https://www.seattletimes.com Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:58:30 -0700 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/video-of-kentucky-judges-death-shown-at-court-hearing-for-the-ex-sheriff-charged-in-the-case/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/video-of-kentucky-judges-death-shown-at-court-hearing-for-the-ex-sheriff-charged-in-the-case/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:58:10 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/video-of-kentucky-judges-death-shown-at-court-hearing-for-the-ex-sheriff-charged-in-the-case/
Video showing a Kentucky judge being gunned down in his chambers was played at a court hearing for the ex-sheriff charged with the murder.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/judge-rejects-computer-repairmans-defamation-claims-over-reports-on-hunter-biden-laptop/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/judge-rejects-computer-repairmans-defamation-claims-over-reports-on-hunter-biden-laptop/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:57:08 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/judge-rejects-computer-repairmans-defamation-claims-over-reports-on-hunter-biden-laptop/
A Delaware judge has rejected defamation claims filed by a computer repairman against Hunter Biden, CNN, Politico and Joe Biden’s presidential campaign.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/daniel-day-lewis-ends-acting-retirement-for-a-movie-directed-by-his-son/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/daniel-day-lewis-ends-acting-retirement-for-a-movie-directed-by-his-son/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:51:05 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/daniel-day-lewis-ends-acting-retirement-for-a-movie-directed-by-his-son/
Daniel Day-Lewis is coming out of retirement, seven years after his last movie, for a film directed by his son Ronan Day-Lewis.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/business/details-from-new-mexicos-lawsuit-against-snap-show-site-failed-to-act-on-reports-of-sextortion/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/business/details-from-new-mexicos-lawsuit-against-snap-show-site-failed-to-act-on-reports-of-sextortion/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:50:16 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/details-from-new-mexicos-lawsuit-against-snap-show-site-failed-to-act-on-reports-of-sextortion/
Snapchat has failed to act on rampant reports of child grooming, sextortion and other dangers to minors on its platform.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/skubal-sensational-tigers-jump-on-valdez-early-to-get-3-1-win-over-astros-in-al-wild-card-series/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/skubal-sensational-tigers-jump-on-valdez-early-to-get-3-1-win-over-astros-in-al-wild-card-series/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:45:15 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/skubal-sensational-tigers-jump-on-valdez-early-to-get-3-1-win-over-astros-in-al-wild-card-series/
Tarik Skubal kept up his stellar season with a sensational playoff debut and the Detroit Tigers got to Framber Valdez early in a 3-1 win over the Houston Astros in their AL Wild Card Series opener.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/pennsylvania-county-manager-sued-over-plans-to-end-use-of-drop-boxes-for-mail-in-ballots/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/pennsylvania-county-manager-sued-over-plans-to-end-use-of-drop-boxes-for-mail-in-ballots/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:41:04 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/pennsylvania-county-manager-sued-over-plans-to-end-use-of-drop-boxes-for-mail-in-ballots/
Three residents of a northeastern Pennsylvania county are suing to overturn a local official’s announcement she will prevent all four of its drop boxes for mail-in ballots from being deployed.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/kraken/heres-how-krakens-roster-and-camp-battles-stand-heading-into-preseason-finale/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/kraken/heres-how-krakens-roster-and-camp-battles-stand-heading-into-preseason-finale/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:39:34 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=17754914
The Kraken made a big cutdown of players at training camp ahead of their final preseason game. Here's how the roster, and the final battles, stand as preseason wraps up.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/college/louisiana-governor-supports-bringing-back-tradition-of-having-a-live-tiger-at-lsu-football-games/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/college/louisiana-governor-supports-bringing-back-tradition-of-having-a-live-tiger-at-lsu-football-games/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:39:16 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/louisiana-governor-supports-bringing-back-tradition-of-having-a-live-tiger-at-lsu-football-games/
Gov. Jeff Landry confirmed his support on Tuesday of restarting the tradition of bringing Louisiana State University’s live tiger mascot onto the football field ahead of home games.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/nfl/bills-von-miller-suspended-by-nfl-for-4-games-for-violating-personal-conduct-policy/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/nfl/bills-von-miller-suspended-by-nfl-for-4-games-for-violating-personal-conduct-policy/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:32:44 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/bills-von-miller-suspended-by-nfl-for-4-games-for-violating-personal-conduct-policy/
Buffalo Bills edge rusher Von Miller was suspended four games by the NFL on Tuesday for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/hurricane-helenes-victims-include-first-responders-who-died-helping-others/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/hurricane-helenes-victims-include-first-responders-who-died-helping-others/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:32:18 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/hurricane-helenes-victims-include-first-responders-who-died-helping-others/
Hurricane Helene killed scores of people when it struck Florida late last week and then plowed through the Southeast as one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/ex-leaders-of-a-penn-state-frat-will-spend-time-in-jail-for-their-roles-in-a-hazing-death/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/ex-leaders-of-a-penn-state-frat-will-spend-time-in-jail-for-their-roles-in-a-hazing-death/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:30:05 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/ex-leaders-of-a-penn-state-frat-will-spend-time-in-jail-for-their-roles-in-a-hazing-death/
