What is a cash-out refinance? Here’s what you need to know

A cash-out refinance replaces your current mortgage with a new, larger one. It includes the remaining balance of your original loan plus an additional amount that you’ll withdraw in cash. This cash ...

Motley Fool: An undervalued titan

Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) is a relentless innovator that has greatly benefited long-term shareholders. Its dominance in e-commerce and its growing revenue streams in advertising and cloud computing ...

War in Iran could spur a shift to clean energy – but also to coal

The war in Iran is choking off oil and gas supplies and spiking energy prices around the world. And for many environmentalists, that’s a powerful argument for countries to curb their use of fossil ...

SAVE America Act would require Washingtonians to mail photocopies of official IDs with ballot to vote

A controversial election-reform bill backed by President Donald Trump would cost Washington state taxpayers at least $35 million to implement but wouldn’t provide federal funding to cover those costs, ...

‘What would Keeble do?’: Latest short story collection just small part of sprawling creative writing career for educator, poet and author John Keeble

When the Exxon Valdez dumped more than 10 million gallons of oil into the Prince William Sound, “Yellowfish” author John Keeble received a call from his then-Harper & Row editor Ted Solotaroff asking ...

How scammers are using AI deepfakes to steal money from taxpayers

Last month, the Federal Trade Commission warned that the agency has seen a “big wave” of reports about phone scams in which fraudsters claim to be from the IRS or another official-sounding government ...

This day in history: Bear shot and given funeral after it escaped Natatorium Park cage. Students backed Hubert Humphrey for president at student convention at Gonzaga

The student delegates at a simulated Democratic convention at Gonzaga University chose Hubert Humphrey as their 1976 presidential candidate and California Gov. Edmund G. Brown as his running mate.
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Why Team USA — not Cal Raleigh — is at fault for WBC handshake mishap | Commentary

Cal Raleigh: villain. You buying it? Because I’m not. The American catcher has probably been the most-mentioned name in baseball over the past few days, and not for ...

Six years later, COVID symptoms linger for many Latino farmworkers in Washington

A few days later, he tested positive for COVID-19 – an illness he says he still hasn’t fully recovered from five years later. “I still feel like there’s phlegm stuck in my lungs,” Muñoz said in ...

Washington Air Force captain among 6 killed in refueling plane crash in Iraq

An Air Force captain from Washington was among six aviators who perished when a refueling plane crashed Thursday in western Iraq, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.

‘It’s a really special moment for me’: Spokane’s Craig Waibel returns home as GM of Seattle Sounders

When Craig Waibel was offered a front-office position with the Seattle Sounders in 2021, he recognized it as a rare opportunity.

WSU’s Rosemary Longisa places second in mile at NCAA Indoor Championships

Washington State's Rosemary Longisa finished second in the mile race at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday at the Randal Tyson Track Center, posting a time of 4:40.21.