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Local NewsUPDATE - 02:21 PM
Public defender seeks access to Monfort's hospital room
A public defender will go to court this afternoon to ask a judge for access to the hospital room of Christopher John Monfort, who is suspected of the Halloween night slaying of Seattle police Officer Timothy Brenton. Mon, 11/09
Plans call for Triangle to become West Seattle gateway
West Seattle's Triangle area is ripe for redevelopment, local business and community leaders say. A 200-unit apartment complex scheduled to break ground there this month could be a harbinger. Mon, 11/09
Jerry Large
Breaking out of our bubble
The Rev. Peter Storey says we Americans live in a bubble. We know that, but he's worth listening to because, as a white South African who fought apartheid, he knows the harm of being blind to other perspectives. Mon, 11/09
Bumper to Bumper
Is Mercer Mess getting messier?
An update from the Seattle Transportation Department on plans for clearing up the Mercer Mess, the traffic links from Interstate 5 to the Seattle Center area. Mon, 11/09
Pakistani-American cafe, bar owner on verge of being Granite Falls mayor
Granite Falls will likely have a new mayor — a Pakistani-American Muslim who runs a local restaurant and bar. Haroon Saleem ran on a platform of honesty and responsibility. Mon, 11/09
For 80-year-old Maple Valley man, hoops aren't just a dream
Just turned 80, Pete Ryan, of Maple Valley, plays in pickup basketball games three to four times a week, in whatever gyms are available, 52 weeks a year. Mon, 11/09
King County waives adoption fees for shelter animals
King County is waiving adoption fees on all pets in its shelters and in foster care. Mon, 11/09
NEW - 12:43 PM
Bankruptcies filed in state rise 29% in October
Bankruptcies across Washington state grew in October, driven partly by steep increases in filings in King and Snohomish counties, but the pace of new filings could be slowing. Mon, 11/09
NEW - 01:39 PM
'Missing' SeaTac man found with new name, in new state
Nicholas Francisco, a SeaTac man whose sudden disappearance last year sparked a law-enforcement search and widespread Internet speculation, is "alive and well" and living in another state under a new name, according to the King County Sheriff's Office. Mon, 11/09
Clark County land swap approved for nature reserve
The state Board of Natural Resources last week approved the transfer of 118 acres of state timberland to Clark County for $2.3 million. The agreement marks the first stage of a broader land swap involving the state, the county, a local family and the Vancouver-based nonprofit Columbia Land Trust. Mon, 11/09
Former deputy's assault trial postponed because of Brenton case
The assault trial of former King County sheriff's Deputy Paul Schene was delayed this morning over allegations that the man suspected of killing Seattle police Officer Timothy Brenton may have been motivated by anger over the Schene case. Mon, 11/09
UPDATE - 01:33 PM
Former Giant Magnet director taken by surprise at firing; arts rally scheduled Tuesday
Former Giant Magnet director Andrea Wagner says she did not know she was fired until she saw an article in the newspaper; a board member has quit over the issue. Mon, 11/09
Ted Sturdevant named new state ecology director
Gov. Chris Gregoire has named Ted Sturdevant as director of the Washington state Department of Ecology. Mon, 11/09
UPDATE - 12:20 PM
Three more fires ignite in Greenwood
The Seattle Police Department is investigating three more fires Sunday night and early today in Greenwood, including one at 7:40 a.m. today. Mon, 11/09
Weekend tornado rips through Lincoln City
The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado tore through a coastal area around Lincoln City, Ore., over the weekend with 85 mph winds. Mon, 11/09
1 dead as car flips off bridge in Richland
A 16-year-old Kennewick boy was killed when a car crashed off the I-182 bridge over the Yakima River at Richland. Mon, 11/09
Car goes into ravine near Bremerton, two women killed
Two women were killed early Sunday after the car in which they were passengers ran off the road and plunged into a ravine. Mon, 11/09
Chinook and Cayuse passes closed for the season
Chinook and Cayuse passes have closed for the season after the state Department of Transportation reviewed a snowy forecast and assessed the avalanche risk. Mon, 11/09
Mount Baker ski area to open this week
The Mount Baker ski area will open Thursday, the first of the state's ski areas to open this year. Mon, 11/09
Silver Lake restaurant destroyed by fire
Emory's Lake House restaurant on Silver Lake was destroyed by fire this morning. Mon, 11/09
Stranded Ore. father, 7 kids found safe
An Oregon man and his seven children were found safe Sunday after being stranded by snow during a camping trip. Mon, 11/09
Washington soldier killed in Afghanistan
Aaron S. Aamot, a soldier from Washington state, was among two from Fort Lewis who died in Afghanistan on Thursday, the Department of Defense confirmed this morning. Mon, 11/09
Chinook, Cayuse passes closed for season
The Washington state Department of Transportation has closed two highways in the Cascade Mountains for the season due to heavy snow and avalanche risk. Sun, 11/08
Teenage serial burglar suspected in more Camano Island burglaries
A teenage serial burglar accused of a crime wave stretching from San Juan County to Idaho may have returned to his native-Camano Island to commit more crimes Sun, 11/08
Tornado damages homes in Lincoln City, Ore.
