News

Washington State News

Broncos sign 13 college free agents

Aric DiLalla

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - The Broncos have officially added more than a dozen college free agents to their roster.

The Broncos announced on Friday they signed the following college free agents: Purdue safety Cam Allen, Memphis outside linebacker Jaylon Allen, Fresno State inside linebacker Levelle Bailey, Nebraska safety Omar Brown, Texas A&M punter Nik Constantinou, Wyoming tackle F

Mariners RHP Matt Brash undergoes Tommy John surgery
(Photo credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports) Seattle Mariners right-hander Matt Brash underwent Tommy John surgery on Wednesday and will be sidelined for at least part of the 2025 season, general manager Justin Hollander told reporters prior to Friday's home game against the Oakland Athletics. Hollander said the UCL was repaired and a brace was installed in Brash's pitching arm. "We anticipate 12 months and back

Columbian Newspaper

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asks judge to dismiss ‘false’ claim that he, others raped 17-year-old girl
Author: ANDREW DALTON, Associated Press

Sean “Diddy” Combs on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that he and two co-defendants raped a 17-year-old girl in a New York recording studio in 2003, saying it was a “false and hideous claim” that was filed too late under the law.

Read more...

Federal judge temporarily halts Biden plan to lower credit card late fees to $8
Author: KEN SWEET, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in Texas temporarily halted a plan by the Biden administration to lower late fees on credit cards to $8 that was slated to go into effect next week.

Read more...

Inside a makeshift shelter saving hundreds of dogs from floods in southern Brazil
Author: MAURICIO SAVARESE, Associated Press

CANOAS, Brazil (AP) — Hundreds of volunteers have set up a makeshift dog shelter in an abandoned, roofless warehouse in the city of Canoas, one of the hardest hit by floods in southern Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state.

Read more...

Mariners’ top reliever Matt Brash to miss rest of season after Tommy John surgery
Author: TIM BOOTH, AP Sports Writer

SEATTLE — Mariners’ right-hander Matt Brash, one of the top relievers in the American League last season, underwent Tommy John surgery earlier this week and will miss the entire 2024 season, Seattle general manager Justin Hollander said Friday.

Read more...

Is Washington’s school board association seeing a conservative takeover?
Author: Grace Deng, Washington State Standard

Members of a nonpartisan state agency made up of local school board officials from across Washington are warning that conservative groups opposed to teaching about race and gender in schools are wielding increased influence within the organization’s ranks.

Read more...

South Africa again asks U.N. court to restrain Israel
Author: MOLLY QUELL, Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — South Africa urged the United Nations’ top court Friday to issue more emergency measures to restrain Israel, saying its military incursion in Rafah threatens the “vey survival of Palestinians in Gaza.”

Read more...

NYT Politics

U.S. Criticizes Israel for Failure to Protect Civilians in the Gaza Conflict
Author: Michael Crowley
In a report, the State Department avoids sweeping conclusions but raises the prospect that Israel may have violated humanitarian laws.

Seattle Times Politics

I-5 shutdown begins ahead of Biden arrival in Seattle
Author: Lauren Girgis

I-5 northbound is now shut down, to allow President Joe Biden and his motorcade to make their way from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to downtown Seattle. Biden has not yet arrived at the airport. Once the motorcade has left the highway, the Secret Service gives local and state officials clearance to reopen. The closure of I-5 […]

Pages