Sports
8/12 Sports Brief
A blockbuster $12.5B deal as Josh Kushner and Bob Iger agree to buy the Lakers, AP source says LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold for the second time in a […]
Year: 2026
Washington
WA revenue officials: Income tax will bring in more money than first expected
by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardAugust 12, 2026 A new analysis from the state Department of Revenue shows Washington’s high-earner income tax will be paid by thousands of additional households and produce hundreds of millions […]
Oddities
Scooter the dog learns gummies are not good for tummies and sharing is caring
Yummy, yummy, yummy, this dog had much more than just love in her tummy. According to an Instagram post by Australia’s Animal Emergency Service, Scooter the beagle was brought in after eating a bag of gummy worms weighing […]
Happy Hour
Disney, TikTok strike deal to let creators use Disney characters in videos
The Walt Disney Company and TikTok announced a brand-new deal on Wednesday, allowing fans to create videos using Disney characters. The new deal will give social media creators on TikTok access to “memorable scenes and […]
Science / Health
Former NFL QB Matt Hasselbeck part of latest CTE frontier — diagnosing brain disease in the living
PHOENIX (AP) — Matt Hasselbeck took some nasty hits to the head during his 17-year NFL career, four years at Boston College and a childhood full of sports, but the quarterback seems to have emerged from more […]