The National Weather Service has confirmed it was a tornado that tore through a coastal area of Lincoln City in northwestern Oregon, damaging about a dozen homes. Sun, 11/08
Heavy snowfall has some Wash. ski areas opening
Heavy snowfall in the Cascade Range has some Washington ski areas preparing to open. Sun, 11/08
Nation & WorldUPDATE - 02:00 PM
Abortion could roil Senate health care debate
Abortion opponents in the Senate are seeking tough restrictions in the health care overhaul bill, a move that could roil a shaky Democratic effort to pass President Barack Obama's signature issue by year's end. Mon, 11/09
UPDATE - 02:12 PM
Lawyer asks investigators not to question Hasan
A lawyer for the Army psychiatrist accused in a deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood said Monday he asked investigators not to question his client and expressed doubt that the suspect would be able to get a fair trial, given the widespread attention to the case. Mon, 11/09
UPDATE - 01:39 PM
Salvadoran town hit by landslide buries dead
Tears streamed down Elsy Portillo's badly bruised face Monday as she walked behind coffins carrying her mother and only child in this town buried by a landslide, one in a series that killed at least 130 people in El Salvador. Mon, 11/09
UPDATE - 12:40 PM
WHO: AIDS leading cause of death, disease in women
In its first study of women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44. Mon, 11/09
UPDATE - 02:11 PM
Iran accuses 3 detained Americans of espionage
Iran accused three detained Americans of spying Monday, signaling Tehran intends to put them on trial. It drew a sharp U.S. response that the charges are baseless because the hikers strayed across the border from Iraq. Mon, 11/09
Troops in Afghanistan fight swine flu amid war
Hundreds of Afghan and international troops already battling a rising militant insurgency are facing a new fight - recovering from swine flu, the virus that has left 11 people dead in the country. Mon, 11/09
UPDATE - 12:28 PM
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to stop sniper execution
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block Tuesday's scheduled execution of sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad. Mon, 11/09
UPDATE - 01:27 PM
High court looks at life sentences for juveniles
A seemingly divided Supreme Court wrestled Monday with whether teenagers can be locked away forever for their crimes. The question arose in two cases involving Florida men who are serving life prison terms with no chance of parole for crimes they committed as teenagers. Their lawyers argue that the sentences for people so young are cruel and unusual, in violation of the Constitution, because young people have greater capacity to change. Mon, 11/09
UPDATE - 01:52 PM
Trucker dies as big-rig plummets off SF bridge
A trucker died Monday after his big-rig plummeted 200 feet from a new section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge that has seen about 40 crashes since it opened, authorities said. Mon, 11/09
UPDATE - 12:28 PM
Prosecutors say Chicago man had al-Qaida video
Two videos produced by Osama bin Laden's al Qaida terrorist network have been found in the home of a Chicago man accused of plotting an armed attack on a Danish newspaper, federal prosecutors said. Mon, 11/09
Terror training camps smaller, harder to target
Under growing pressure from U.S. missile strikes, the al-Qaida terror network is relying more heavily on local insurgent groups along the Pakistan border to house training camps that are growing smaller and more mobile, according to counterterrorism officials and analysts. Mon, 11/09
UPDATE - 02:23 PM
Case against Ohio bodies suspect expands overseas
Authorities are investigating whether a suspected serial killer whose home and yard harbored the remains of at least 11 people is connected to any killings in places he lived while in the military, including Japan, California and the Carolinas. Mon, 11/09
UPDATE - 01:58 PM
'It's pretty simple': Man tells AP he shot abortion doctor
