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Read the latest headlines, breaking news, and videos from The Associated Press (AP), the definitive source for independent journalism from every corner of the globe. You can read most local Seattle news and sports stories, courtesy of the AP.

US certifying Boeing’s largest 737 Max 10 after years of delays, AP source says

The U.S. government is set to announce the certification of Boeing’s 737 Max 10 jet Tuesday after years of delays.
3 days ago

Teen shooter kills 4 at Oregon elementary school before being shot by a witness

A 16-year-old shot his way through locked doors to get into an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher.
7 days ago

Bus crash in Canada leaves 3 dead and multiple people injured, police say

Three people are dead and multiple people are injured following a fire involving two transit buses in the Canadian city of Calgary, police said.
8 days ago

Netflix is laying off 6% of its workforce, in biggest round of job cuts at streaming giant in years

Netflix plans to lay off about 6% of its workforce, amounting to nearly 1,000 positions, as the streaming giant makes wider “organizational changes.”
9 days ago

Vatican says the pope has lung cancer and the lower lobe of his right lung was removed

Pope Leo XIV’s surgery confirmed that he has lung cancer and he had the lower lobe of his right lung removed, the Vatican said Tuesday.
10 days ago

A man falls to his death from a Six Flags roller coaster in Georgia

Police are investigating after a man fell to his death from a roller coaster at a Six Flags near Atlanta, watched by other visitors to the amusement park as he was catapulted from the ride.
10 days ago

Mike Ditka, the quintessential Chicago Bear, dies at 86

Mike Ditka, who won NFL titles as a player and coach with the Chicago Bears, has died. He was 86. Ditka’s family announced the death on Friday in a statement.
14 days ago

Vance says Microsoft is being suspended from program to apply for green cards for H-1B visa workers

President Donald Trump’s administration is suspending tech giant Microsoft from a program to apply for green cards for workers who come to the U.S. to live and work using an H-1B visa as it accuses the company of fraud.
15 days ago

Trail Blazers fire new TV announcer after racist posts resurface hours after he was hired

The Portland Trail Blazers fired new play-by-play television broadcaster Braiden Bell on Thursday when past inappropriate social media posts resurfaced just hours after the team announced his hiring.
21 days ago

Amazon to invest $1B into data center communities amid backlash against data center rollouts

Amazon is investing $1 billion over the next five years into communities where it operates data centers for education, job training, water preservation projects, and other local priorities.
21 days ago

Starbucks to close 250 stores in North America this week

Starbucks plans to close 250 North American stores later this week.
29 days ago

CNN, MS NOW, Politico sue over denied White House access, citing First Amendment

CNN, MS NOW, and Politico on Monday sued President Donald Trump’s administration days after they were barred from covering the White House.
1 month ago

Costco raises price for Kirkland motor oil, sets purchase limit

Costco raised the price of motor oil sold under its exclusive private-label brand as well as limited how much of customers can buy weekly as oil prices climb.
1 month ago

One attack, many Americas: Why 9/11 and its many griefs land differently 25 years later

When the planes crashed and the buildings fell on Sept. 11 25 years ago, the shock waves of dismay and grief went far past downtown New York City.
1 month ago

Ryanair CEO disputes report that an injured passenger was partly sucked out a shattered window

The CEO of Ryanair on Thursday disputed that a passenger injured during a flight on one of its planes in July was partly sucked out a broken window.
1 month ago

Gloria Steinem, a potent voice of US feminism and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, dies at 92

Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women’s movement and a fierce advocate for feminist causes for over six decades, has died.
2 months ago

Washington chemical tank was called unfit for service before deadly failure, investigators find

An inspection contractor found a chemical tank at a Washington state paper mill “not fit for continued service” 10 months before it failed in May, killing 11 in one of the deadliest U.S. workplace disasters.
2 months ago

Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction

Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction
2 months ago

Invasive green crabs are bad for the environment so New Englanders are starting to eat more of them

The green crabs, Carcinus maenas, made their way from Europe to the East Coast in the ballast waters of ships hundreds of years ago.
2 months ago

Former Seattle man killed 8 relatives, including 4 kids, at Sunday dinner in Montana, family says

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A former Seattle man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, as they gathered for Sunday dinner at a home outside Billings, Montana, weeks after his parents asked him to move out, a family member told The Associated Press.
2 months ago

Dolly Parton, music star, actor, and beloved figure who spanned generations has died at 80

Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting, and sparkling costumes, has died. She was 80 years old.
2 months ago

US and Canada fall deeper into a trade war with new tariffs as talks collapse and blame is spread

The U.S. and Canada fell deeper into a trade war Saturday marked by angry recriminations and new tariffs that are expected to raise prices for products in both countries.
2 months ago

US Army Corps of Engineers chartered plane crashes near Alaska radar site, killing all 8 aboard

A small plane chartered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers traveling to the site of a remote aircraft-tracking radar in western Alaska crashed near its destination, killing all eight people aboard.
2 months ago

Hayden Panettiere, who starred in the television series ‘Heroes’ and ‘Nashville,’ dies at 36

Hayden Panettiere, star of popular television series including "Heroes" and "Nashville," died Sunday at an apartment complex in South Carolina. She was 36.
2 months ago