Seattle is slated to increase its minimum wage to $22.14 an hour in 2027 as the broader metro area contends with a sharp drop in job openings and Seattle businesses face mounting cost pressures. Beginning in 2025, all Seattle employers, including small businesses, were required to pay the same minimum wage, which is adjusted annually for inflation. Several Seattle restaurant owners who have since closed their businesses have cited rising labor costs among the financial pressures that contributed to their decisions. During the first half of 2025, shortly after the wage hikes went into effect for all businesses, 450 Seattle…
The US Senate on Wednesday blocked legislation requiring state utility regulators to consider whether large electricity users, including data centers, should bear the incremental costs of power infrastructure built to serve them and thus ease the burden on households. Senators voted 57-43 to advance the Ratepayer Protection Act, with only…
Edward Gillen, 59, woke up one May morning last year and noticed a speck in his eye. The Massachusetts dad of four and beloved softball coach was just about the retire. Meanwhile, his sight was getting worse by the day. He desperately tried to nail down the cause quickly, but…
Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed will miss the rest of the season after a scary neck injury in Green Bay’s Week 2 win over the Jets. Reed will undergo season-ending surgery, head coach Matt LaFleur said Wednesday. “It will be a season-ending [injury],” LaFleur said. “He’ll be out, unfortunately. He…
Netflix is getting its spook on in October. The popular streamer is adding a slew of scary films like Dracula, Psycho, The Sixth Sense with Bruce Willis and more to prepare you for Halloween at the end of the month. But that’s not all Netflix is offering. Watch With Us…
Researchers have discovered an exoplanet that travels around its small, red star backward, much like a rubber duck spinning against the current in a whirlpool. The discovery could give insight about how exoplanets form around the most common types of stars in our galaxy.It’s a mystery why the alien world,…
A woman who was prescribed antibiotics for tonsillitis after getting a sore throat ended up learning she had a rare form of leukemia. Rowan Bland, 28, began feeling run down and developed a sore throat in February 2025, which was diagnosed as tonsillitis. But antibiotics didn’t work, and she began…
If you ask Matthew Schaefer about the skill he is best at — the thing he can do better than almost anybody on the planet, which gave him the foundation for a historic rookie season that ended in a unanimous Calder Trophy — he cannot break it down in detail.…
The US Senate on Wednesday blocked legislation placing new restrictions on stock trading by members of Congress, as Democrats refused to provide enough votes to advance the measure toward passage, arguing that it falls short of a full ban. By a vote of 53-47, the Senate halted a Republican drive…
Better.com founder Vishal Garg says he has finally secured enough shareholder votes to oust the board members who pushed him out — potentially handing him control of the embattled mortgage lender less than two months after his stunning defenestration. Garg’s investor group announced Wednesday that shareholders representing more than 51%…
A powerful “Kelvin wave,” triggered by this year’s super El Niño, is creeping up the Pacific coast of Central and North America and will soon reach California’s shores, where it could raise sea levels by up to 1 foot (30 centimeters) for months, researchers warn.Kelvin waves are a well-known, planetary-scale…
New research shows that U.S. alcohol use has declined for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, but drinking remains above pre-pandemic levels — with one particular group showing a sharp increase in heavy intake. A study led by the University of Southern California/Keck Medicine found that among adults ages…
NBA star Dillon Brooks has been charged with DUI stemming from the run-in he had with cops in Arizona in March. Scottsdale prosecutors formally hit the Phoenix Suns forward with one count of DUI liquor/drugs/vapors/combo, a Class 1 misdemeanor, on Monday, according to court records. He’s now due for arraignment…
Rob Lowe and wife Sheryl Berkoff’s two sons have taken on the family business over the years. After first meeting on a blind date in 1983, the 9-1-1: Lone Star actor and his future wife crossed paths again when she worked as a makeup artist on the set of his…
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced charges Wednesday against 10 foreign nationals accused of illegally registering to vote and then casting ballots in Minnesota. Attorney General Todd Blanche told reporters that illegal aliens from Brazil, Ghana and Liberia falsely claimed US citizenship to vote in the 2022 midterm elections, the…
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge in August came in cooler than expected — likely delaying another interest-rate hike until December. The core PCE price index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 0.2% over the month at a 3% annual rate, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said Wednesday.…
Us has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Walmart’s highly anticipated Deals & More sale is happening from October 5 through October 11, but who says you have to wait until next week to save? In fact, countless cool-girl…
At first glance, Rachel Accurso, better known by her persona Ms. Rachel, looks like your typical toddler entertainer clad in denim overalls, a pink T-shirt, and a matching headband. However, Accurso has been at the center of political controversies, which heightened as she began talking about the situation in Gaza…
It’s well-known that regular exercise comes with health benefits, but exactly how those benefits manifest at the cellular level isn’t clear. Now, researchers have identified a series of changes in metabolism and the immune system that differentiate regular exercisers from people with sedentary lifestyles.The findings, published Sept. 18 in the…
It’s impossible to predict exactly who will and who won’t get cancer — but there are certainly factors that we know increase our risk, like family history and smoking. Also upping your odds? Certain illnesses. And they account for more cancer cases than you might think. A new study published…
LONDON — Andy Burrows calls the NFL’s ticketing strategy for Sunday’s game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium “a bit shambolic.” After charging up to 245 pounds ($325) for tickets to see the Indianapolis Colts face the Washington Commanders, the league reduced prices in a bid to sell out the north London…