Defiant and unapologetic, a man accused of shooting a Kansas abortion provider confessed to the slaying Monday, telling The Associated Press that he killed the doctor to protect unborn children. Mon, 11/09
UPDATE - 01:47 PM
Merkel thanks Gorbachev on Berlin Wall anniversary
Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev crossed a former fortified border on Monday to cheers of "Gorby! Gorby!" as a throng of grateful Germans recalled the night 20 years ago that the Berlin Wall gave way to their desire for freedom and unity. Mon, 11/09
UPDATE - 02:26 PM
Gulf Coast preps as Ida weakens to tropical storm
Gulf Coast residents hunkered down at home and in shelters Monday as a rare late-season tropical storm headed their way, bringing with it the potential for high winds, flooding and up to 8 inches of rain in some places. Mon, 11/09
Prosecutor: Don't believe Gotti's 'I-quit' defense
Don't believe a defense lawyer's argument that John "Junior" Gotti quit organized crime with a sudden epiphany more than a decade ago, a prosecutor told a jury Monday during closing arguments in Gotti's fourth trial on racketeering charges in as many years. Mon, 11/09
1 dead, dozens injured by strong Indonesian quake
A powerful undersea earthquake killed one person, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of houses on a remote island in central Indonesia, officials said Monday. Mon, 11/09
French police find millions stolen from bank
A French prosecutor says investigators have found euro 9.5 million ($14.25 million) in cash believed stolen from a Lyon branch of France's central bank, a heist that prompted a nationwide search. Mon, 11/09
Transit moving again in Philly after 6-day strike
Trolleys, subways and buses were running again Monday and riders were trickling back to the city's transit system after an early-morning contract agreement ended a crippling six-day strike. Mon, 11/09
Somali pirates hit oil tanker in long-range attack
Somali pirates attacked an oil tanker and fired automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades Monday farther out at sea than any previous assault, suggesting that pirate capabilities are growing as they increase activity off East Africa. Mon, 11/09
UPDATE - 01:00 PM
Iraq election law delays decision on flash points
After weeks of hard-nosed negotiations, analysts say the election law passed by Iraq's parliament allowing national polls to go forward in January extends compromises to all sides but with key concessions to the Kurds. Mon, 11/09
UPDATE - 02:13 PM
Israeli prime minister calls for peace talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called for an immediate resumption of peace talks with Palestinians and pledged more steps to improve economic conditions in Palestinian areas. Mon, 11/09
Myanmar diplomat: Junta may free Suu Kyi for poll
Myanmar's military-ruled government may release pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi soon, so she can play a role in next year's general elections, according to a senior Myanmar diplomat. Mon, 11/09
Vatican on Anglicans: celibacy rule unchanged
The Vatican on Monday confirmed that opening the door to married Anglican priests doesn't mean the Roman Catholic church is easing the requirement for celibacy for its clergy. Mon, 11/09
50 years: Kan. town grieves 'In Cold Blood' deaths
It's one of America's most haunting crime stories: four members of a Kansas family brutally murdered on Nov. 15, 1959, at their rural farmhouse. Mon, 11/09
UPDATE - 01:25 PM
7 rescued after NY home invasion; suspect killed
Police rescued seven people from an apartment building after exchanging gunfire in an overnight standoff with an armed intruder who was later found dead, apparently killed by officers' bullets. Mon, 11/09
India limits media on contentious Dalai Lama trip
Indian officials clamped down Monday on journalists covering the Dalai Lama's trip to a disputed border area in an apparent effort to minimize tensions with neighboring China. Mon, 11/09
9 executed over China's deadly ethnic riots
