By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The mayor of Philadelphia expressed shock and sorrow over the killing of a Filipino lawyer who was shot in the city […]
Bhutan Buddhist leader ordains 144 women, resuming tradition
By HALEY BARKER Religion News Service (RNS) — On June 21, the Je Khenpo, the senior Buddhist authority in Bhutan, began ordaining a group of 144 women as bhikshunis, or […]
Censors delete discussion of Beijing’s future COVID control
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Digital censors quickly deleted a hashtag “the next five years” on June 27 as online discussion swirled in response to reported […]
Wilson and Takita adapt world’s first novel, ‘Genji,’ into manga
William Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Charlotte and Emily Brontë—writers many people are likely to recognize. Their classic works have been taught in classrooms around the country for generations.
Ground-breaking comedian Margaret Cho coming to the PNW
She’s brassy. She’s bold. She’s Asian American. Her home is a sanctuary for rescued animals and neighborhood birds (28 bird feeders so far).
Tan defeats Williams at Wimbledon in 1st match in a year
Serena Williams began—and ended—her comeback at Wimbledon on June 28, after 364 days out of singles competition looking very much like someone who hadn’t competed in just that long. She missed shots, shook her head, rolled her eyes.
BLOG: Find your own reasons to celebrate July 4
The Fourth of July is coming up as chaos and turmoil are ripping this country apart after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions to overturn Roe vs. Wade and ban abortions, rule in favor of an individual’s right to carry a handgun for self-defense, and most recently, side with a Washington state high school football coach’s constitutional right to pray on the field with his players for liberty in religion.
LETTER: Is Seattle up to it?
By Patty Fong Thanks to recent letters from Ms. Bettie Luke and Mr. Lawrence Matsuda about Sound Transit’s plan for the Chinatown-International District (CID), we now have a thorough idea […]
Female referee at men’s World Cup wants the game to shine
Japanese referee Yoshimi Yamashita agrees with Pele or whoever it was decades ago that first described soccer as the “beautiful game.”