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Dec. 4—Christian Rivas always thought of himself as a night owl. His day would start in the late afternoon when he would get ready to go out and sell drugs, returning home around 2 a.m. But now life couldn't be more different. Most nights, Rivas is busy at the Salvation Army's community kitchen in Renton, cooking food for dozens of hungry people, before going home and getting to sleep by 9 ...

South Korea’s opposition ramped up the heat on President Yoon Suk Yeol with an impeachment motion after he plunged the nation into a political crisis by briefly imposing martial law.

This week brought some early holiday cheer to Rosario Resort, the iconic vacation property on Orcas Island that has struggled since changing hands this spring.

France looked set for more political turmoil after both the far-right National Rally and the leftist Socialists said they would vote to bring down the government.

Ukraine’s allies have shifted their focus from seeking a victory to trying to put President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the best position to counter Russian advances or negotiate a possible ceasefire, people familiar with the matter said.

For Tesla drivers in and around Seattle, the mood these days can feel a little charged. In a metro area famous for its Democratic majorities, driving an electric vehicle whose maker, Elon Musk, just helped reelect Republican Donald Trump can earn its own special version of the Seattle freeze.

First stop: the book tables.

If Amy Knapton Vega, the executive director of Vanessa Behan, can’t find someone to help her meet the center’s child-focused mission of providing a safe refuge for those in need, she’ll just ask for the person’s supervisor.

In the 50 years following her sister’s disappearance during a walk home from Ferris High School, 56-year-old Taryn Chambers always thought there would have been some answers by now.

From 1974: A Pasco man was slated for release from the Spokane County Jail in the afternoon. He waited patiently for 45 minutes, but nothing happened. Finally, he asked why he hadn’t been released.

At least one person died in a multiple-vehicle crash Tuesday on state Route 270, 7 miles east of Pullman, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Chad Chronister, the Florida sheriff tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to head the Drug Enforcement Administration, said Tuesday he would not seek the post, the second Trump pick to abandon his bid to serve in the Republican administration.

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that he is open to the possibility of deporting migrants charged, not just convicted, with crimes, saying people who entered the country illegally aren’t entitled to the same rights as citizens. Asked during a Tuesday press briefing about how his own legal situation affects his view on migrants, Adams — facing felony corruption and bribery charges in ...