We’re in the calm before the storm, Seattle, as heavy rain and flooding are expected to sweep Western Washington next week.
Australia refuses to repatriate citizens from Syrian camps despite US warning leaving them there ‘compounds risk to all of us’
US offers to get Australians out of camps if they are issued with travel documents, but Labor has said ‘this is not something the government is considering’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian children held in increasin…
Bold shapes and binoculars: Frank Gehry’s stunning California architecture
From his home town of Los Angeles, the architect designed a career around defying what was predictableIn Frank Gehry’s world, no building was left untilted, unexposed or untouched by unconventional material. The Canadian-American architect, who died in…
Lithuania’s Vilnius airport closes again after suspected balloon sightings
Country has previously accused Belarus of a ‘cynical hybrid attack’
Can you ban kids from social media? Australia is about to, but some teens are a step ahead
The law comes into effect this week but critics worry it can’t be enforced – and shouldn’t be either.
City considering $30 million settlement in police-involved shooting death of Black teen
If approved, the settlement would exceed the $27 million the city of Minneapolis agreed to pay the family of George Floyd
New light rail stations open with South King County party
The extension to Federal Way gives commuters a new way to avoid Interstate 5 traffic and puts light rail in striking distance of Pierce County and Tacoma.
Woman admits to using AI to create fake rape story, mirroring TikTok challenge
Police say a Florida woman used AI to generate fake evidence of a break-in and battery in October
Trump is hosting the Kennedy Center Honorees in the Oval Office for a medal presentation ceremony
President Donald Trump is hosting the 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees in the Oval Office for a medal presentation ceremony.
Greyness and solitude: French ex-president Sarkozy describes 3-week prison stay
The first excerpts of French former president Nicolas Sarkozy’s prison diary speak of a monotonous three-week bid in prison. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy related to efforts to finance his successful 2007 presid…