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  Why Biden is now routinely taking the short stairs up to Air Force One

  The built-in stairs lead to the belly of the plane. They're less photogenic than the tall, outdoor steps. But the sturdier stairs pose less of a health and political risk to the 80-year-old president.
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  After spate of fires, Seattle’s Lake City neighborhood grieves lost community center

  This week saw another significant fire in Seattle’s Lake City neighborhood, in a vacant building on Lake City Way. On that same day, a group held a memorial for the neighborhood’s shuttered Lake City Community Center, which was closed after another fire in April.
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  Meet the NBA dancers strutting into their Golden years

  At halftime for the Golden State Warriors, a dance crew for performers age 55 and older hits the hardwood and steals the show.

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  Does sex get better with age? This senior sex therapist thinks so

  A recent study found that if you expect great sex after midlife, you're more likely to get it. Here's advice for seniors for how to make the most of your love life.

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  'Live free and die'? The sad state of U.S. life expectancy

  A decade after a landmark report on Americans' shorter lives, the problem has only gotten worse. Unlike other wealthy nations, U.S. life expectancy has not bounced back from the pandemic.

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  Washington House votes to delay long-term care tax for 18 months

  Following widespread criticisms and voter pushback, Democrats in the Washington state House on Wednesday voted to delay the collection of a new payroll tax to fund a state-run, long-term care insurance program called WA Cares.
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  Want to opt-out of Washington’s new long-term care tax? Good luck getting a private policy in time

  Long-term care insurance companies have temporarily halted sales in Washington. The move follows a frenzy of interest in the costly insurance policies prompted by a November 1 deadline to opt out of a new state-run long-term care program.
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  Nearly 800 people believed to have died in Northwest heat wave

  The heat wave from two weeks ago is now one of the deadliest weather-related events in Washington state history.

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  WA adult family homes fear being forgotten during pandemic

  Imagine caring for three sick, elderly people on your own for a month. While having Covid-19 yourself.“I literally took it one hour at a time.”
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  'Some human connection': WA families plead for access to nursing homes

  Families fear coronavirus isolation is harming their loved ones; they hope rules can be adjusted.

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