Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens (14) tiptoes for extra yardage Sunday afternoon at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington on December 31, 2023. The Seahawks lost 30-23. 225847 (Kevin Clark / The Seattle Times)
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Seahawks

Seahawks’ playoff hopes take hit as defense sputters in ill-timed loss to Steelers

The Seahawks turned in one of their worst defensive efforts of this or any recent year in a 30-23 loss to the Steelers.

Sugar Bowl

How to watch UW vs. Texas in Sugar Bowl, College Football Playoff semifinal
UW’s Kalen DeBoer and Texas’ Steve Sarkisian collide on improbable paths to the Sugar Bowl WATCH
Sugar Bowl notes: Dylan Morris’ bittersweet goodbye, Jabbar Muhammad’s family affair and more
Analysis: Washington’s blueprint for a Sugar Bowl win over Texas

Fund For Those In Need

After losing her mom to domestic violence, LifeWire volunteer works to prevent similar tragedies
When everything else in his life fell apart, there was always dinner
How a Rainier Valley nonprofit helped a domestic violence survivor find freedom
As a new foster mom, she was sinking fast. So she grabbed a raft VIEW

Politics

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III attends an event, along with other senior military officials at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, in Simi Valley, Calif., on Dec. 2, 2023. Retired officers and departing defense officials are flocking to investment firms that are pushing the government to provide more money to their defense-technology startups. (Mark Abramson/The New York Times) XNYT0902 XNYT0902

New spin on a revolving door: Pentagon officials-turned-venture capitalists VIEW

Opinion

Headlines readers would like to see in 2024 | Editorial
Welcome, new Seattle City Council — now get focused on the details | Editorial
5 big political questions for 2024 | Jonathan Bernstein
Bird names should be about birds, not people | Op-Ed

Israel-Hamas war

A love story in Israel, captivity in Gaza and rebuilding in Thailand
Where was the Israeli military on Oct. 7?
Netanyahu says Gaza war on Hamas will go on for ‘many more months,’ thanks US for new weapons sales VIEW
Israeli-French hostage recounts harrowing experience in captivity

Local News

Lights shine from the Space Needle before the New Year as seen from Kerry Park on Dec. 31, 2019. 212539

Ride free on Seattle-area transit this New Year’s Eve

Featured Columnist

5 reasons not to freak out (so much) about 2024

Times Watchdog

Military testing reveals hundreds of drinking water wells contaminated with PFAS in WA
WA special education school accused of abuse is closing amid scrutiny
Inside Amazon warehouses, workers worry about risk of unsafe chemicals
Here’s what jurors in the Tacoma police trial aren’t being told

Business & Tech

People walk past a Maersk container ship at the Port of Felixstowe Ltd. in Felixstowe, U.K., on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. (Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg)

Maersk halts Red Sea shipping as US Navy sinks Houthi boats

Featured Columnist

From climate change to downtown Seattle, markers to watch in 2024

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Nation & World

A Confederate monument stands outside the Clarke County Courthouse in Quitman, Miss. on Dec. 20, 2023. The state ignored or was unaware of allegations of jailhouse rape, brutal beatings and corrupt acts by sheriffs and their deputies, even when there was ample evidence to examine. (Rory Doyle/The New York Times) XNYT0436

Who investigates the sheriff? In Mississippi, often no one VIEW

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Health

Registration technicians work at the City of Seattle’s Community Testing Site CQ on Aurora Avenue N. 214509

WA Health cuts hundreds of jobs as federal COVID funds run out

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