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Community Dinners church nourishes bodies, souls
The North Seattle congregation has had several names in its 90 years of existence, which it celebrated Sunday. But now it has taken a name that leaves out “church,” doesn’t meet in such a building and devotes itself to feeding others.
Fluoridated water? Not all Portlanders will drink to that
Portland residents will vote Tuesday on a ballot measure to add fluoride to the city’s drinking water — a debate that has turned the city’s traditional liberal politics on its head.
Jerry Large
Research morsels: Swallow with care
Research reinforces an old idea: Whether you’re served food or ideas, it pays to be careful about what you ingest.
Sip, spit: Underage wine students can now taste subject
A new law will allow 18- to 20-year-olds to taste wine if they’re enrolled in a community college wine program — just as long as they sip, then spit.
FBI: No arrests in case of Spokane ricin letter
The FBI says it still has not made any arrests after searching a downtown Spokane apartment as part of an investigation into the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.
Seattle labor activist Will Parry dies at 93
Will Parry was a newspaperman, cardboard-box factory employee, labor activist and writer who devoted his life to radical and progressive causes. He died last week at age 93.
Poverty hits home in local suburbs like S. King County
For the first time, there are more poor people living in American suburbs than in the nation’s big cities, according to new findings by the Brookings Institution. South King County is particularly “eye-opening,” the researchers say.
Ex-NFL WR Johnson arrested on probation violation
Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson has been arrested on charges that he violated probation stemming from an altercation with his now ex-wife, TV reality star Evelyn Lozada.
Sounders could have their best attack ever in Johnson, Martins and Neagle
Goals are flying in now that the Sounders are getting healthier, and a high-powered attack has been led by the forward trio of Eddie Johnson, Obafemi Martins and Lamar Neagle.
Washington softball team wins NCAA Regional championship
Bryana Walker fanned 12 batters while recording a five-inning no-hitter as the UW softball team overpowered Hawaii 8-0 Sunday in its NCAA regional championship game at Husky Softball Stadium.
Reign FC still winless through seven games after 3-0 loss to Sky Blue
The goal was out of reach again, and the chance for the franchise's first victory quickly evaporated. Seattle Reign FC (0-6-1) lost its...
Archbishop Murphy back in semifinals | Baseball
The defending Class 2A state champion Wildcats got outstanding pitching from Derrick Mahlum and Zander Clouse to beat White River 2-0 and Lynden 3-1 on Sunday.
Mariners do little right in 6-0 loss to Cleveland
Pitcher Felix Hernandez and the Mariners were eager to forget Sunday's 6-0 loss to Cleveland, which clinched the series for the Indians.
Bae earns 1st PGA victory at Nelson | Golf roundup
Sang-Moon Bae watched anxiously after hitting his tee shot at the par-3 17th hole Sunday in the Byron Nelson Championship. When the ball landed...
Bruins beat Rangers, take 2-0 series lead
Johnny Boychuk broke a tie midway through the second period, and the Boston Bruins scored two goals in the third to beat the New York Rangers...
Hoist blazes to early lead, then holds off the closers at Emerald Downs
Aaron Gryder and Hoist played a game of catch me if you can Sunday at Emerald Downs in the Governor's Handicap. They couldn't. Hoist blazed to an...
Husky men win fourth-straight Pac-12 rowing title; women finish third
The No. 1-ranked Husky men continued their conference-championship winning streak, taking three of four races at Lake Natoma on Sunday to...
No bumps at Indy on Bump Day qualifying
Bump Day at Indianapolis followed the script. No surprises, no drama and no drivers getting bumped. On a day devoid of tension and rumors...
The San Antonio Spurs opened the Western Conference finals resembling the past champions who have been there so many times before. The Memphis Grizzlies looked...
Washington baseball sweeps Washington State with 5-2 win | Northwest roundup
Five runs over the first three innings and a strong outing from starter Zach Wright led the Washington baseball team to a 5-2 win over Washington...
