Lead: Snohomish County health officials scrambled in early January after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified Washington state that travelers from South Carolina had been infectious at Sea-Tac Airport, seeding local exposures. The county learned of potential exposures on Jan. 8, the same day a new communications coordinator, Jae Williams, began making outreach … Read more
Lead In a 12-day-old conflict that began with U.S. strikes on Iran, President Donald Trump has repeatedly told Americans that the campaign is successful while offering shifting descriptions of its objectives and duration. The war has spread instability across the Middle East, disrupted global markets and left seven U.S. troops dead and about 140 wounded. … Read more
Lead Apple’s new MacBook Neo, a $599 ($499 with an education discount) laptop powered by the A18 iPhone chip, has moved Apple’s design and ecosystem advantages into the budget laptop tier. Tested in everyday workflows, the Neo delivers solid web and multitasking performance, excellent webcam and display quality, and deep iPhone integrations that appeal to … Read more
An unexploded British World War Two bomb weighing about 250kg (551lb) was rendered safe after a large-scale evacuation in central Dresden on Wednesday. Authorities discovered the device near the former Carola Bridge—currently being rebuilt after collapsing into the Elbe River in 2024—and cleared roughly 18,000 residents, visitors and commuters from the zone. Explosive ordnance disposal … Read more
Nov. 15, 2024 — The International Energy Agency on Wednesday approved the largest coordinated release of emergency oil stocks in its history, making 400 million barrels available to ease market disruption. The decision, taken at IEA headquarters in Paris and prepared at the G7 level, responds to attacks and production cuts tied to the war … Read more
Lead: The Baltimore Ravens decided not to finalize a trade for edge rusher Maxx Crosby after consulting multiple physicians this week, sources say. The review included MRI assessments and in-person examinations by several doctors, among them Dr. Daniel Cooper. The medical input led the Ravens to decline a deal that would have cost them the … Read more
March 11, 2026 — A preliminary U.S. military inquiry has concluded that a Tomahawk cruise missile fired on Feb. 28 struck the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, Iran, killing scores of people. The investigation found the strike resulted from a targeting error tied to outdated coordinate data supplied by the Defense Intelligence Agency and … Read more
Italy stunned Team USA 8-6 Tuesday night at Daikin Park in Houston, handing the Americans their most surprising loss of the World Baseball Classic. The Azzurri built an early lead behind an offensive outburst that included three homers and a controlled start from Michael Lorenzen, and then held off a late U.S. rally that produced … Read more
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Charles Lee Sonny Burton on Mar 10, 2026, two days before his scheduled execution in Talladega. Burton, 75, had been set to die by nitrogen hypoxia for his role in a 1991 AutoZone robbery that ended with the murder of customer Doug Battle. Although Burton was … Read more
Lead: Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, was wounded in the 28 February airstrike that killed six members of his family, including his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Tehran’s ambassador to Cyprus told the Guardian. The attack, which occurred on the opening day of a US-led air campaign, struck the Supreme Leader’s residence in central Tehran during the 10th … Read more
March 11, 2026 — The Baltimore Ravens moved quickly after aborting a proposed trade for edge rusher Maxx Crosby, signing free agent Trey Hendrickson to a four-year, $112 million contract. The deal, confirmed by a league source, ends Hendrickson’s extended time on the market and gives Baltimore a proven pass rusher after the team compiled … Read more
Lead: The 2026 NFL new league year formally began on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, with official transactions permitted at 4:00 p.m. ET. The negotiating period that began earlier in the week produced multiple big headlines — most notably Baltimore reversing course on a blockbuster Maxx Crosby trade and then signing Trey Hendrickson to a four-year, … Read more
Lead: Recovery and search-and-rescue operations are underway after violent tornadoes flattened neighborhoods in Kankakee, Illinois, and Lake Village, Indiana, late Tuesday, killing two people and injuring several others. Survey teams and utility crews are working amid heavy damage and widespread outages as the same storm system pushes east today, bringing a risk of damaging winds, … Read more
Oracle’s shares climbed after the company reported fiscal third-quarter 2026 results that topped market expectations, easing near-term investor concerns. The earnings beat, driven by cloud revenue strength and continued enterprise demand, prompted a rally in the stock on the day of the release. Executives framed the quarter as evidence that Oracle’s cloud strategy can support … Read more
Lead: At a masterclass during the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival on Wednesday, Academy Award–winning actor Juliette Binoche was asked about Timothée Chalamet’s recent comments dismissing ballet and opera. Binoche, in town to present her dance-centered directorial debut In-I In Motion, joked, “I thought cinema was a dying art,” then urged audiences to focus on what … Read more