China has executed nine men, including eight from the Muslim Uighur minority, for crimes committed during July riots that killed 200 people in far western Xinjiang region. The men are the first to be put to death for the country's worst ethnic violence in decades. Mon, 11/09
China spreads wealth with African countries
China's premier on Sunday pledged $10 billion in new low-interest loans to African nations over three years, offering the beleaguered continent... Mon, 11/09
Officials: NY woman had 20 dogs buried in yard
Authorities in New York say a woman who had about 20 dead dogs buried in her backyard on Long Island faces a misdemeanor animal cruelty charge. Mon, 11/09
Report: N. Korea's Kim rides on tricked-out trains
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il - known for shunning air travel - has six luxurious trains equipped with reception halls, conference rooms and high-tech communication facilities, a South Korean newspaper reported Monday. Mon, 11/09
Strollers recalled for fingertip amputation hazard
About a million Maclaren strollers sold by Target and Babies "R" Us were recalled Monday, after 12 reports of children having their fingertips amputated by a hinge mechanism. Mon, 11/09
Top editor leaves China's boldest news magazine
The editor-in-chief of a hard-driving Chinese magazine that tackled tough subjects such as corruption, pollution and worker's rights resigned Monday, casting doubt over prospects for greater media independence. Mon, 11/09
Trial for top Zimbabwean PM's aide gets under way
Prosecutors sought to throw out testimony that evidence against a top prime minister's aide was obtained through torture as the trial that has strained Zimbabwe's troubled coalition government began Monday. Mon, 11/09
Gawkers flock to Cleveland site where bodies dug up
The street corner opposite the home dubbed Cleveland's "House of Horrors" buzzes with visits from mourners, well-wishers, politicians and the curious. Mon, 11/09
Cadbury rejects Kraft bid
British candy maker Cadbury PLC rejected a renewed 9.8 billion pound ($16.4 billion) hostile bid from Kraft Foods Inc. on Monday after the U.S. company refused to sweeten a previous offer. Mon, 11/09
Campaign to push for chocolate milk
The creators of the "Got Milk?" campaign are getting ready to make a big push to keep chocolate milk on kids' minds and on school lunch menus, a plan that has some educators and obesity activists none too pleased. Mon, 11/09
Binge drinking kills 3rd China official this year
A Communist Party official in China has died from excessive drinking, the third such alcohol poisoning case that highlights the problems of a drinking culture connected with government and business work, an official newspaper reported Monday. Mon, 11/09
UC Berkeley students roll a giant serpent of sushi
It was the roll of a lifetime. Mon, 11/09
British workers call in ill most in January
British workers call in sick more often in January than in any other month, with Mondays taking the brunt of the absences, researchers said. Mon, 11/09
Chavez to troops: Prepare for war with Colombia
President Hugo Chavez on Sunday ordered Venezuela's military to prepare for a possible armed conflict with Colombia, saying his country's soldiers should be ready if the United States attempts to provoke a war between the South American neighbors. Sun, 11/08
Business & TechnologyBrier Dudley
New handbook for Google, Droid users
Before buying one of the new Google-powered "Droid" phones from Verizon Wireless, you may want to read the manual. Mon, 11/09
UPDATE - 01:41 PM
Google snaps up mobile ad startup for $750 million
Google Inc. is buying mobile advertising network AdMob for $750 million, underscoring the Internet search leader's determination to ensure its marketing machine reaches the growing number of people surfing the Web on phones. Mon, 11/09
NEW - 12:22 PM
Analyst raises price target for Nordstrom by $3
An analyst raised his price target on shares of department store operator Nordstrom Inc. on Monday, expecting sales growth to boost the company's bottom line. Mon, 11/09
UPDATE - 01:43 PM
Dow jumps to highest level in more than a year
