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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]