How Bellevue College is Celebrating an Alum’s Graphic Novel

A campus event is honoring artist and Bellevue College alum Ross Ishikawa, who illustrated the graphic novel ‘We Hereby Refuse.’
Renton Hosting Artist Studio Tours

Attendees are invited to do free, self-guided tours through participating artists’ studio spaces across the city.
Senate kicks off fraught appropriations process against shutdown deadline

Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Wednesday took a step toward approving its first appropriation bill, agreeing to advance military construction and Veterans Affairs spending in a 90-8 vote. But lawmakers have a
Trump administration’s new artificial intelligence plan focuses on deregulation, beating China

Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House on Wednesday released its promised “AI Action Plan,” a sweeping set of policy proposals aimed at boosting the United States’ goal for dominance in artificial intelligence through
House Oversight Committee issues subpoena for Ghislaine Maxwell

Sylvain Gaboury/Paul Bruinooge/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer on Wednesday issued a subpoena to Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein, for a deposition to occur at Federal Correctional Institution
Congressional committees push back on Trump administration’s proposed NOAA budget cuts

Win McNamee/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Lawmakers from both parties have so far rejected steep cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) proposed by the Trump administration and reiterated their support for a fully staffed
Judge blocks Trump administration from detaining Abrego Garcia upon his release from custody

Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia upon his release from criminal custody in Tennessee. Abrego Garcia
21-year-old charged in murder of Bay Area woman walking dogs

KGO (SAN FRANCISCO) — Prosecutors have filed murder charges against a man accused of shooting and killing a woman who was walking her dogs in San Leandro, California, earlier this month. Rohith Sunil, 21, was charged with
Judge denies Justice Department request to unseal Epstein grand jury records

(NEW YORK) — A federal judge in Florida denied a Justice Department request to unseal grand jury records tied to federal investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, according to a public order released Wednesday. The request is one of
Hulu announces ‘Only Murders in the Building’ season 5 release date

Disney/Patrick Harbron Only Murders in the Building season 5 has its release date. The Hulu show will premiere its first three episodes on Sept. 9. New episodes will debut weekly on the following Tuesdays. Steve Martin, Martin