The Dow Jones industrial average stormed to its highest level in more than a year Monday as a falling dollar boosted prices for commodities including gold and oil. Stocks also jumped as investors grew more confident that governments around the world will keep interest rates low to help the global economy. Mon, 11/09
U.S. airlines boost on-time arrivals
86.2 percent of flights operated in September arrived on time, says U.S. Department of Transportation Mon, 11/09
UPDATE - 01:36 PM
Sprint, Clearwire rise on report of new investment
Shares of Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. gained Monday after a published report suggesting Sprint and its partner investors will put at least another $1.5 billion into Clearwire. Mon, 11/09
Microsoft to buy SourceGear assets
Microsoft Corp. said Monday it will buy some assets of SourceGear LLC that will bolster its software design products. Mon, 11/09
Interface
Delve Networks helps publish and manage online videos
A weekly column profiling companies and personalities. Mon, 11/09
Chip companies may face a drawn-out recovery
Even the recent increase in chip shipments and the potential for a bump in holiday sales of tech gadgets may not give chip companies the long-term economic recovery they are looking for. Mon, 11/09
Hooking e-reading fans
Technology is stalking your bookcase. It has already taken over your photo albums and emptied your film canisters. It overwhelmed your music collection and flooded Goodwill with CD towers. It canceled your newspaper subscription. (Sniff, tear.) Mon, 11/09
UPDATE - 01:38 PM
Roper Industries buying Bothell-based Verathon
Mon, 11/09
NEW - 01:35 PM
Bombardier expects production cuts
Bombardier's CEO says employees should expect additional aircraft production cuts that may lead to more layoffs as the plane and train maker adjusts to dwindling demand. Mon, 11/09
SportsNEW - 02:13 PM
Crystal and Mount Baker to open this week
Crystal mountain aims for a Wednesday opening, while Mount Baker will open on Thursday. Mon, 11/09
Pac-10 reinstates Oregon's Blount
Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott says he has approved the request from Oregon to reinstate running back LeGarrette Blount, who was suspended in September after he punched a Boise State player. Mon, 11/09
A play about coach Vince Lombardi set for B'way
OK, Cheeseheads. Get ready to visit Broadway. Mon, 11/09
Review: New bio of Sugar Ray Robinson packs punch
"Sweet Thunder" (Knopf, 464 pages, $27.95), by Wil Haygood: The boxer Sugar Ray Robinson was a man of glittering skill and deep complexity. So complex, in fact, that several writers - including Robinson himself - have tried and failed to render a full portrait. Mon, 11/09
Seahawks overcome 17-0 deficit to win 32-20
Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck throws for 329 yards and the defense intercepts five passes to lead Seattle over Detroit Sun, 11/08
Sounders FC's season ends with 1-0 OT loss to Houston
Former Gonzaga and USL Sounders player Brian Ching scores the lone goal in the two-game playoff series Sun, 11/08
Cougars QB Jeff Tuel using crutches, has kneecap injury
Jeff Tuel, who is still on crutches, was injured in the second quarter of the Cougars' 48-7 loss to the University of Arizona on Saturday. Sun, 11/08
Washington coordinator Nick Holt says his Huskies defense is improving
Youthful squad yielding big yards, but keeping team in most games Sun, 11/08
Sideline Chatter
Have you seen "There's Something About Manny?"
Imagine an Oscar award-winning sports movie about 2009. Sun, 11/08
Blazers earn 2nd straight victory
Portland won its second consecutive game since coach Nate McMillan employed a starting lineup that includes guards Brandon Roy, Andre Miller and Steve Blake. It was Miller leading the way Sunday, as he scored 21 points to lead Portland to a 116-93 win over Minnesota. Sun, 11/08
Jerry Brewer
David Hawthorne a quick study filling in for Seahawks' injured Lofa Tatupu
Two big interceptions against Lions add to linebacker's burgeoning resume Sun, 11/08
Steve Kelley
Hasselbeck gives Seahawks' sagging season a stay of execution
