Iran faces growing protests amid deepening economic crisis
Protests are intensifying in Iran as an economic crisis fuels anger over soaring prices and falling living standards.
Day: January 2, 2026
‘Daddy’ Gavin Newsom kicks off 2026 with savage trolling of Republicans
To combat Republican messaging, Newsom’s office has flooded social media timelines with insults, memes, jokes and mockery of the president
Earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 rattles southern and central Mexico
The quake interrupted President Claudia Sheinbaum’s first press briefing of the new year as seismic alarms sounded.
Zelensky names spy chief to head presidential administration in big shake-up – CNN
Zelensky names spy chief to head presidential administration in big shake-up CNNZelensky names spy chief to head presidential office after corruption row BBCWhat to know about the Ukrainian general picked by Zelenskyy to be his ne…
Angelina Jolie visits Egypt’s Rafah crossing that’s delivering aid to Gaza
Actress Angelina Jolie visited the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing, speaking with volunteers delivering aid to Gaza.
Seahawks-49ers tilt has chance to reignite rivalry: ‘Everything is on the line’
The Seahawks and 49ers haven’t played a game with this much meaning in the regular season for years. “Everything is on the line right now, and we know that.”
Katie Wilson sworn in as Seattle mayor: ‘This is your city’
Wilson is the youngest mayor in a generation. She comes to the post not from the corporate world or by scaling political rungs, but through a career of advocacy.
New year: A wish for political compromise
I have stood on a busy corner with other residents of our retirement community holding up “No Kings” signs. It is encouraging to hear the strong support of our Seattle neighbors as they honk in agreement. But I came from Michigan, a purple state. I see…
Evidence mounts of U.S. strike inside Venezuela amid rising tensions
The apparent strike would mark the first known instance of U.S. forces hitting a land-based target as part of a campaign across the Caribbean and eastern Pacific.
DC pipe bomb suspect must remain in jail before trial, judge rules
Brian Cole, accused of planting bombs before Capitol attack, presents ‘intolerable risk of danger’, court findsA federal magistrate judge has ruled that the man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican headquarters the night…