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NEW YORK (AP) — Holly Holm is already the answer to a trivia question as the first fighter to dominate and defeat Ronda Rousey. Her leap from obscurity to instant celebrity landed her on daytime talk shows and chatting with late-night hosts and made her — oh so briefly — the most talked about fighter […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supporters of President Donald Trump’s pick for labor secretary are launching a campaign to defend him after months of criticism from Democrats and unions. Andrew Puzder’s backers are using social media and the hashtag “confirmpuzder” to hit back against opponents who argue that his background as a fast-food executive puts him in […]

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) — Joel and Ethan Coen will polish the script for a planned “Scarface” remake. Universal Pictures announced Friday that “an explosive reimagining” of the gangster classic will be released in August 2018. Diego Luna is set to star in the role famously played by Al Pacino in Brian De Palma’s 1983 […]

Starbucks is launching a “social gifting” feature on the popular WeChat messaging and calling app in China, allowing users to send a Starbucks beverage or gift card that is instantly redeemable at a nearby store.

Matt Day, who covers Microsoft and technology for the Seattle Times, spoke about the impact of Trump's travel ban on the area's tech industry, which has come to rely heavily on immigrant talent.

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A former death row inmate facing retrial on charges of killing a man and a young boy at a Delaware barbershop in 2001 has accepted a plea offer. Chauncy Starling pleaded no contest Friday to one count of second-degree murder. Starling was originally convicted and sentenced to death for the shootings […]

President Trump said Friday that he has "no doubt" he will win the travel-ban case in court and promised to take additional, unspecified security steps "rapidly."

The U.S. Army is denying 35 claims for more than $1.5 million in damage caused when a blimp broke loose in Maryland and came to rest in the Pennsylvania countryside in 2015. Army Spokesman Dov Schwartz said in a statement Friday that the Army had determined that no government employees or agencies were responsible or […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Another New York City man has admitted to plotting to help the Islamic State group. Munther Omar Saleh pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Brooklyn to charges that he planned to help the extremist organization. Saleh told a judge that he supported the group knowing that it engaged in terrorism. […]

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo suffered minor injuries Friday after a small Fiat hit her car, officials and Polish news reports said. Her spokesman said she was being examined in a hospital but wasn’t badly hurt. The accident occurred in the southern town of Oswiecim, which is Szydlo’s hometown. Szydlo was […]

PHOENIX (AP) — A sprawling urban garden on a vacant lot where Phoenix residents have grown everything from melons to okra closed Friday after the gardeners were mysteriously ordered out as a federal agency reassumes ownership of the land, stupefying and angering gardeners who called their eviction a classic case of government dysfunction. Families, senior […]

GROVE CITY, Ohio (AP) — Police say an Ohio college student whose body was found near a park had been shot, and they are investigating the death as a homicide. Grove City police said Friday that the body of 21-year-old Reagan Tokes was found near the entrance of Scioto Grove Metro Park on Thursday afternoon. […]

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A Romanian court ruled Friday that the speaker of the Senate, accused of making false statements in a property fraud case, can go on trial. The news came as thousands of Romanians protested in Bucharest for the 11th straight day over government efforts to ease penalties for corrupt officials. The High […]

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air employees receive $100 million in bonuses Friday, with $62 million going to employees in the Puget Sound area.

Che Taylor, 46, was shot and killed during a confrontation with two Seattle police officers last year in the Wedgwood neighborhood.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Republican lawmakers around the country are facing tough and often angry questions from constituents who are packing town hall meetings or showing up at their offices. Among their grievances is that the GOP plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare,” with no replacement. The pushback echoes the same […]

PHOENIX (AP) — A group of Native American basketball fans say they were asked to move at a high school basketball game because of their race. Globe High School fans traveled to American Leadership Academy’s Queen Creek campus Tuesday for girls and boys basketball games. School officials say some Globe fans became unruly in the […]

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities say they have arrested a man for arson after a fire broke out in a subway car, injuring 13 people. Police said there was no evidence to indicate the fire Friday evening was a terror attack. Police District Commander Kwok Pak-chung said the 60-year-old man told rescuers he […]

For the “Quantity of Care” investigation, The Seattle Times used several databases. Two were particularly important: One was the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), which supplies a unique 10-digit number called the National Provider Identifier (NPI) for all healthcare providers. From this, we created a subset of doctors whose primary specialty was neurological […]

QUANTITY OF CARE | After enduring years of painful headaches and injuries, Talia Goldenberg — a lively, uninhibited artist — was ready for surgery to help stabilize her flexible spine.

The following is an email response from Swedish hospital to The Seattle Times’ “Quantity of Care” investigation by reporters Mike Baker and Justin Mayo:   “Since our beginning, Swedish has always been committed to the highest quality, safest health care for our community. We often care for the sickest of the sick and work to […]

QUANTITY OF CARE | At Swedish's premier neurosurgery hub, internal records and interviews with staff reveal an array of warnings about patient safety amid concerns about retribution from a star surgeon in charge.

Here’s how to toast romance on a tasting-room getaway.

Anne Fleming and her brother, Don Fleming Jr., grew up in, and now own, this classic Bellevue home, which was designed by their famous uncle. They rent it to art dealers who relocated from the East Coast.