About one third of Americans are counted as extreme left or right when it comes to politics. The rest of us are caught in the crossfire, waiting for our potholes to be fixed.
All the international climate change pledges have not done much good and the consequences of global warming are coming a lot sooner than previously expected. If only we had a warning 27 years ago. Oh wait, we did ... from oil companies.
Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court is a learning moment for America. Suppose we start looking into Trump's lower court appointments now, just in case he needs to pick another justice.
It's called the tax gap -- the difference between what the country takes in taxes and the amount of money people hide away from the IRS to avoid paying taxes. It adds up to quite a bit of money.
An exposé reveals that Donald Trump is not the self-made rich man that he likes to promote. It offers a new narrative on how to get rich in America -- have a rich dad.
Brett Kavanaugh's relationship to beer has come under question as many of his former classmates come forward with stories. But President Trump is having none of it.
We not only got two people to testify under oath at the recent Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearing, we got a chance for God to enter the room and weigh in.
Beyond the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, former Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna says there is a larger political battle at play in Washington D.C.
Politicians and other figures were once able to deny allegations with fuzzy memories and incomplete details. But in an age of social media and new technology, that age of denial won't last much longer.
A lot of folks say they are glad they weren't teenagers during the age of the internet. Well, if the story is big enough, the internet will find your embarrassing info from before it even existed.
An expert on fear says safe space culture on college campuses is making students more insecure and unprepared. It leaves them with no answers as they run from questions.
While we may never now who is telling the truth about that drunken Georgetown Prep party, what we can know is that there were way too many drunken parties.
Advice on how to deal with the controversy surrounding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh can be found a few decades ago from another SCOTUS confirmation process.
It's been about 40 years since the first desktop computers which were suppose to make work more efficient. Do we still need a 40-hour, five-day work week?
Lynnwood's Ralph Taylor looks like a white guy, but he decided to double check his DNA. He's 10 percent non-white, so he wants the government to consider his business "disadvantaged."
In a surprising move, people opted to believe scientists and evacuate ahead of a hurricane. It's the same scientists warning about climate change. Are as many people open to that science?
Dave Ross has a fear: throwing a baseball. That was magnified when the Mariners asked him to throw the ceremonial first pitch Wednesday. Then this happened.
If this week’s news has found you going through the last of your Ibuprofen, KIRO Radio's Dave Ross takes you to the one oasis of calm in Washington: Paul Ryan.
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