Chinese students at WA schools face uncertainty after visa announcement
Visa revocations for Chinese students could have a significant effect at UW, where nearly 8% of all students enrolled are international students from China.
Month: May 2025
College basketball’s winners and losers as NBA draft deadline passes
The deadline for players to withdraw from NBA draft consideration was Wednesday, which left some clear winners and losers among college basketball programs, Jon Wilner writes.
Washington Huskies look to continue recruiting momentum with big weekend of visits
Washington will host 15 high school football prospects on Montlake for their official visits this weekend. Here’s who’s going to be on campus.
Trump’s gamble puts the dollar at risk as the world’s reserve currency
The on-again, off-again threat of tariffs and unpredictable behavior is placing the greenback at its greatest risk since the eve of the Great Depression, Jon Talton writes.
Seattle writer’s new book shares ‘How Comics Are Made’
The Seattle Times spoke with Glenn Fleishman about the funny papers, the connections between technology and art, and the peculiar word “flong.”
Czech justice minister resigns over a donated bitcoin scandal
Czech Republic Justice Minister Pavel Blažek has resigned from his post over a bitcoin-related scandal.
Oil companies sued over heat dome ‘wrongful’ death
A U.S. woman is suing seven oil and gas companies, saying they contributed to an extraordinarily hot day that led to her mother’s fatal hyperthermia during a heat dome event that also killed more than 600 people in B.C.
Trump’s education secretary says NY discriminating against school with Native American chief mascot
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon asserted that New York is discriminating against Massapequa school district for refusing to drop its Native American chief mascot. McMahon stated her department’s investigation found state officials violating fede…
Macron Says Israel Can’t Have ‘Free Pass’ in Gaza
A series of exchanges marked a new low point in the relationship between France and Israel, which accused the French president of “a crusade against the Jewish state.”
A Michigan bridge official died in 2010. It took 15 years to lay him to rest
A Michigan man who had a key role in building one of the longest bridges in the United States has been buried 15 years after his death.