All-league teams are updated and published online as teams are announced. Email additional teams to sports@seattletimes.com.
Baseball playoff schedule, results
Results and schedule for the state baseball tournaments.
Kentridge, West Seattle break through to semis | Baseball
Kentridge reached the state semifinals for the first time since 1991, while West Seattle made school history with its first trip to the final four.
Wedge gives Montero some catching pointers
Mariners manager Eric Wedge was with catcher Jesus Montero behind the cage during batting practice Sunday, going over technical aspects...
A.M. Briefing | Nadal beats Federer, Serena wins at Italian Open
Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer. In the 30th meeting between the tennis greats, Nadal controlled the final from the...
All-league teams are updated and published online as teams are announced. Email additional teams to sports@seattletimes.com.
Rainiers win on Triunfel's homer in ninth
Carlos Triunfel's tiebreaking, one-out home run in the bottom of the ninth inning gave Tacoma a 6-5 victory over Memphis on Sunday.
Vargas on target as Angels beat White Sox | Baseball Notebook
Former Mariner Jason Vargas scattered four hits through seven scoreless innings in a 6-2 victory over Chicago.
Sunday's racing results | Emerald Downs
Racing results for Sunday, May 19
His reaction certainly wasn't par for the course
Talk about taking an ill-advised drop. Mike Miller, 21, was so happy to hit a hole-in-one in a tournament at Knollwood Country Club in Elmsford...
Economists predict increase in consumer spending
Consumer spending is likely to pick up this year, while government spending declines at a faster rate, according to a survey of business economists.
High court uphold FCC power in cell tower disputes
The Supreme Court has affirmed the authority of federal regulators to try to speed local government decisions on proposals to build or expand cell phone towers.
deafReview gives a voice to deaf consumers
Frustrated with poor customer service, a Seattle woman who is deaf founded deafReview, a Yelp-like review site for deaf, blind and hard-of-hearing individuals to rate businesses.
Brier Dudley
Chinese back hacking U.S. businesses, government
Hackers working for a cyberunit of China’s People’s Liberation Army appear to have resumed their attacks using different techniques, computer-security experts and U.S. officials say.
Measles surges in UK years after flawed research
More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked the vaccine to autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease.
Riots in Stockholm suburb over police shooting
Gangs of youth angered by the police shooting death of an elderly man in a mainly immigrant neighborhood hurled rocks at police and set cars and buildings on fire in a Stockholm suburb early Monday, forcing the evacuation of an apartment block.
Seoul: Day 3 of NKorea tests of short-range weapon
North Korea continued firing short-range weapons over its own eastern waters Monday after a weekend of what it called "rocket launching tests" intended to bolster deterrence against enemy attack. South Korean officials were investigating exactly what it was that the North was testing.
Large earthquake strikes off coast of Chile
A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but Chilean officials said it was not felt on land and discarded the possibility that it might unleash a tsunami.
Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province council
A suicide bomber dressed in a police uniform killed 14 people including a prominent provincial council chief outside the council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, authorities said. The Taliban insurgency quickly claimed responsibility.
Suspected US drone kills 2 in Yemen
Yemeni security and military officials say a suspected U.S. drone has killed two militants in a town in the center of the country.
Vandals target Israeli women's prayer group
Israeli police say vandals have spray-panted slogans on the home of one of the leaders of a liberal Jewish women's group that has angered ultra-Orthodox communities over its demands for equality of worship.
Records give rare look at how feds probed one reporter
In 2009, the Justice Department did more than get a working journalist’s phone records in trying to find the source of classified information leaking out about North Korea.
GPS system can predict post-quake tsunami, study finds
After the tsunami devastated Japan in 2011, researchers looked to how they could prevent such a catastrophe from happening a second time. Using data collected from the event, they look to creating a GPS system.
