King County Executive Dow Constantine has selected Dr. Faisal Khan, the former director of public health in St. Louis County, to be the next director of Public Health—Seattle & King County. Khan, 48, had been acting director of the St. Louis County Department of Public Health since February 2021. Born in Pakistan, Khan grew up […]
Art of the Aloha Shirt
The exhibition, Art of the Aloha Shirt: Keoni of Hawaii, 1938–51, opened on July 1 at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma and will be on view through Sept. 11. Art of the Aloha Shirt explores the history, artistry, and production of Hawaii’s enduring fashion statement. The exhibition of 60 objects, including original textile […]
MSNBC appoints Alex Wagner as 4-night prime-time anchor
MSNBC has appointed Alex Wagner to fill Rachel Maddow’s time slot four nights a week, Tuesdays through Fridays. Wagner, who has worked at CBS News, as a co-host of Showtime’s “The Circus” and as an editor at The Atlantic, is on her second stint at MSNBC. She rejoined MSNBC in February after hosting a show […]
Biden picks Prabhakar as science adviser
President Joe Biden nominated engineer and physicist Arati Prabhakar, who during the Obama administration directed the James Bond-like Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) which came up with the Internet and stealth aircraft, to the science adviser job, which also includes running the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Prabhakar helped kick-start work […]
LETTER: Removal of Sound Transit train route alternatives adjacent/through CID
Dear Sound Transit Board Chair University Place Rep. Kent Keel, Vice Chair King County Executive Dow Constantine, …
Anti-Black, gay, Asian bias fuel California hate crime surge
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hate crimes driven by homophobia and racism resulted in a 33% surge in reported incidents in California last year, following a similar spike in hate-driven attacks the year prior and confirming what officials have been hearing anecdotally since the pandemic began, the state’s attorney general said on June 28. Attorney General […]
Ex-Alibaba employee says ex-boss should be charged with rape
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A former employee of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has accused her then-manager of trying to rape her on a business trip last year as she pushes police to review charges in a case that has cast a rare spotlight on workplace harassment in the country. The […]
China’s Baidu races Waymo, GM to develop self-driving cars
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — With no one at the wheel, a self-driving taxi developed by tech giant Baidu Inc. is rolling down a Beijing street when its sensors spot the corner of a delivery cart jutting into its lane. The taxi stops a half-car-length away. “So sorry,” a recorded voice […]
Dictator’s son Marcos Jr. takes oath as Philippine president
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the namesake son of an ousted dictator, was sworn in as Philippine president on June 30 in one of the greatest political comebacks in recent history that opponents say was pulled off by whitewashing his family’s image. His rise to power, 36 years […]
Hindu man killed as religious tensions boil in India
By SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI, India (AP) — Tensions were high in India’s western Udaipur city in late June, a day after police arrested two Muslim men accused of slitting a Hindu tailor’s throat in a brutal attack that highlights a dramatic escalation of communal violence in a country riven […]