5 years later: Experts weigh in on Covid-19 and it's impact since global emergency
Covid-19 was officially declared a Global Emergency by the World Health Organization. Experts reflect on the lessons learned since the pandemic.
US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
New results from a national exam find that America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math
CIA shifts stance on cause of COVID-19 pandemic, says lab leak 'more likely' than natural origin
The Central Intelligence Agency has assessed that the COVID-19 pandemic is “more likely” to have emerged from a lab rather than from nature, an agency spokesperson said on Saturday
These 6 metros have the highest share of remote workers. Here’s what they reveal about the future of remote work
For many workers, remote work wasn't a blip of the pandemic but a work structure that lingered long after, especially for white-collar workers. Nationwide, the number of people working remotely jumped from just 5% in 2018 to 13.
CIA says COVID-19 more likely to have come from lab than nature
The Central Intelligence Agency has assessed that the COVID-19 pandemic is more likely to have emerged from a lab than from nature, an agency spokesperson said on Saturday. The agency had for years said it could not conclude whether COVID-19 was the result of a lab incident or originated in nature.
China complains about CIA changing its tune on COVID-19 origins theory
The news comes after the CIA announced over the weekend that COVID-19 most likely originated from a leak at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in 2020.
Data: Arizona children are falling further behind in reading, math
Arizona and the nation’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
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The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding
WASHINGTON — The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment that points the finger at China even while ...
Sea-Tac airport broke its passenger volume record in 2024
Passenger levels at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport were at an all-time high in 2024, a sign that the Pacific Northwest's largest airport has fully recovered from the
Rand Paul subpoenas 14 agencies on COVID-19 origins
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) issued 14 bipartisan subpoenas for Biden-era federal departments to continue COVID-19 origins investigations.
Washington state hospitals lose nearly $400 million in first nine months of 2024, Providence loses $66 million in Spokane area
Hospitals in Spokane continued to bleed tens of millions of dollars last year – even as the losses slowed from those of 2023.
Low test scores reignite effort to abolish Department of Education: ‘Total reset’
Results from the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress offered an abysmal picture of student achievement.