Woodland Park Zoo elephants: Zoo run by autocrats

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) points to a player behind him after making a basket in the closing seconds against the Orlando Magic in Game 2 of the NBA basketball finals in Los Angeles. Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. He was 41. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, 2009) — Kobe Bryant, an 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. He was 41. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Matt Calkins

Kobe Bryant’s greatness was the glue that helped bond so many basketball fans

And his sudden death Sunday should remind us all to not take for granted those around us. Updated 11:01 am

3 UW students who traveled to Wuhan, China, screened for the new coronavirus that originated there
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Tanya Tucker, left, and Brandi Carlile accept the award for best country song for “Bring My Flowers Now” at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP) CAGB509 CAGB509

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‘It’s one of the great honors of my life’: Brandi Carlile helps Tanya Tucker win her first Grammy, and adds to her own haul

On music's biggest night, Brandi Carlile added another two trophies to her collection, while Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament and his brother Barry won a Grammy for best recording package for their art direction on the “Chris Cornell” double album. Updated 9:27 am

Cecile Ann Hansen, chairwoman of the Duwamish Tribe, offers a blessing to open the day of action before a panel discussion called ‘Womxn + Power Seattle: A Conversation on the Intersections of Race and Gender.’

Womxn Act on Seattle, a day of action to maintain the momentum of the women’s march, took over ‘hubs’ in Seattle and on the Eastside Sunday January 21, 2018. The three main components of the events were panel discussions, conversations and trainings meant to center marginalized voices, as well as voter registration and collecting goods for charities at each hub. 204908

Naomi Ishisaka

The Duwamish people were here first. Should Seattleites pay them rent?

Called “Real Rent Duwamish,” the all-volunteer effort — in partnership with the tribe — facilitates monthly “rent” payments to the tribe. Real Rent Duwamish has had 4,524 donors so far, now totaling around $20,000 a month.

A fledgling peregrine falcon under goes a medical check up at PAWS Wildlife Center in Lynnwood. PAWS received three fledgling peregrine falcons taken from a nest in Boeing’s Renton assembly plant this summer. Boeing, wildlife officials and falcon experts are working to remove the adults from the assembly plant while the 737 MAX is out of production.

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Boeing’s assembly plant is shuttered amid 737 MAX crisis. Now the company has a falcon problem.

A pair of peregrine falcons has been nesting inside the massive factory where the 737 MAX is assembled. Now, it's time for them to go. Updated 9:21 am