Coach puts game in QB's hands after Seattle falls into 17-0 hole. Sun, 11/08
Johnson crashes, lead shrinks
Kurt Busch drove to victory lane at Texas, finishing 129 laps ahead of the rebuilt car driven by Jimmie Johnson, who saw his points lead slashed from 184 to 73 over Hendrick teammate Mark Martin with two races left. Sun, 11/08
Mickelson wins, Moore 3rd
Phil Mickelson built a six-shot lead over the world's No. 1 player on the front nine, then rallied to beat another familiar foe, Ernie Els, with two clutch putts for a one-shot victory in the final World Golf Championship of the year. Sun, 11/08
Seahawks' defense hits the lottery with a pick-five
Seattle finds Lions to be the perfect cure for its lack of turnovers Sun, 11/08
Sounders FC notebook | Freddie Ljungberg calls game a "big brawl"
Freddie Ljungberg was disappointed because, as he said, Sounders FC "couldn't show what a good soccer team we were." Sun, 11/08
TCU claims fourth in BCS standings
TCU took over fourth place in the Bowl Championship Series standings Sunday behind Florida, Alabama and Texas. Sun, 11/08
Seahawks two-minute drill
Player of the game Matt Hasselbeck completed 39 passes, breaking his franchise record for completions in a game. Sun, 11/08
College Football | Cal tailback Jahvid Best released from hospital
California star tailback Jahvid Best was released from the hospital Sunday and will miss at least one game after sustaining a concussion on a terrifying fall in the end zone. Sun, 11/08
Donovan's penalty kick sends L.A. to West final
Landon Donovan sent the Los Angeles Galaxy to the Western Conference finals by burying a 73rd-minute penalty for a 1-0 victory over Chivas USA on Sunday night. Sun, 11/08
NW Briefs
Dozens of crews battle at 28th Head of the Lake regatta
The regatta featured a mix of collegiate, Canadian collegiate and club teams, who raced along a 3.1-mile course from Lake Union through the Montlake Cut. Sun, 11/08
CB Hall tangles with ex-team
Washington cornerback DeAngelo Hall says Atlanta coach Mike Smith cursed at him and a Falcons assistant tried to "get some licks in" during... Sun, 11/08
Prab Rai scores twice, T-birds win 4-1
The Seattle Thunderbirds improved to 5-12-4 with their WHL win Sunday. Sun, 11/08
Briefs | Tennis: Italy routs U.S. in Fed Cup
The Williams sisters were conspicuous by their absence on Sunday when Italy completed a shutout of the United States in Reggio Calabria, Italy, to win its second Fed Cup title in four years. Sun, 11/08
Community sports & recreation datebook
in Seattle is offering baseball conditioning specializing in strength and power development. Individual and team training November to March... Sun, 11/08
NFL | Arizona's Kurt Warner rebounds with career game against Chicago
From five interceptions to five touchdown passes, Kurt Warner's one-week turnaround couldn't have been more emphatic. Sun, 11/08
EntertainmentDozens of acts, several stages beckon at first Seattle cabaret festival
The Emerald City hosts its first Seattle International Cabaret Festival. Mon, 11/09
Lit Life
Author Timothy Egan shares a bit of NW history with the world in 'The Big Burn'
Our Lit Life columnist chats with Timothy Egan about "The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America" — a book that takes an obscure 1910 wildfire in the Pacific Northwest and makes people care about it. Mon, 11/09
Carrey's 'Christmas Carol' wraps up $31M weekend
Jim Carrey's Scrooge collected holiday donations from movie fans with his new take on "A Christmas Carol," which took in $31 million to open as the weekend's top movie. Mon, 11/09
'CSI: Miami' is a Monday TV pick
Watch "CSI: Miami" at 10 p.m. on CBS. Mon, 11/09
HBO's 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' coming to basic cable
TV Land and TV Guide Network say they are jointly acquiring basic cable rights to air "Curb Your Enthusiasm," the HBO comedy series produced by and starring "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David. Mon, 11/09
Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic to tour U.S.
