SEATTLE — A former Amazon engineer was convicted Friday on federal charges stemming from a 2019 hack that compromised the accounts of 100 million credit card users. A jury empaneled in Seattle found Paige Thompson guilty on seven counts related to comp…
Matt Calkins: Give the city’s passionate soccer fans a big assist for bringing the World Cup to Seattle
SEATTLE — Those cheers you heard if you were walking down 36th Ave. in Fremont? It was only about 10% joy. Yes, the patrons at The George and Dragon Pub were pumped that the biggest sporting event in the world is coming to Seattle, but that other 90% —…
Seattle selected as one of 11 U.S. cities to host 2026 men’s World Cup
SEATTLE — A global spotlight will shine on Seattle again as the city learned Thursday it was selected to host FIFA men’s World Cup matches in 2026. Soccer’s governing body made the announcement during a live broadcast from New York City. Seattle is one…
As summer travel season arrives, airfares are sky-high
After being mostly grounded for two years, Americans rushed to book summer flights this year — and are paying very heavy prices for their tickets. Airlines plead an imbalance between supply and demand. A shortage of pilots. Soaring jet fuel prices. Tho…
Boeing still lags Airbus in jet orders and production, may soon resume 787 deliveries
Monthly data from Airbus and Boeing for May shows the European giant still ahead of its U.S. rival in orders for the year and well ahead in production. On the production side, Airbus has delivered 237 commercial jets this year through May to Boeing’s 1…
Seattle actor uses pandemic downtime to create play highlighting stories of African American theater
SEATTLE — After more than 30 years of successful acting, Seattle’s Reginald Andre Jackson is ready to fully embrace the hyphen in his title of “actor-playwright.” Jackson, primarily an actor who has experience with directing and writing, used his pande…
If abortion is made a crime, will Microsoft, Amazon and other big data players cooperate with police?
In a moment when dozens of states are poised to curtail abortion access, Washington has been put forward as a safe harbor for reproductive rights. From Gov. Jay Inslee to health care providers to the largest Seattle-based employers, leaders in the stat…