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Splurge vs. save on baseball games, gardens and more this summer in Seattle

20 hours ago | seattletimes.com | Aleenah Ansari

Seattle is a great place to discover public art, explore a museum or soak up the sun with views of Puget Sound. Use this guide for days when you’re looking for a cost-effective activity or when you want to splurge. The Seattle Art Museum and Seattle Asian Art Museum have a collection of permanent and rotating exhibits with pieces from local and touring artists.
More King County measles exposures, including at Costco in Issaquah

1 day ago | seattletimes.com | Elise Takahama

King County public health officials have confirmed two more measles cases in Washington residents, and warned of other possible exposures to the infectious disease over the past two weeks, including at Costco in Issaquah and a couple local swimming pools. An adult and a child who live in the same household in King County tested positive after hosting an international visitor who reported being ill, according to Public Health — Seattle & King County.
How Zohran Mamdani’s ‘joyous’ ground game helped him topple Andrew Cuomo in NYC’s primary

1 day ago | seattletimes.com | Jake Offenhartz

NEW YORK (AP) — On Tuesday night, shortly before polls closed in New York’s Democratic mayoral primary, and less than an hour until the first signs of his seismic upset over Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani was in a Brooklyn park, searching for a ride.
Staffers sue Valley Medical Center to pause layoffs and clinic closures

1 day ago | seattletimes.com | Elise Takahama

The labor union that represents more than 2,400 health care staffers at Valley Medical Center is suing the hospital in an attempt to pause widespread layoffs and clinic cuts announced earlier this year. The lawsuit, filed this week in King County Superior Court, alleges that Valley’s executive leaders do not have the authority to eliminate certain clinical care services without the approval of the hospital’s publicly elected board of commissioners, per state law and the board’s bylaws.
One way to bring a river back to life? Slow it way, way down

2 days ago | seattletimes.com | Lynda V. Mapes

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim and Birte Falconer, Mike and Becky Hughes, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, University of Washington and Walker Family Foundation, and its fiscal sponsor is the Seattle Foundation. QUARTZ CREEK, Lane County, Ore.
The top US diplomat in Hong Kong criticizes China and the city for curtailing freedoms

2 days ago | seattletimes.com | Kanis Leung

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s top American diplomat said Thursday that the policies of the Chinese and Hong Kong governments have curtailed freedoms, pointing to the case of jailed prominent activist Jimmy Lai and what he called “transnational regression.” At a reception for the U.S. Independence Day, U.S. Consul General Gregory May, who will join the U.S. Embassy in Beijing next month after a three-year term in Hong Kong, told reporters he is a “big fan“ of Hong Kong, and that its people and...
Zelenskyy approves plans on special tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders over Ukraine

2 days ago | seattletimes.com | Molly Quell

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy formally approved plans Wednesday to set up a new international court to prosecute senior Russian officials for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The special tribunal will be created through an agreement between Ukraine and the Council of Europe, the continent’s top human rights body. Zelenskyy visited the Strasbourg-based organization for the first time as part of the announcement.
Passenger recounts ‘tense’ moments after engine sparks force plane to land

2 days ago | seattletimes.com | Michael Levenson

Lane Hayes was flying home to North Carolina on Wednesday morning when, just seconds after his plane took off from Las Vegas, he heard a popping noise that “literally sounded like a gunshot.” Hayes, who is 38 and works for a health care company, was sitting about three rows behind the right wing on American Airlines Flight 1665, which left Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas at about 8:10 a.m. As the plane rose into the air with 153 passengers and six crew members aboard, the...
Supreme leader’s absence raises alarm in Iran

2 days ago | seattletimes.com | Farnaz Fassihi

With the nation watching, the host on Iranian state television asked the question that so many people in Iran — from the political elite to people on the street — were wondering. “People are very worried about the supreme leader,” the host said to an official from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s office on Tuesday. “Can you tell us how he is?”He noted that viewers had sent a flood of messages asking the same thing.
Trump administration says California’s trans sports policies discriminate against girls

2 days ago | seattletimes.com | Dana Goldstein

The Trump administration declared on Wednesday that the California Department of Education had violated federal law by allowing transgender girls to compete on female sports teams. It gave the state 10 days to reverse its policies or face “imminent enforcement action.” The administration has argued that when schools recognize transgender identities, they violate girls’ rights under Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination.