wars since World War II
He wanted to start a race war. That, you will recall, was what authorities say white supremacist Dylann Roof had in mind when he shot up a storied African-American church in June. It might have...
View Article‘Circling the Sun:’ a novelist’s vivid portrait of Beryl Markham
Paula McLain’s new novel “Circling the Sun” is based on the life and loves of adventurer and aviation pioneer Beryl Markham. McLain reads August 10 at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park.
View Article‘Imperium’: Beware coconut-loving vegetarian nudists
Christian Kracht’s novel “Imperium” tells the story of a vegetarian nudist with control-freak tendencies who tries to found a commune in German New Guinea in the early 20th century. Complications ensue.
View ArticlePaper: FBI investigating security of Clinton emails
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is looking into the security of devices on which Hillary Rodham Clinton’s private email was stored when she was secretary of state, Clinton’s attorney said Wednesday....
View ArticleShackling video ignites debate on school discipline
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The boy sat in a chair, the sound of his whimpering interrupted briefly by the clank of metal handcuffs closing around his arms. “You don’t get to swing at me like that,” a...
View ArticleAfter deadly attack, Israel arrests extremist in crackdown
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities kicked off a promised crackdown on Jewish extremists following last week’s deadly arson attack on a Palestinian family, arresting a high-profile activist accused of...
View ArticleQ&A: A look at the history of Jewish extremism in Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — The arrest of a well-known Jewish extremist marks Israel’s first concrete step in its new “zero tolerance” approach toward what the government describes as Jewish terrorism. A recent...
View ArticleMariners 10, Rockies 4 — postgame videos, notes and boxscore
Postgame videos of Lloyd McClendon, Nelson Cruz and Rob Rasmussen, story links, highlights and boxscore from the Mariners' 10-4 win over the Rockies at Coors Field.
View ArticleLas Vegas earns 5-2 victory over Rainiers
The 51s score three runs in first inning against Chien-Ming Wang, who allows eight hits in seven innings.
View ArticleLessons on school-family relations: Dozens of local parents go to Harvard for...
Education leaders spent four days learning about family engagement in Cambridge, Mass., and are now planning a similar workshop to be held in the Seattle area next summer.
View ArticleRant & Rave: Seafair Sunday is ‘sacred’
Readers thank Seattle officer who returned bag, complain about Seahawks coverage during Seafair broadcast
View ArticleMajor League Soccer power rankings, 8/5
New power rankings rule: If a long under-appreciated contender scores six goals in a game that might ultimately go down as MLS' Match of the Year, they automatically assume top spot.
View ArticleSmall Washington town evacuated as wildfire advances
A wildfire burning near the Oregon border has forced the evacuation of an entire small Washington town, authorities said.
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