A Grip on Sports: We all have a little dog in us when it comes to hoping the sun will shine on our favorite team’s fortunes this year
The little dog may not understand what hope is, but he certainly hopes the next time he scratches at that door, he’ll be able ...
Relatives of people who’ve died in Washington jails press for state oversight
SEATTLE — Relatives of people who have died inside local jails asked Washington lawmakers this week to bring the lockups under state oversight, making the argument that independent scrutiny could help ...
One by one, world leaders in Davos fall in line in Trump era
Last year, Mark Rutte attended the Davos gathering as Dutch prime minister while angling for his current job as secretary general of NATO, praising Trump for pushing Europeans to step up defense ...
Thailand ushers Southeast Asia’s first same-sex marriages
Hundreds of LGBTQ couples on Thursday became legally married in Thailand, which celebrates a historic day as the first nation in Southeast Asia to guarantee equal marital rights for same-sex couples.
CNN hit with significant layoffs as network sets a plan for a digital future
CNN is cutting 6% of its workforce as the news organization tries to reinvent itself for TV’s digital future. Facing an exodus of viewers and a systemic decline in pay TV subscriptions, the Warner ...
No neighbors, no market, no town: For people whose homes survived of the LA County fires, a painful road ahead
Instead, gray gravel has been poured onto the ground where homes and businesses used to stand, to keep the potentially hazardous dust tamped down. The once charming and prosperous tourist paradise ...
Jewish life and culture, including stories on Carla Peperzak and Israeli-Palestinian conflict, at center of film festival beginning Friday
The Spokane Jewish Film Festival also features two online screenings. “Vishniac” is available to screen Sunday through ...
Dave Boling: ‘It’s effort, it’s toughness…’ How the simplest solution might reverse Gonzaga’s stumbles this year
Kentucky responded, though, with some defensive changes the Zags failed to counter. Nor could GU’s defense match UK’s second-half effort and toughness. Had they bowed up for just one more stop along ...
‘Soup drops’ are General Mills’ latest strategy to revive waning Progresso
General Mills is releasing a run of the soup-flavored lozenges in limited quantities online for just a few Thursday mornings in January. Progresso is relying on a combination of exclusivity and ...
Reel Rundown: ‘The Day of the Jackal’ takes fictional plot based on real threats and stretches the truth further
The story behind the novel, which features a fictional plot based on real threats to the life of then-French President ...
Southern California wildfires: Hughes fire scorches over 9,000 acres near Castaic; as thousands flee, 5 Freeway reopens
The Hughes fire seen from Magic Mountain has started north of Castaic and has exploded to more than 5,000 acres in under two ...
GOP majority renews focus on abortion
Abortion rights advocates expect Trump to quickly begin issuing executive orders related to abortion, pointing to a similar timeline in 2017. Abortion opponents view Trump’s second term as an ...