Why isn’t downtown S.F. recovering faster? The neighborhood is caught in a classic catch-22  San Francisco Chronicle

Can Washington’s debt crisis be fixed? These regular Floridians tried.  Tampa Bay Times

A new crop of retailers is profiting more from limited-edition accessories that sell out in minutes, and promoting lifestyle gear to women, minority gun owners and the L.G.B.T.Q. community.

Former Port Washington superintendent pleads not guilty to DWI charges  News 12 Long Island

An Oklahoma toddler called 911 and asked for "emergency doughnuts," a request officers fulfilled by bringing doughnuts to the child's home.

Democrats say the calls to remove judges who block Trump administration initiatives amount to intimidation. Some senior Republicans were also skeptical of the effort.

The muse of American Beauty, Katy Perry and bathroom trash cans everywhere just won’t go away.

Worries about the award show’s TV viewership, a barometer of the industry’s influence, are rumbling through the movie capital.

Canada Curbed Illegal Migration to the U.S. Now People Are Heading to Canada.  The New York Times

Texas judge slammed for setting bond for capital murder suspect accused of killing a deputy in 2024, just one day after his co-defendant walked free.

"I was having an amazing race when things went terribly wrong on/near Heartbreak Hill." The post She had a heart attack during her first Boston Marathon. She’s running again 10 years later. appeared first on Boston.com.

Herb Baumeister, a thrift store owner, is believed to have killed at least 25 people from the 1980s to the 1990s and buried them throughout his $1 million, 18-acre property.

Democrats and Republicans are already pointing fingers over a potential government shutdown next month. Republicans may pass a short-term extension of last year's federal funding.

West Los Angeles residents on edge after naked man assaults 63-year-old woman outside her home  ABC7 Los Angeles

How many Alaska feds were fired? Lacking data, lawmakers crowd-source for anecdotes.  Alaska Public Media News

Seattle judge blocks Trump’s order targeting hospitals that treat transgender youth  Washington State Standard

Texas baseball survives bumpy showing from bullpen, beats Washington in Vegas: Recap  Austin American-Statesman

Pickleball court plans at Seattle's Magnuson Park could hurt wildlife, advocates say  FOX 13 Seattle

POLICE: Homicide investigation in death of man run over in Seattle  KIRO Seattle

Pentagon streamlines clearances on airstrikes and raids, officials say  The Washington Post

1 bystander hospitalized after suspect crashes during Los Angeles pursuit  CBS News

1 person hospitalized after suspect crashes during pursuit in Los Angeles  CBS Los Angeles

Upcoming deadlines for LA County wildfire disaster relief services  CBS News

State, local school officials clash over pronoun, LGBTQ policies in Southwest Washington  Oregon Public Broadcasting

Chris Kluwe says he was fired after MAGA protest drew ‘too much attention’  The Washington Post

DHS asks IRS for addresses of people believed to be in U.S. illegally  The Washington Post

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie appoints Mattie Scott to police commission, swears in Wilson Leung  ABC7 Bay Area

“Jayson Tatum, that’s one of the most incredible shotmaking games I’ve seen in the league. Just incredible.” The post Cavaliers’ head coach offers high praise for Jayson Tatum’s 46-point performance appeared first on Boston.com.

Exclusive: Park on S.F.’s Great Highway has an opening date — and a naming contest  San Francisco Chronicle

Seattle falling behind on park restroom cleanliness, availability  FOX 13 Seattle

Trump will give his first speech to Congress next Tuesday since his reelection. It has characteristics of what Americans call a State of the Union address, but it's not officially designated as such.

Young Washington Nationals Team Impresses Rival Pilot Brian Snitker  Forbes

Plus: The FBI pins that ByBit theft on North Korea, a malicious app download breaches Disney, spyware targets a priest close to the pope, and more.

In Europe and in the Oval Office, VP Vance takes on attack dog role for Trump  Reuters.com

In the race to meet the growing global demand for lithium—a critical component in batteries for electric vehicles—a team of researchers from Rice University's Elimelech lab has developed a breakthrough lithium extraction method that could reshape the industry.

Hamas says it is not willing to extend the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire, rejecting an Israeli request to delay negotiations on the second phase.

President Zelenskyy came to Washington thinking he would receive another blank check. This was a mistake.

The exchange ultimately prompted President Donald Trump to announce an end to peace negotiations and request that the Ukrainian leader leave the White House.

Researchers unveiled a new soft prosthetic hand that combines the natural coordination patterns of our fingers with the decoding of motoneuron activity in the spinal column.

Gary Virginia Is a Beacon of Light for San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ Community  San Francisco Bay Times

The Massachusetts leader, whose influence goes well beyond her state, discusses how the Democratic Party can pick its battles and rebuild its brand.

Trump and Zelensky’s meeting sends Ukrainian tennis players to U.S. under a cloud  The Athletic

The party’s storehouse of everything it knows about American voters required an extraordinary intervention to keep it running, people involved said. A meltdown could have crippled its campaigns nationwide.

In these videos, directors walked us through pivotal scenes from their 2025 Academy Award-nominated films.

A Texas mom crafted the idea for milk flavored with hidden vegetables such as carrots and beets when she struggled to interest her young daughter in drinking milk without added sugars.

An NPR investigation finds federal judges have enormous influence with few checks on their power. Law clerks and other judicial employees are vulnerable to mistreatment and have few job protections.

Voice of America is reviewing the social media posts of a reporter for possible bias against the Trump Administration. The review is sparking concerns of political meddling.

Though Democrats are in the minority, local congresspeople said they have a few tools they can use to push back on the actions from the White House. The post Here’s what Mass. Democrats say they’re doing to counter Trump’s ‘all-out assault’ appeared first on Boston.com.

