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Arts & Life

How to stay more active in the new year

One of the classic New Year's resolutions is to move more.

Politics

Can Washington state lawmakers cut their way out of a $2 billion shortfall?

Washington state's 60-day legislative session started Monday in Olympia with lawmakers facing a $2 billion budget shortfall. Washington State Standard reporter Jerry Cornfield has been following lawmakers' attempts to soften the blow.

Arts & Life

'My role was making movies that mattered,' says Jodie Foster, as 'Taxi Driver' turns 50

Foster was just 12 years old when she starred in the 1976 film. "What luck to have been part of that, our golden age of cinema in the '70s," she says. Her latest film is Vie Privée (A Private Life).

Music

Mexican singer-songwriter Humbe completes album trilogy

“Dueño del Cielo” is the final of Humbe's three albums in three years.

Tax the wealthy? New session, big questions for WA lawmakers

The 2026 legislative session kicked off this week in Olympia. State lawmakers have a lot to figure out – especially the budget that’s still underwater. One idea that's getting floated is an income tax on millionaires. Paul Queary is here to explain what lawmakers are getting up to. He’s editor and publisher of the Washington Observer.

World

Trump continues to threaten military action against Iran

Amid a deadly crackdown on protesters in Iran, President Trump continues to threaten military action against Tehran and warned countries that do business with Iran that he could impose a tariff.