Sports
Sonics’ return? NBA commissioner talks expansion
By now, it’s like the drip, drip, drip of a leaky faucet.
Sports
NFL releases Seahawks’ 2025 schedule
Early DK Metcalf reunion, SF opener, 4 primetime games highlight slate.
Opinion
Editorial: There’s no free lunch and no free Air Force One
Qatar’s offer of a 747 to President Trump solves nothing and leaves the nation beholden.
Opinion
Comment: Governor should veto change to mortgage interest deduction
A provision in state tax legislation would increase mortgage costs for families buying homes.
Opinion
Comment: Fair’s fair; kids get 3 dolls, Trump wants 3 jets
Trump’s tariffs require austerity from Americans, except when Trump sees a shinier aircraft on the tarmac.
Opinion
Comment: Welcome South African refugees, yes, but Afghans, too
There has been no good explanation why Afrikaners are admitted, when so many others are turned away.
Opinion
Goldberg: Is RFK Jr.’s MAHA movement suffering irony deficiency
His pick for surgeon general is faltering because she isn’t attacking vaccines earnestly enough.
Opinion
Comment: Nonprofits filling gap left by federal cuts isn’t answer
Relying solely on donors to fulfill needs means providers no longer are accountable to the people.
Local News
Washington tries to maintain B.C. ties amid Trump era tensions
Lt. Gov. Denny Heck and others traveled to Victoria to set up an interparliamentary exchange with British Columbia,…
Local News
Next stop for Washington housing: More construction near transit
Noticed apartment buildings cropping up next to bus and light rail stations? More could be on the way.
Local News
A&E Calendar for May 15
Send calendar submissions for print and online to features@heraldnet.com. To ensure your item is seen by an editor,…
Opinion
Douthat: What Catholics and the world need from Pope Leo
Rather than a return to Catholic cultural wars, Leo can tackle basics issues of faith and humanity.
Opinion
Welch: Local elections work best when voters prepare for task
With ballots set, now’s the time to study issues and ask candidates where they stand and what they’ll…
Opinion
Comment: U.S., China had no choice but to seek tariff offramp
Neither will admit market forces and public opinion aren’t with them. A 90-day pause was the best option.
Opinion
Harrop: Lack of SALT deal could doom GOP’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
A handful of Republicans, concerned for their seats, want a tax deduction key to high-tax blue states
Local News
Washington to rein in fast drivers with speed limiters
A new law set to take effect in 2029 will require repeat speeding offenders to install the devices…
Sports
MLB reinstates Pete Rose, ‘Shoeless’ Joe, paving HOF path
Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson are no longer official baseball pariahs. In a seismic decision that will…
Sports
Bill Belichick, Jordon Hudson produce PR disaster
PORTLAND, Maine — Jordon Hudson stepped down from a riser and toward the middle of the Miss Maine…