Number of HIV cases rises on the Navajo Reservation
The federal Indian Health Service’s report shows that the number of HIV cases among Navajo have increased 20 percent since 2011. Combating the issue is especially difficult in a close-knit society where sex is rarely discussed.
Obama pushes black graduates to set examples, press forward
Obama’s address to Morehouse College, a historically black school, was filled with personal and reflective remarks, and urged the new graduates to resist the temptation to make excuses, and to seize responsibility and help those left behind.
Pakistani health officials blamed for measles outbreak
Hundreds of Pakistani children have died of measles in the past year because Pakistani health officials have incompetently handled vaccination programs, according to a new government report.
Sandy’s legacy may include better hurricane forecasting
An infusion of Sandy-related dollars from Congress will help the National Weather Service upgrade two supercomputers that are used in virtually all U.S. weather predictions. That, in turn, could close what some have called an embarrassing gap between the primary U.S. and European computer models.
Syrian forces push rebels out of key city; turning point in fighting?
In a fight that both forces called a turning point, the Syrian government secured the city of Qusair from rebel forces for the first time in months. The city is a geographic link to other parts of the country, making it an incredibly valuable foothold for rebel and government forces.
Without U.S. copters, Afghans struggle to save wounded
For the past decade, the Afghan army has relied on hundreds of U.S. helicopters to pluck wounded soldiers from remote battlefields. Now, with U.S. helicopters leaving Afghanistan, Afghan pilots won’t have sufficient resources for casualty evacuation.
Editorial: State legislators shouldn’t delay budget work
Legislators in Olympia should not wait for the June 18 revenue forecast to reach a budget deal.
Guest: Building a community to close the education achievement gap
Despite the hard work of thousands of well-meaning adults, children in poverty-impacted schools are still most likely to get lost within the system, according to guest columnists Tom Stritikus and Elham Kazemi.
E.J. Dionne / Syndicated columnist
Our national democratic distemper
Our obsession with various scandals raises an interesting question, writes E.J. Dionne Jr. Is our democracy becoming dysfunctional?
Isla Fisher finds her comfort zone in supporting roles
Isla Fisher, now starring as Myrtle in “The Great Gatsby,” jokes about the character of her characters and talks seriously about the pressures of “carrying a movie.”
Lit Life
The writer behind the David Mapstone mysteries
An interview with Jon Talton, a business journalist who also writes the David Mapstone mysteries.
Seattle Opera stages Wagner singalong on May 22
Seattle Opera invites the public to celebrate composer Richard Wagner’s birthday (and get ready for the “Ring” cycle) with a singalong, a costume contest, cake and other fun on May 22, 2013.
AP Interview: Soderbergh on quitting movies
Steven Soderbergh is working on a new currency.
Japan's 'Shield of Straw' an action pic in Cannes
Director Takashi Miike says shooting an action movie in Japan is a lot harder than it looks.
Khaled Hosseini's new book is another tear-jerker
"And the Mountains Echoed" (Riverhead Books), by Khaled Hosseini
Monday TV Picks: ‘Mel Brooks: Make a Noise’ on KCTS
TV picks for Monday, May 20, 2013, include PBS’ “Mel Brooks: Make a Noise” on KCTS, “The Voice” on NBC and “The Goodwin Games” on Fox.
Review: Daft Punk seduces machines into singing
Daft Punk, "Random Access Memories" (Columbia)
Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival
Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival:
Review: The National returns with somber 6th album
The National, "Trouble Will Find Me" (4AD)
A&E highlights: A week for Trekkies, folkies and fairgoers
Things to do in Seattle in the week beginning May 19, 2013, include “Star Trek Into Darkness” on the big screen, Northwest Folklife Festival at Seattle Center and the University District Street Fair.
Consumer group flags high SPF ratings on sunscreen
Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use. But despite those long-awaited changes, many sunscreens continue to carry SPF ratings that some experts consider misleading and potentially dangerous, according to a consumer watchdog group.
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