Mona Lee Locke, the former first lady of Washington state, along with Kari Tupper and Wendy Gillihan, took part in a Jan. 19 panel at the Seattle Rotary Club to discuss the widespread prevalence of sexual assault and harassment, especially in the workplace. Locke recounted a boss who insisted she work in his hotel room […]
SAM curator Ishikawa honored
Seattle Art Museum (SAM) announced that Dr. Chiyo Ishikawa, SAM’s Susan Brotman Deputy Director for Art and Curator of European Painting and Sculpture, has been awarded the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) by the French Minister of Culture. The award was presented in a […]
ICHS ranked Washington’s No. 1 community health center
The Washington Health Alliance’s Community Checkup recently ranked International Community Health Services (ICHS) among the state’s top performers for excellence in care for Medicaid-insured patients. In 2016, 59 percent of ICHS patients were insured under Medicaid. ICHS was compared to other community health clinics, medical groups, and hospitals across Washington. Among the areas where ICHS […]
ANA wins Airline of the Year award
All Nippon Airways (ANA) was the recipient of Air Transport World (ATW)’s 2018 Airline of the Year award — the second time in five years that the airline has received this prestigious award. ATW cited ANA for several top accomplishments, built on a record of outstanding safety, performance, innovation, and service. That has included new […]
Duckworth will become first senator to give birth while in office
Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois announced on Jan. 23 that she is pregnant with her second child. The Democratic senator is due in late April — just weeks after her 50th birthday — and she will be the first sitting senator to give birth while in office. “Bryan and I are thrilled that our family […]
Not all South Koreans are happy about unified hockey team
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Koreans seem generally happy they’ll see the North Koreans at their Olympics, but aren’t as pleased about sharing a team with them. The agreement between the war-separated rivals to field a unified women’s ice hockey team at February’s Winter Olympics has triggered a debate […]
China’s birthrate dropped despite allowing 2-child families
BEIJING (AP) — The birthrate in China fell last year despite the country easing its family planning policies and allowing all couples to have two children, a result parents say of the stresses of urban life. There were 17.2 million births in the country last year, down from 17.9 million in 2016, the National Bureau […]
Japan city uses emergency system to recall blowfish packages
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A city in central Japan used its emergency loudspeaker system in an attempt to recall four packages of blowfish meat after discovering a fifth one contained the potentially deadly liver. No one has died. The fish, known as fugu, is an expensive winter delicacy but requires a […]
Apple makes significant investment in Malala’s education fund
NEW YORK — Apple has announced it would make a significant investment in the Malala Fund, a charity that helps girls worldwide gain access to education, according to media reports. The fund was created by Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai to support the right of every girl to have access to 12 years of free, […]
Authorities say Texas couple ambushed, slain, robbed
The Associated Press SPRING, Texas (AP) — Investigators say a Houston-area husband and wife were ambushed and killed during a home robbery and the suspects later returned several times to the shooting scene. On Jan. 16, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office released security video in the search for suspects in the deaths of Bao and […]