America says there are ‘extraordinary’ economic opportunities in Russia. Huh?  CNN

The Trump administrations efforts to broker a peace negotiation ending the war in Ukraine came to an abrupt halt on Friday.

Gene Hackman and his wife were found dead in their Santa Fe home. While investigators attempt to determine the cause of their death, we look back at the acting legend's top five movies.

A paleontologist describes how he unearthed a 100-million-year-old dinosaur footprint on a beach in England. The "massive" print is of the Iguanodon species.

Federal judge in Seattle issues injunction blocking Trump order on gender-affirming care  KOMO News

Democrats are rerunning the playbook that won them control of Congress in 2018, focusing on the cost of the G.O.P.’s tax cut plan for ordinary Americans, particularly when it comes to health care.

These three Los Angeles sports franchises are among the most valuable in the world  NBC Los Angeles

Man Who Walked Away from Los Angeles County Male Community Reentry Program Apprehended  CDCR

Trump's cutbacks are a 'direct threat to Alaska's future,' legislative leaders say  Alaska Public Media News

Trump officials slam Zelenskyy, as Western leaders rally around Ukraine  Al Jazeera English

Drawing from her own history, a UAA student looks to expand LGBTQ+ history in Anchorage  Alaska's News Source

Longhorns Notebook: No. 15 Texas Avoids Collaps, Beats Washington 10-9  Sports Illustrated

HS State Basketball Highlights: Seattle Prep vs. Stanwood Girls  KING5.com

Judge in Seattle extends pause on Trump order that seeks end to gender-affirming care  The Seattle Times

President Trump also repeated his call for Rose, who was banned from the sport for gambling, to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

HS State Basketball Highlights: Emerald Ridge vs. Lake Washington Boys  KING5.com

HS State Basketball Highlights: Camas vs. Lake Washington Girls  KING5.com

The remarkable scene of a vice president injecting himself into a tense diplomatic discussion suggested that JD Vance does not want to be relegated to the B-team of the Trump administration.

Mistral AI, the French company behind AI assistant Le Chat and several foundational models, is officially regarded as one of France’s most promising tech startups and is arguably the only European company that could compete with OpenAI. But compared to its $6 billion valuation, its global market share is still relatively low.  However, the recent […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Luka Doncic scores 31 on his birthday, and the Lakers beat the Clippers 106-102 for 5 straight wins  NBC Los Angeles

Federal employees have received a second email from the Office of Personnel Management asking them what they did last week.

Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants Approve New Contract Effective March 2025  Aviation A2z

San Francisco's Vapor Room decides to close for foreseeable future  KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco

PREP HOOPS ROUNDUP: #3 Washington girls edge #4 RC Stevens, #1 Lincoln boys crush RC Central  Dakota News Now

Secretary reaffirms trilateral partnership at G7 meeting in Munich  State Magazine

Incoming CEO out at USA Swimming because of ‘unforeseen’ circumstances  The Washington Post

Photos: LSU Gymnastics wins Podium Challenge over George Washington  The Advocate

United States Bowling Congress partners with mayor's office for cancer benefit  WBRZ

Activists protest recent ICE immigration operations in Los Angeles  CBS News

Cuts to US national parks and forests spark outrage as summer nears  BBC.com

Five questions facing Washington State as spring practices kick off | Analysis  The Seattle Times

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow,” “Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow stated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has “lost his fastball because no one challenges him.” Marlow said, “I think this was the first genuine public The post Marlow: Zelensky Whiffed Today Because No One Challenges Him appeared first on Breitbart.

"What I saw in the Oval Office was disrespectful," said GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Washington, other states argue Trump executive order violates Constitution  NBC Right Now

New Austin Reaves Update After Lakers’ Unfortunate Announcement  Athlon Sports

Turlock’s Orlando Zamora to represent United States on international stage  The Turlock Journal

Never in the past few decades at least has an American president engaged in such an angry, scathing attack on a visiting foreign leader in the Oval Office.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed support for President Donald Trump after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was kicked out of the White House over disrespectful comments he made, adding that Trump had "stood bravely for peace." The post Hungary’s Viktor Orbán Backs Trump After Zelensky’s Oval Office Meltdown: Trump ‘Stood Bravely for Peace’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Watch: Rams WR Puka Nacua's reaction to Matthew Stafford's new deal is the happiness you need to see today  NBC Los Angeles

San Francisco safe parking site to close, advocates concerned  MSN

Boston led by 22 points very early on Friday, but it didn't take Cleveland long to get back into the game. The post Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers outlast Celtics despite 46 from Jayson Tatum: 7 takeaways appeared first on Boston.com.

Elon Musk sowed chaos across the government just days ago by asserting that failure to comply with a similar directive would result in their dismissals.

DOGE ALASKA: UAA student paper The Northern Light goes kinky with sex edition  Must Read Alaska

Trump and Zelenskyy's bilateral press conference has been canceled.

Karoo Cafe brings Ubuntu to Seattle's Pike Place neighborhood  KING5.com

The Sojourn Project provides immersive journey into civil rights history  CBS News

Faith Kipyegon, the fastest female miler in the world, could dip under 4 minutes with an extra boost from pacers.

The Top Zinfandel Wines From The San Francisco International Wine Competition.  Forbes

How to watch today's Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders MLS game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time  Goal.com

Our local crews can be put back to work restoring Southeast Alaska salmon streams  Alaska Beacon

A Texas state lawmaker introduced a bill to amend the state's ban on gender transition procedures or treatment for minors to also apply to adults.

Actor Don Cheadle visits Roybal campus for Black History Month celebration  NBC Los Angeles