The former president and vice president of a Penn State fraternity where pledge Timothy Piazza fell and later died after consuming a large amount of alcohol will spend time behind bars.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/lauryn-hill-sued-by-fugees-bandmate-for-fraud-over-tour-she-says-the-lawsuit-is-baseless/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/lauryn-hill-sued-by-fugees-bandmate-for-fraud-over-tour-she-says-the-lawsuit-is-baseless/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:25:11 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/lauryn-hill-sued-by-fugees-bandmate-for-fraud-over-tour-she-says-the-lawsuit-is-baseless/
Fugees rapper Pras is suing his bandmate Lauryn Hill for fraud over the group’s shortened 2023 reunion tour.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/a-cruise-ship-bound-on-a-round-the-world-voyage-leaves-belfast-after-a-4-month-delay/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/a-cruise-ship-bound-on-a-round-the-world-voyage-leaves-belfast-after-a-4-month-delay/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:10:04 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/a-cruise-ship-bound-on-a-round-the-world-voyage-leaves-belfast-after-a-4-month-delay/
A cruise ship taking passengers on a 3 ½-year around-the-world voyage has finally sailed from Belfast, after spending four months stuck in the Northern Ireland capital.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/business/nikes-quarterly-sales-and-profits-slump-as-it-faces-shoppers-sluggish-demand-for-its-products/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/business/nikes-quarterly-sales-and-profits-slump-as-it-faces-shoppers-sluggish-demand-for-its-products/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:09:31 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/nikes-quarterly-sales-and-profits-slump-as-it-faces-shoppers-sluggish-demand-for-its-products/
Nike has reported a slump in sales and profits for its fiscal first quarter as the sportswear giant wrestles with shoppers’ sluggish demand for new sneaker models.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/number-of-voters-with-unconfirmed-citizenship-documents-more-than-doubles-in-battleground-arizona/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/number-of-voters-with-unconfirmed-citizenship-documents-more-than-doubles-in-battleground-arizona/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:04:20 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/number-of-voters-with-unconfirmed-citizenship-documents-more-than-doubles-in-battleground-arizona/
Some 218,000 voters in the battleground state of Arizona have been classified as having full access to the ballot without officials verifying whether they've submitted citizenship documents.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/woman-shot-killed-in-west-seattle/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/woman-shot-killed-in-west-seattle/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:49:40 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=17758704
Seattle police were investigating at the homicide scene in the 4400 block of SW Hudson St. ]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/nyc-mayor-deflects-questions-about-bribery-charges-as-a-potential-witness-speaks-outside-city-hall/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/nyc-mayor-deflects-questions-about-bribery-charges-as-a-potential-witness-speaks-outside-city-hall/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:44:43 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/nyc-mayor-deflects-questions-about-bribery-charges-as-a-potential-witness-speaks-outside-city-hall/
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday delivered his most thorough public defense to date since his indictment on federal bribery charges.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/historic-ship-could-soon-become-the-worlds-largest-artificial-reef/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/historic-ship-could-soon-become-the-worlds-largest-artificial-reef/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:36:29 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/historic-ship-could-soon-become-the-worlds-largest-artificial-reef/
A historic ocean liner that ferried immigrants, Hollywood stars and heads of state may soon find its final resting place at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/business/the-grace-period-for-student-loan-payments-is-over-heres-what-you-need-to-know/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/business/the-grace-period-for-student-loan-payments-is-over-heres-what-you-need-to-know/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:30:11 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/the-grace-period-for-student-loan-payments-is-over-heres-what-you-need-to-know/
The 12-month grace period for student loan borrowers came to an end on Sept. 30.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/nike-fiscal-q1-earnings-snapshot-2/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/nike-fiscal-q1-earnings-snapshot-2/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:25:06 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/nike-fiscal-q1-earnings-snapshot-2/
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — Nike Inc. (NKE) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $1.05 billion. On a per-share basis, the Beaverton, Oregon-based company said it had profit of 70 cents. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 16 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings […]]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/convicted-murderer-released-in-the-90s-agrees-to-life-sentence-on-2-new-murder-charges/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/convicted-murderer-released-in-the-90s-agrees-to-life-sentence-on-2-new-murder-charges/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:19:04 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/convicted-murderer-released-in-the-90s-agrees-to-life-sentence-on-2-new-murder-charges/
A convicted murderer who was run out of several Texas cities when he was released early from prison in 1993 has pleaded guilty to two new murder charges in a deal that allows him to serve life in prison and avoid the death penalty.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/business/how-major-us-stock-indexes-fared-tuesday-10-01-2024/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/business/how-major-us-stock-indexes-fared-tuesday-10-01-2024/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:14:04 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/how-major-us-stock-indexes-fared-tuesday-10-01-2024/
U.S. stocks pulled back from their records after a sharp escalation of tensions in the Middle East raised worries about potential disruptions to the flow of oil.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/business/days-after-hurricane-helene-a-powerless-mess-remains-in-the-southeast/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/business/days-after-hurricane-helene-a-powerless-mess-remains-in-the-southeast/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:12:08 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/days-after-hurricane-helene-a-powerless-mess-remains-in-the-southeast/
