Starbucks says employees must get vaccine or test weekly
Starbucks says its U.S. workers must be fully vaccinated by Feb. 9 or face a weekly COVID testing requirement.5 years ago
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld are among the many noteworthy people who died in 2021.5 years ago
Betty White dead at 99
Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, whether as a man-crazy TV hostess on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” or the loopy housemate on “The Golden Girls,” has died. She was 99.5 years ago
US children hospitalized with COVID in near-record numbers
The omicron-fueled surge that is sending COVID-19 cases rocketing in the U.S. is putting children in the hospital in close to record numbers, and experts lament that most of the youngsters are not vaccinated.5 years ago
Tim Eyman assets to be sold to satisfy $5M million debt
Initiative promoter Tim Eyman, found liable for violations of Washington’s campaign finance laws, is facing the court-ordered sale of his assets.5 years ago
EXPLAINER: Must employers follow Biden’s vaccine mandates?
Tens of millions of workers across the U.S. are in limbo as federal courts have issued different rulings related to President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates for larger private companies, certain health care workers and federal government contractors.5 years ago
Court won’t stop Texas abortion ban, but OKs clinics’ suit
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled that Texas abortion providers can sue over the state’s ban on most abortions, but the justices are allowing the law to remain in effect. The court acted Friday, more than a month after hearing arguments over the law that makes abortion illegal after cardiac activity is detected in an embryo. That’s […]5 years ago
FDA expands Pfizer COVID booster, opens extra dose to age 16
The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters, ruling that 16- and 17-year-olds can get a third dose of Pfizer’s vaccine.5 years ago
Republican lawmaker to enter Washington secretary of state race
Republican state Sen. Keith Wagoner says he plans to challenge newly appointed Democratic Secretary of State Steve Hobbs in next year’s election.5 years ago
Omicron cases pop up in Canada
Cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in countries on opposite sides of the world Sunday and many governments rushed to close their borders even as scientists cautioned that it’s not clear if the new variant is more alarming than other versions of the virus.5 years ago
All 3 men charged in Arbery’s death convicted of murder
All three white men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were convicted of murder Wednesday in the fatal shooting that became part of a larger national reckoning on racial injustice.5 years ago
State lawmaker ill with COVID in El Salvador now in Florida
State Sen. Doug Ericksen of Ferndale who was sickened with COVID-19 in El Salvador is now in stable condition at a Florida hospital after a medevac flight.5 years ago
Boeing settles with victims of Ethiopia 737 MAX crash
Boeing reached a settlement with the victims' families from the March 2019 crash of one of its 737-MAX aircraft that claimed 157 lives.5 years ago
Class action lawsuit filed against new Washington long-term care tax
Opponents of a mandatory payroll tax to fund Washington state’s new long-term care program filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday in federal court.5 years ago
Inslee: WSU coach ‘just wrong’ in claims about vaccine order
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is disputing Nick Rolovich's statements that the Democrat targeted the former Washington State University football coach with his statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all public employees.5 years ago
US gives final clearance to COVID-19 shots for kids 5 to 11
An influential advisory panel voted Tuesday that all children ages 5 to 11 should get Pfizer's pediatric COVID-19 shots, putting the U.S. on the brink of a major expansion of vaccinations — and a final decision is expected within hours.5 years ago
Amazon reports sales and profit shortfall in 3Q
Amazon is forecasting revenue growth for the holiday quarter that is below analysts' expectations, the latest evidence that the pandemic-induced online splurging is easing.5 years ago
Climate Pledge Arena ready to get Kraken for hockey debut
The first event ever inside Climate Pledge Arena — whether it will be considered the official first event or not — was far from a soft opening.5 years ago
Clark County deputies shoot, kill suspect after pursuit
Authorities say police shot and killed an assault suspect after a pursuit near Vancouver in southwest Washington.5 years ago
Senate avoids US debt disaster, votes to delay borrowing
The Senate has dodged a U.S. debt disaster, voting to extend the government's borrowing authority into December and temporarily avert an unprecedented federal default that experts warned would devastate the economy and harm millions of Americans.5 years ago
Congress passes bill to avert partial government shutdown
Congress is moving to avert one crisis while putting off another with the Senate poised to approve legislation that would fund the federal government into early December.5 years ago
US has enough COVID-19 vaccines for boosters, kids’ shots
U.S. health authorities said they're confident there will be enough for both qualified older Americans seeking booster shots and the young children for whom initial vaccines are expected to be approved in the not-too-distant future.5 years ago
Investigators probe deadly Amtrak derailment in Montana
Federal officials sent a team of investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board to the site of an Amtrak derailment in north-central Montana that killed three people and left seven hospitalized Sunday, officials said.5 years ago
