Use the state’s insurance marketplace? You could save money next year
Photo courtesy of Pixabay user TBIT (OLYMPIA) The state’s low-cost insurance marketplace “Washington HealthplanFinder” is advertising coverage that will cost you NOTHING next year. But you have to act now to capitalize on the offer. The temptation
Long COVID sufferers fear being “left behind”
photo courtesy of Pixabay user RachelBostwick (SEATTLE) As COVID-19 numbers rise elsewhere in the country, they have remained fairly level here in Washington. The angst and worry of contracting the virus have been replaced with an eagerness
In Brief: ‘Dune: Part Two’ wraps, ‘Minx’ dropped by HBO, and more
With a selfie to his Instagram, Timothée Chalamet announced on Monday that Dune: Part Two has finished principal photography. The photo shows the star shirtless, smiling with his father, Marc, with both holding up two fingers to the camera, and it gene…
As Dr. Anthony Fauci leaves public service, he fears health misinformation
Lorenzo Bevilaqua/ABC(NEW YORK) — After over 50 years working in public service, Dr. Anthony Fauci is stepping down at the end of the month, though he’s not retiring. Fauci told ABC News he wants to do something outside of federal work while he still …
United Airlines orders 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, with options for 100 more
nycshooter/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — United Airlines said Tuesday it planned to purchase 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, with options to buy an additional 100.
The airline said the order for up to 200 aircraft amounted to the “the largest widebody order b…
Biden signs historic same-sex marriage bill at White House
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed legislation protecting same-sex and interracial marriage.
Thousands of people gathered on the White House South Lawn to commemorate the Respect for Marriag…
What ‘soft landing’ means and the chances it will happen
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — For well over a year, inflation has slowly sunk many U.S. households, soaking up Americans’ savings.
The aggressive fight against inflation by the Federal Reserve has heightened the risk of a downturn that …
Meta said it will share software in attempt to combat terrorism, human trafficking
Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Meta, formerly named Facebook, said it’s opening up a piece of its technology to combat terrorism and human trafficking across the internet. It said it will allow other companies …
Idaho community shows resilience in wake of murders
ABC News(MOSCOW, Idaho) — It has been four weeks since four University of Idaho students were killed at their off-campus home in Moscow. The Vandal family has since come together to heal and support one another over the past month.
Authorities have s…
Iran executes second man amid protests
KeithBinns/Getty Images(LONDON) — Iran on Monday executed a second man, 22-year-old Majid Reza Rahnavard, who had been convicted on charges of “waging war against God” amid ongoing protests in the country.
Rahnavard, who was accused of killing two gu…