Sir Simon Rattle's new contract with the Berlin Philharmonic is just days old but already he's looking ahead - to the orchestra's coast-to-coast tour U.S. tour starting this week, and to the role that classical music can and will play in 21st century society. Mon, 11/09
UPDATE - 01:33 PM
Taylor made? All eyes on Swift at CMA awards
Kenny Chesney has made the very hard work of dominating country music look easy. Mon, 11/09
A more confident Faithfull puts pain behind her
Marianne Faithfull has never been much for nostalgia throughout a roller-coaster career that's found her constantly reinventing herself. But when her band played "As Tears Go By" on her fall U.S. concert tour, she found herself flashing back to where her wild ride all began. Mon, 11/09
ABC's Roberts gets prime-time spotlight
Robin Roberts is comfortable in the knowledge that when ABC's "Good Morning America" makeover is complete, she will keep her seat at the anchor desk. She just doesn't know who will be sitting next to her. Mon, 11/09
Author Ken Auletta, 'Googled: The End of the World as We Know It,' at the Seattle Public Library
Mon, 11/09
Book Review: Story of WWII told through 3 generals
"Patton, Montgomery, Rommel: Masters of War" (Crown Publishing, 448 pages, $30), by Terry Brighton: During a dinner in Saigon with some news correspondents in 1971, Gen. Creighton Abrams, the U.S. commander in Vietnam, was asked his opinion of the movie, "Patton." Mon, 11/09
UPDATE - 01:16 PM
Lawyer: Woods' brother did not get proper care
A lawyer for Oscar-nominated actor James Woods has told a jury that a hospital in Rhode Island did not do enough to care for Woods' younger brother when he went to the emergency room complaining of a sore throat and vomiting in 2006. Mon, 11/09
Music Review: Melanie Fiona's debut CD is solid
Melanie Fiona, "The Bridge" (Universal Motown) Mon, 11/09
Redgrave recreates the grandmother she barely knew
Family ties are powerful, and when the folks are as famous and as accomplished as the Redgrave clan, these bindings must be industrial strength indeed. Mon, 11/09
UPDATE - 12:28 PM
Review: Samuel Johnson bio shows man behind text
"Samuel Johnson: A Life" (Henry Holt and Company, 432 pages, $30), by David Nokes: David Nokes, a prominent scholar of 18th-century English literature, takes a fresh look at Samuel Johnson, the man known as the creator of the dictionary. In doing so, Nokes shows a very human side of Johnson, and the perspective of his times. Mon, 11/09
Bon Jovi circles back to Jersey stadium rock
Bon Jovi, "The Circle" (Island) Mon, 11/09
Jazz vocalist Sachal Vasandani and his trio give free concerts at Jazz Alley
Starting Tuesday, jazz vocalist Sachal Vasandani will take the stage for two nights of free concerts promoting his new release, "We Move." Mon, 11/09
One World Multicultural Festival on Bainbridge Island
Celebrate diversity at the One World Multicultural Festival. The festival highlight is the World Peace Concert featuring Abrace and the MB Orchestra. Mon, 11/09
Seattle Dance Project and Simple Measures' 'Earth' spins too slowly
Seattle Dance Project and Simple Measures aim to make chamber music and dance accessible with 'Earth,' a talky program that draws on Beethoven and The Beatles. Sun, 11/08
LivingShould kids be forced into extracurricular activities?
Parenthood: An expert and parents offer their thoughts on signing children up for extracurricular activities such as sports and music lessons. Mon, 11/09
Lawmaker wants probe of E. coli and school lunches
The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into the risk of deadly E. coli getting into school lunches. Mon, 11/09
NEW - 12:51 PM
Cats are trainable — and that's not a punchline
People have low expectations of cats. Sam Connelly tells of the time that she and her cat Storm observed a Canine Good Citizen test while... Mon, 11/09
Button battery can look like a treat to a toddler
Nationwide, button batteries are ingested by some 3,000 people a year, according to the National Button Battery Ingestion Hotline in Washington, D.C. Mon, 11/09
Fashion Q&A: Match your hairstyle to hat style
Tips on picking the right hairstyle for this season's hats and how to prevent spilling powder makeup. Mon, 11/09
Travel & OutdoorsCovert TSA officers keep watch at airports
To identify dangerous people, the Transportation Security Administration has stationed specially trained behavior detection officers at 161 U.S. airports. Mon, 11/09
Holiday airfares keep climbing
Holding off on buying Christmas-New Year plane ticket could cost you Mon, 11/09
OpinionPaul Krugman / Syndicated Columnist
Right-wing paranoia getting out of hand
The GOP has been taken over by the people it used to exploit, writes columnist Paul Krugman. Real power in the party rests with the likes of Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin — people more interested in tearing government down, not governing. Mon, 11/09
David Sirota / Syndicated columnist
Trade and globalization: We are what we buy and how we buy it
Trade and globalization — the rules governing what we buy and sell — are now playing such a decisive role in almost every major policy that we ignore it at our peril, writes columnist David Sirota. Sun, 11/08
Guest columnist
Twenty years after the Berlin Wall fell, Germans have mixed feelings
Some Germans have mixed feelings about the reunification of Germany 20 years after the Berlin Wall fell, writes Seattle writer Valerie Kreutzer. Some who remember the old ways are ambivalent, but to the young, "Germany is one people." Sun, 11/08