Chad Lowe and his brother, Rob Lowe, are synonymous with Hollywood. While Rob, 62, was part of Hollywood’s infamous “Brat Pack” in the 1980s, Chad, 58, forged an acting career in his own right. In 1993, he won the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the Emmys for…
WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission is ramping up a sweeping probe of Anthropic, OpenAI and other frontier labs to uncover the potential dangers their technology poses to consumers, and plans to slap the tech titans with formal demands, similar to subpoenas, to turn over information, administration officials told The…
A security scare in one of Mexico’s biggest avocado-producing states has abruptly stopped US inspections, threatening to disrupt shipments of the popular fruit into America. The US Embassy announced Wednesday all US government operations in Michoacán had been suspended because of what it described as a “threat to US interests.”…
The next time Jahmyr Gibbs goes out to dinner with his teammates, he’ll be the one picking up the check. The Lions on Thursday gave Gibbs a three-year, $67.5 million contract extension that will keep him in the Motor City through 2030 and make him the highest-paid running back in…
Home shopping is getting wild on QVC after wig designer Toni Brattin experienced an unforgettable blooper on live TV. “This texture and wave pattern,” Brattin said on Tuesday, August 4, when describing her salon select wig. “Again, it looks like you went and got a b*** job — blowout —…
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer gave Michigan Senate hopeful Dr. Abdul El-Sayed a tepid endorsement not long after the former public health official called for his ouster, During his anti-establishment campaign, El-Sayed took swipes at Schumer (D-NY), whom he wants replaced as Democratic leader. Schumer returned the favor…
Palantir Technologies, the software company best known for its secretive government contracts, has developed an unlikely side hustle — apparel for those who want to wear their support of America, the military and technology on their sleeve. In 2024, Palantir started selling merch subtly emblazoned with the company’s chevron logo.…
New images captured by the world’s most powerful solar telescope have revealed something that was hiding in plain sight on the sun for 150 years: thousands of tiny whirlpools twisting across our star’s surface. The ultra-detailed observations could help to explain some of the sun’s most violent behavior as well…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new kind of flu vaccine for older people, the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturer Moderna said. The shot, named mFlusiva, is intended for adults age 50 or older. Other brands of flu…
San Francisco Giants fans will take any excuse to smile this season, even if it’s at the expense of one of their own players. One silver lining about the Giants’ brutal record is that they can afford to give other players an opportunity to contribute on the big league club…
A Florida pastor was arrested after he allegedly abused a 14-year-old boy he met on a dating app. St. James United American Free Will Baptist Church in Winter Haven pastor Timothy Chaneyfield was taken into custody after detectives investigated a tip made to the National Center for Missing and Exploited…
President Trump issued an order Thursday to crack down on “birth tourism” after he was defeated at the Supreme Court earlier this summer on the birthright citizenship issue. Trump said the executive order would stop wealthy people from “buying their way” into citizenship with pregnant women traveling to the US…
Times Square, the “Crossroads of the World,” is at its own commercial crossroads — but an ambitious, newly launched project by developer Jamestown is expected to bring long-needed glamour to the Bowtie’s tackier south end. Jamestown is opening One Times Square’s full array of “immersive” attractions to the public on…
This creepy discovery could leave you scratching your head. A new study found that a deadly fungus can burrow deep into hair follicles, rewire the immune system and transform human skin into what one researcher described as a “perfect nest” for infection. And the threat may be closer than you…
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitching staff has been hit hard with injuries so far this season. And the club received another tough update regarding one of their key bullpen pieces on Thursday. The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya reported that a recent MRI showed bone chips in Dodgers reliever Will Klein’s elbow.…
Katey Sagal is opening up about her path to parenthood. “I had a child at 52 through a surrogate, but I became a mother again at 52,” Sagal, now 73, said on the Wednesday, August 5, episode of the “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” podcast. “My husband is six years…
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said he is returning to his DC home after nearly two months following an incident in mid-June when he was found “unconscious” and taken to the hospital in an ambulance. McConnell, 84, said that he will continue to recover at home — without immediately…
Layoffs in July hit their lowest level in two years – a sign of a resilient labor market despite big economic shocks from the war in Iran and the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, according to a report Thursday. US-based employers announced 33,429 job cuts in July – down 27%…
Gov. Gavin Newsom created an “existential threat” for 200,000 workers after his administration improperly rolled out regulations for self-driving trucks, a powerful labor union claimed in a new lawsuit with huge implications for California workers and Silicon Valley. The California Teamsters union is suing the Department of Motor Vehicles, other…
The Caspian Sea, the world’s largest inland body of water, is in major trouble. Since the mid-1990s, this saline lake, located between Europe and Asia, has lost an area nearly the size of Sicily. But until now, it wasn’t clear why.Researchers finally provided answers in a study published June 5…
California is proving it’s not just a destination for sunshine, surf and celebrities — it’s also home to some seriously star-powered hospitals. The Golden State is having a major medical moment. It snagged more spots on America’s elite hospital honor roll than any other state, with six California medical centers…
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