Microsoft lays off hundreds of WA workers, weeks after companywide cuts
Microsoft is laying off another 300 employees, weeks after it let go of almost 2,000 Washington workers.
Day: June 2, 2025
‘It’s like a horror movie’: 12 people stabbed at unhoused shelter in Oregon
Resident of homeless center arrested after incident at Union Gospel Mission-run facility in SalemA dozen people were stabbed at a shelter for the unhoused in Salem, Oregon, on Sunday evening, according to authorities.Salem police said they arrested a m…
How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 6/2/2025
U.S. stock indexes drifted closer to records, coming off their stellar May.
Review: Seattle waterfront concert series gets kickoff on Pier 62
The Crocodile-helmed concert series brings something new (and old) to Seattle’s outdoor venue landscape.
US citizen who joined Islamic State in Syria is sentenced to 10 years in prison
A naturalized U.S. citizen who pleaded guilty to receiving military training from the Islamic State group has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.
Defiant Tusk to call confidence vote to reassert his authority in Poland after election setback – politico.eu
Defiant Tusk to call confidence vote to reassert his authority in Poland after election setback politico.euNationalist Is Elected Poland’s President, in a Setback for the Centrist Government The New York TimesTusk reels as Poland’…
Texas is poised to become the latest GOP state to exert control over university curriculum
University boards appointed by the Texas governor soon could have new powers to control the curriculum required of students and eliminate degree programs.
Polish PM Tusk calls for confidence vote following nationalist Nawrocki’s presidential victory
Polish PM Donald Tusk said Monday he would call a confidence vote to reaffirm support for his pro-EU government after nationalist Karol Nawrocki narrowly won Sunday’s presidential election. Though Tusk’s coalition holds a parliamentary majority, exper…
No. 1 chess player Magnus Carlsen slams fist onto table after loss
After current world champion Gukesh Dommaraju made his final move at the Norway Chess match, Magnus Carlsen slammed his fist onto the table and stood up in frustration.
John Brenkus, who merged sports and science on TV, dies at 53
John Brenkus, creator and host of the show “Sport Science,” which explored the physics and mechanics of sports and athletes, died Saturday. He was 53.