Before it became a 1,100-player powerhouse, the Puget Sound Senior Baseball League (PSSBL) consisted of just one nervous founder standing on an empty diamond, wondering if anyone else loved the game as much as he did.
Indian fighter jet crashes during a demonstration flight at Dubai Air Show, killing the pilot
An Indian fighter jet crashed Friday at the start of a demonstration flight in front of a crowd of spectators at the Dubai Air Show, killing its sole pilot.
Montréal elects Stephanie Valenzuela as first Filipino Canadian borough mayor
Stephanie Valenzuela has been elected as Montréal’s first Filipino Canadian borough mayor.
‘Emotionally full’: Kimchi’s significance to Korean Americans across King County
A sour crunch through cabbage or cucumber and then the spices set in, created from Korean red pepper flakes, garlic, and ginger, and intensified by fermentation. Kimchi is known for these flavors and its presence in every Korean meal.
Seattle Mayor-Elect names transition team
Seattle Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson has announced key leaders for her transition team, tapping experienced local figures to help shape her administration.
Bodies remember what archives erase: Scholars confront Indonesia’s 60-year silence on genocide
In a rural Indonesian village during the 1980s, Rachmi Diyah Larasati was forced to watch a propaganda film designed to terrorize children.
Labubu and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ to dazzle at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Two things that made massive cultural splashes this year—Labubu and “KPop Demon Hunters”—will fill the sky and streets of New York when the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade kicks off this year.
FBI report: Anti-Asian hate remains high in Washington
The FBI’s 2024 Hate Crime Statistics show that anti-Asian hate crimes remain a persistent threat in Washington state, with incidents nearly tripling since the pandemic.
UTOPIA Washington aids trans Pacific Islanders
UTOPIA Washington, an organization focused on serving the queer and transgender Pacific Islander community, distributed 300 Thanksgiving meal boxes across King County on Nov. 17 as part of Transgender Awareness Week.
Han Kang, Megha Majumdar and Yiyun Li are among finalists for Andrew Carnegie Medals
Nobel laureate Han Kang’s “We Do Not Part,” Megha Majumdar’s “A Guardian and a Thief” and Yiyun Li’s “ Things in Nature Merely Grow” are among the finalists for Andrew Carnegie Medals, fiction and nonfiction awards presented by the American Library Association.