Power is still out for over 1 million people in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina five days after Hurricane Helene destroyed much of the electric grid.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/riley-hawk-and-frances-bean-cobain-welcome-a-tiny-hawk-love-you-more-than-anything/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/riley-hawk-and-frances-bean-cobain-welcome-a-tiny-hawk-love-you-more-than-anything/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:07:54 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=17758162
Riley Hawk and Frances Bean Cobain welcomed a baby boy in September, they announced in matching Instagram posts over the weekend.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/virginia-school-board-to-pay-575k-to-a-teacher-fired-for-refusing-to-use-trans-students-pronouns/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/virginia-school-board-to-pay-575k-to-a-teacher-fired-for-refusing-to-use-trans-students-pronouns/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:04:29 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/virginia-school-board-to-pay-575k-to-a-teacher-fired-for-refusing-to-use-trans-students-pronouns/
An advocacy group says a Virginia school board has agreed to pay $575,000 in a settlement to a former high school teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student’s pronouns.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/chuck-palahniuks-shock-inudction-features-old-and-new-tricks/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/chuck-palahniuks-shock-inudction-features-old-and-new-tricks/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:00:00 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=17746721
The novel centers on a precocious grade-schooler and a mysterious organization that purchases high achievers and uses them to, purportedly, shape world history.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/business/is-the-food-in-the-fridge-still-good-california-wants-to-end-the-guessing-game/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/business/is-the-food-in-the-fridge-still-good-california-wants-to-end-the-guessing-game/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:51:30 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/is-the-food-in-the-fridge-still-good-california-wants-to-end-the-guessing-game/
California will soon help end the everyday household debate over whether the food in the fridge is still good to eat.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/hockey/nhl-season-has-international-flavor-with-the-4-nations-face-off-as-a-winter-olympics-appetizer/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/hockey/nhl-season-has-international-flavor-with-the-4-nations-face-off-as-a-winter-olympics-appetizer/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:51:17 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/nhl-season-has-international-flavor-with-the-4-nations-face-off-as-a-winter-olympics-appetizer/
While a vast majority of the 1,312 NHL games through June will take place in North America, the spotlight this season is on international play.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/key-swing-state-faces-daunting-level-of-uncertainty-after-storm-ravages-multiple-counties/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/key-swing-state-faces-daunting-level-of-uncertainty-after-storm-ravages-multiple-counties/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:44:28 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/key-swing-state-faces-daunting-level-of-uncertainty-after-storm-ravages-multiple-counties/
North Carolina election officials say they will do everything in their power to ensure that voters in the crucial presidential swing state will be able to cast their ballots despite the devastation of Hurricane Helene only about a month before the November election.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/business/new-jersey-offshore-wind-farm-clears-big-federal-hurdle-amid-environmental-concerns/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/business/new-jersey-offshore-wind-farm-clears-big-federal-hurdle-amid-environmental-concerns/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:43:17 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/new-jersey-offshore-wind-farm-clears-big-federal-hurdle-amid-environmental-concerns/
The federal government has given a key approval to an offshore wind farm in New Jersey.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/appeals-court-reinstates-indiana-lawsuit-against-tiktok-alleging-child-safety-privacy-concerns/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/appeals-court-reinstates-indiana-lawsuit-against-tiktok-alleging-child-safety-privacy-concerns/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:39:03 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/appeals-court-reinstates-indiana-lawsuit-against-tiktok-alleging-child-safety-privacy-concerns/
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reinstated a lawsuit filed by the state accusing TikTok of deceiving its users about the video-sharing platform’s level of inappropriate content for children and the security of its consumers’ personal information.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/sam-schmidt-opens-paralysis-center-in-indianapolis-to-rehabilitate-trauma-victims/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/sam-schmidt-opens-paralysis-center-in-indianapolis-to-rehabilitate-trauma-victims/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:36:07 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/sam-schmidt-opens-paralysis-center-in-indianapolis-to-rehabilitate-trauma-victims/
Paralyzed in a racing accident nearly 25 years ago, Sam Schmidt has spent much of the last quarter century trying to prove to others that there is a way to have a meaningful life with a traumatic spinal cord injury.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/the-proven-heart-healthy-diet-hardly-anyone-is-talking-about/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/the-proven-heart-healthy-diet-hardly-anyone-is-talking-about/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:28:48 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/?p=17755121
The DASH diet was shown to lower blood pressure decades ago, yet few people follow it. Here’s how to give it a try.]]> https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/louisiana-governor-plans-to-call-third-special-session-to-overhaul-the-states-tax-system/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/louisiana-governor-plans-to-call-third-special-session-to-overhaul-the-states-tax-system/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:24:08 -0700 https://www.seattletimes.com/news/louisiana-governor-plans-to-call-third-special-session-to-overhaul-the-states-tax-system/
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry says that he plans to call the Legislature into a special session in November, marking the third such gathering this year, with the hopes of overhauling the state’s current tax system that the Republican said is failing residents.]]>