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"Olympia is not going to question everything Serena Williams has done" - When Alexis Ohanian opened up about how marriage to American changed his life

"Olympia is not going to question everything Serena Williams has done" - When Alexis Ohanian opened up about how marriage to American changed his life

Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian got married in 2017, a moment in time that changed the entrepreneur's life by his own admission. After welcoming their first daughter Olympia in 2017, the duo experienced the birth of their second daughter Adira...

LGBTQ Rights Milestones Fast Facts

LGBTQ Rights Milestones Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at LGBTQ milestones in the United States. LGBTQ is an acronym meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning. The term sometimes is extended to LGBTQIA, to include intersex and...

From Seattle to Atlanta, New Housing Programs Seek to Make Homes Permanently Affordable

From Seattle to Atlanta, New Housing Programs Seek to Make Homes Permanently Affordable

Seattle astounded housing advocates around the country in February 2025, when roughly two-thirds of voters approved a ballot initiative proposing a new 5% payroll tax on salaries in excess of US$1 million. The expected revenue – estimated to...

Washington State LGBTQ+ community faces healthcare barriers

Washington State LGBTQ+ community faces healthcare barriers

WASHINGTON STATE – New research from Washington State University (WSU) is shedding light on significant disparities faced by the state's LGBTQ+ community. Nearly 7,000 Washingtonians participated in the statewide survey. About one-third of the...

Sporting KC hosts Seattle Sounders amid week full of events

Sporting KC hosts Seattle Sounders amid week full of events

Sporting Kansas City has a busy week ahead, following their recent 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids. The team is set to face the Seattle Sounders at home this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. CT. The match, part of Retro Night at Children's Mercy Park,...

Porkchop Queens: All first-eliminated queens from 'RuPaul's Drag Race'

Porkchop Queens: All first-eliminated queens from 'RuPaul's Drag Race'

Losing is the new winning! Kelly Mantle in season 6; Irene The Alien in season 15; Lucky Starzzz in season 17 of RuPaul's Drag Race. Logo TV; MTVNo matter how many non-elimination episodes a new flagship season of RuPaul's Drag Race starts with,...

These 'Drag Race' queens won 4 maxi challenges (or more!)

These 'Drag Race' queens won 4 maxi challenges (or more!)

Must win four or more challenges to get on this ride. Alaska on All Stars 2; Sapphira Cristál on Drag Race season 16; Ginger Minj on All Stars 10. Logo TV; MTV; Paramount+ RuPaul's Drag Race has proven over the years that winning is pretty great,...

Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene Dangerously Equates Gender-Affirming Care With Female Genital Mutilation

Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene Dangerously Equates Gender-Affirming Care With Female Genital Mutilation

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) presides over a hearing of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Feb. 26, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images) Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) recently reintroduced a bill—the so-called Protect Children’s...

What to Do in Bellevue, Washington, Seattle’s Sister City

Officially, Bellevue, Washington, isn’t Seattle’s Sister City—that honor belongs to a city in Japan named Yao, along with other towns in Taiwan, the Czech Republic, and Latvia. Videos by TravelAwaits But you might know Bellevue as a close neighbor...

Kang eyes District 5, could become sole AAPI on Seattle City Council

Kang eyes District 5, could become sole AAPI on Seattle City Council

By Carolyn Bick NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Julie Kang Julie Kang and her family were the first residents on Aurora and 132nd Avenue, living in a multi-use building in which her father-in-law ran the Seattle Korean Daily on the bottom floor, while she...

Say it Loud, Gay is Proud: Seattle Pride Parade 2025

Say it Loud, Gay is Proud: Seattle Pride Parade 2025

The annual Seattle Pride Parade took place June 29, spanning from Westlake Park to the Seattle Center. An estimated 300,000 attendees crowded the main strip of downtown Seattle, all gathered to celebrate in defiance of the current administration's...

Obesity and chronic issues among U.S. children are highest in nearly 20 years

Obesity and chronic issues among U.S. children are highest in nearly 20 years

The health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to have obesity, chronic diseases and mental health problems like depression, a new study says. Much of what researchers found was already known, but...

Museum of Pop Culture celebrates 25 years with ‘MOPOP25: A Quarter Century of Culture’

Museum of Pop Culture celebrates 25 years with ‘MOPOP25: A Quarter Century of Culture’

How do we honor the past while celebrating the future of pop culture? This is the question Michele Y. Smith, CEO of the Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP), asked herself and the rest of her team during the brainstorming process for “MOPOP25: A Quarter...

American Wine Society Educational Foundation Announces 2025 Scholarship Recipients

American Wine Society Educational Foundation Announces 2025 Scholarship Recipients

Award-Winning Graduate Students Advance Critical Research in Viticulture and Enology Across North America July 7, 2025 (Lovettsville, VA) — The American Wine Society Educational Foundation (AWSEF) is pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of its...

80 Arts, Culture, Heritage, and Science Organizations Funded by Tacoma Creates for 2025-2026

The Tacoma Creates Advisory Board has approved contracts for the 2025-2026 funding cycle totaling approximately $6.4 million for 80 local nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is to advance or preserve arts, culture, heritage, and science....

The Wallflower, a Queer Lifestyle Magazine, Launched in June

The Wallflower, a Queer Lifestyle Magazine, Launched in June

SEATTLE, July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wallflower Magazine announced today that its premier issue will be available to purchase digitally June 28, 2025. Billed as "a magazine for those in the margins, from those in the margins," The Wallflower...

Hays County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2023-24 school year?

Hays County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2023-24 school year?

Moe and Gene Johnson High School had the highest enrollment among Hays County schools, welcoming 2,802 students during the 2023-24 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency. Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year,...

Foundations Race to Save Vaccine Progress

Foundations Race to Save Vaccine Progress

devastating diseases, rewriting childhood illnesses, and pushing the boundaries of what medicine can prevent. Much of the development of vaccines has been thanks to both private and federal grants. But that progress is under threat. The federal...

Where to watch Portugal vs. Italy for free: UEFA Women’s Euro stream

Where to watch Portugal vs. Italy for free: UEFA Women’s Euro stream

The Portugal women’s national team hasn’t won a match since February. It looks to get back in the winning column Monday against Italy, with the UEFA Women’s Euro match starting at 3 p.m. ET. How to watch: Fans in the USA can watch the match live...

Fantasy women's basketball: Saniya Rivers, Aziaha James set to produce

Fantasy women's basketball: Saniya Rivers, Aziaha James set to produce

As we approach the halfway point of the WNBA's 44-game regular season marathon, it's important to recognize how growth and change remain constants in the league. Injuries are also shaping the landscape, such as how Caitlin Clark's extended absence...

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