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This image provided by Blue Origin shows, first row, seated, from left: Lauren Sanchez and Kerianne Flynn and standing in back from left: Amanda Nguyen, Katy Perry, Gayle King and Aisha Bowe in West Texas.

Blue Origin launches an all-female celebrity crew with Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez

This image provided by Blue Origin shows, first row, seated, from left: Lauren Sanchez and Kerianne Flynn and standing in back from left: Amanda Nguyen, Katy Perry, Gayle King and Aisha Bowe in West Texas.

April 14, 2025, 8:16am Latest News

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched his fiancee Lauren Sanchez into space Monday with an all-female celebrity crew that included Katy Perry and Gayle King. Read story

Retired reverend Carrol Jensen wears a hat mimicking the Statue of Liberty as Reverend Emilie Binja, a former refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo speaks during a rally outside the U.S District Court after a federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's effort to halt the nation's refugee admissions system, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 in Seattle.

Seattle federal judge again orders Trump to allow refugees into U.S.

Retired reverend Carrol Jensen wears a hat mimicking the Statue of Liberty as Reverend Emilie Binja, a former refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo speaks during a rally outside the U.S District Court after a federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's effort to halt the nation's refugee admissions system, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 in Seattle.

April 14, 2025, 7:40am Latest News

A federal judge in Seattle ruled Friday the Trump administration must take tangible steps to comply with an order to admit refugees who were approved for resettlement before Inauguration Day. Read story

Washington state Sen. Noel Frame, D-Seattle, will serve on the Senate Ways and Means Committee in the 2025 legislative session and be a leading voice on tax policy for the Senate Democratic Caucus.

Washington Legislature approves requirement for clergy to report child abuse

Washington state Sen. Noel Frame, D-Seattle, will serve on the Senate Ways and Means Committee in the 2025 legislative session and be a leading voice on tax policy for the Senate Democratic Caucus.

April 14, 2025, 7:39am Churches & Religion

Washington is poised to require clergy members to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in confession. Read story

USDA removes more than 1,000 training courses — including bullying and ADA rules — for ‘gender ideology extremism’ and DEI

April 14, 2025, 7:35am Latest News

The Trump administration inactivated more than 1,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture training programs in February in the name of diversity, equity and inclusion and “gender ideology extremism.” Read story

Delta Dental of Washington now offers virtual dental care that will coordinate with in-person care as needed.

Delta Dental of Washington now offers a virtual dental care option for patients

Delta Dental of Washington now offers virtual dental care that will coordinate with in-person care as needed.

April 14, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Health

Members of Delta Dental of Washington now have the option to receive dental care virtually through a new online platform. Read story

Photo contributed by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries  The walk-behind trencher a 16-year-old boy was using to dig a channel for fence posts.

Washington agency tightens workplace safety rules after Battle Ground student loses both legs

Photo contributed by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries  The walk-behind trencher a 16-year-old boy was using to dig a channel for fence posts.

April 14, 2025, 6:04am Editor's Choice

Prompted by an on-the-job injury in which a teenager lost both legs at a construction site while earning class credit, the state’s workplace safety agency has adopted new internal guidelines for companies seeking special permits in school work programs. Read story

Pope Francis arrives at the end of the mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 13, 2025.

Convalescing pope opens Holy Week in St. Peter’s Square

Pope Francis arrives at the end of the mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 13, 2025.

April 13, 2025, 1:48pm Churches & Religion

A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 faithful a “Happy Palm Sunday, Happy Holy Week,” in yet another reassuring public sign of his recovery from a life-threatening battle with double pneumonia. Read story

Palestinians look at the wreckage of a car struck earlier by an Israeli army attack that killed at least seven people, six of them the Abu Mahadi brothers, in the outskirts of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Sunday, April 13, 2025.

Israel intensifies strikes across Gaza on Palm Sunday

Palestinians look at the wreckage of a car struck earlier by an Israeli army attack that killed at least seven people, six of them the Abu Mahadi brothers, in the outskirts of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Sunday, April 13, 2025.

April 13, 2025, 12:38pm Latest News

A wave of Israeli strikes across Gaza on Sunday hit a hospital, a municipal building, a home and a vehicle, killing at least 21 people, including children, as Israel vowed to expand its security presence in the small coastal strip. Read story

Charred vehicles block a street in the center of Sumy, Ukraine, on Sunday after a Russian missile attack.

Russian missiles hit Ukrainian city of Sumy, killing more than 30

Charred vehicles block a street in the center of Sumy, Ukraine, on Sunday after a Russian missile attack.

April 13, 2025, 12:38pm Latest News

Russian missiles struck the heart of the Ukrainian city of Sumy as people gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday, killing at least 34 people, officials said, in the second large-scale attack to claim civilian lives in just over a week. Read story

Chinese people visit an Apple Store, inside a shopping mall, in Beijing, Thursday, April 10, 2025.

Some electronics excluded from reciprocal tariffs

Chinese people visit an Apple Store, inside a shopping mall, in Beijing, Thursday, April 10, 2025.

April 13, 2025, 12:25pm Business

The Trump administration said late Friday that it would exclude electronics like smartphones and laptops from reciprocal tariffs, a move that could help keep the prices down for popular consumer electronics that aren’t usually made in the United States. Read story