Fitbit to pay $12.25M settlement over not watch issues that caused burns
The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Fitbit has reached a settlement over claims that the company did not report issues with its smartwatches. Fitbit will pay a $12.25 million civil ...
A federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship
U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour ruled in the case brought by the states of Washington, Arizona, Illinois and Oregon ...
Boeing took nearly $3 billion hit in Q4 related to strike, layoffs and troubled government programs
The sizeable loss caps a rough year for Boeing. A strike by the machinists who assemble the best-selling 737 Max, along with the 777 jet and the 767 cargo plane at factories in Renton and Everett, ...
Marysville district decides to close two schools
MARYSVILLE, Wash. — The Marysville School District’s Board of Directors voted unanimously on Wednesday to close two schools in the 2025-26 school year. The decision comes as the district grapples with ...
Progress is made on a huge fire north of Los Angeles while new fires erupt in Southern California
Evacuation orders have been lifted for tens of thousands of people as firefighters with air support have slowed the spread of a huge wildfire churning through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles whe ...
Brandi Carlile earns first Oscar nom for Elton John documentary
The song, a duet sung by Carlile and John, happens to be John’s fifth Oscar nomination. He won for “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from “The Lion King” at the 1995 Academy Awards before winning his ...
Bills might be better, but Chiefs are favored for a reason
The Chiefs are slight favorites to beat the Bills on Sunday and get a shot at winning an unprecedented third consecutive Super Bowl ...
Mount Everest climbing permit cost increases 36% to $15,000
For those who want to climb Mount Everest the fee will be $15,000 during the peak season, up 36% from its $11,000 fee, the BBC reported. If you climb outside of the peak season, it will still be a 36% ...
New York county agrees to redraw voting lines that lawsuit said disenfranchised residents of color
A New York county has agreed to redraw its voting map after a lawsuit claimed its political boundaries disenfranchised residents of color ...
Ravens' Mark Andrews 'absolutely gutted' by his performance in playoff loss to Bills
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — (AP) — Mark Andrews is “absolutely gutted by what happened” in last weekend's divisional playoff loss at Buffalo, the veteran Baltimore Ravens tight end said in a social media post ...
Nearly 250 million children missed school last year because of extreme weather, UNICEF says
The United Nations Children's Fund says at least 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heatwaves, cyclones, flooding and other extreme weather ...
26 years later, case of kidnapped Tacoma toddler remains unsolved
It’s been 26 years since two-year-old Teekah Lewis was kidnapped from a Tacoma bowling alley, and her disappearance remains a mystery.