Pope Leo XIV said he would undergo surgery after doctors found a "localized nodule" in his lung.

The center's executive director has named an agent who has worked with ZZ Top and Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee as the head of programming for the arts institution.

The surge in attacks, including against other Saudi airports, military facilities and oil infrastructure, has come in the week since a Saudi-led coalition launched a major military offensive against the Houthis.

Doctors and Democratic lawmakers say a federal pilot program in six states, including Washington, is using artificial intelligence to delay and deny care for Medicare patients seeking certain procedures.

"The Social Reckoning" is a very, very Aaron Sorkin movie. As such, Sorkin fans will be pleased. Other audiences might not be so enthused.

Vice President JD Vance accused Microsoft of fraud this week and suspended the company from a program that helps transition foreign workers on H-1B visas to permanent U.S. residency. Microsoft says the administration has misinterpreted its use of the program.

Around this time next year, Kirkland hopes to welcome ice sports fans to a new iceplex and community center.

The three fired workers say OpenAI punished them for being outspoken about safety. The company disputes the claims and says they were fired over mishandling sensitive information.

The Pentagon says it will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan at Fort Hood, the site of his 2009 mass shooting. That would be the first public execution in the U.S. since the 1930s.

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and her challenger, Republican state Sen. John Braun, held their first debate Tuesday in the race to represent Washington's battleground 3rd Congressional District.

A global treaty signed by 197 countries — including Russia — requires reporting any death that could be a sign of an outbreak to come.

The Trump administration's effort to return Ahmed Soliman to the U.S. come after an Arizona judge said his deportation violated due process.

The Indigenous-led nonprofit, Setting Sun Circle, is creating “a new home for Indigenous innovation, healing and collective action” in downtown Bellingham.

With less than a month until Washington voters decide the fate of a historic income tax on high earners, fresh debate has erupted over whether the so-called “millionaires tax” should expand to include non-millionaires.

King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda explains how the county is responding to the feds cutting 11,000 Washington immigrants out of Medicaid, with more cuts to come.

The USS Abraham Lincoln is returning home to San Diego Thursday after supporting the Iran war during a record long deployment of 265 uninterrupted days at sea that included reports of deteriorating conditions among its crew.

NPR's Michel Martin hosted a panel conversation about mental health and suicide in the Black community, exploring a difficult subject in deeply personal conversations.

NPR Music culture critic and reporter Rodney Carmichael ruminates on the latest in rap culture. This week: an unbothered, radically different, equal but opposite response to rap's podcast bros.

This spooky season, we’re digging up new things for you to be afraid of. KUOW's Katie Campbell and Felipe Barajas talk about some of their favorite unusual horror reads.

Amazon says the layoffs are meant to streamline its retail store operations.