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Carolyn Grant, left, retired at the end of December, but was pressed into service by UW Medicine to coordinate some of its coronavirus testing. She works here with Faith Reyes on the day's plan at the Northgate testing station.

Coming out of retirement during coronavirus pandemic, a Seattle nurse finds purpose

March 31, 2020 at 11:23 a.m.

Carolyn Grant, 63, a retired registered nurse, was sitting comfortably in her favorite chair beside the fireplace when her phone buzzed at 2 p.m. on March 11 with a fresh...

Several 777 series jets are seen in various stages of production in 2013 on the floor of Boeing's factory in Everett, Washington. Boeing, headquartered in Chicago, has about 72,000 employees in Washington state.

As coronavirus decimates demand for jets, Boeing may slash production, cut jobs

March 16, 2020 at 5:02 p.m.

The dramatic worldwide collapse in air travel accelerated this weekend as the U.S. expanded its ban on passengers from Europe and other governments enacted their own barriers to slow the...

22 TV shows to binge on as you wait out the coronavirus

March 14, 2020 at 3:52 p.m.

Due to unprecedented events taking place in the United States and around the world, a lot of us may be finding ourselves staying home more than usual these days. And...

Paramedics transport a man believed to be Hong Kong's first coronavirus patient to a hospital on Jan. 22, 2020.

The 737 Max has been grounded for a year, and Boeing faces an uncertain, complicated future

March 10, 2020 at 2:41 p.m.

The extended grounding of Boeing's 737 Max, which this week passes the one-year mark, has made the jet-maker's future tough and uncertain. Now the global spread of the coronavirus —...

SEATTLE, WA - JUNE 8: A general view of the Seattle Space Needle and downtown skyline with Mount Rainier in the background leading up to the 2019 Rock'n'Roll Seattle Marathon and 1/2 Marathon on June 8, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images for Rock'n'Roll Marathon )

‘Ghost town’ Seattle? Amid coronavirus concerns, the show goes on for music fans and venues

March 9, 2020 at 10:47 a.m.

The place was packed. Church-key-wielding bartenders furiously cracked tallboys to keep pace with the Tuesday night crowd. The sound of opening beer cans and clanking booze bottles was drowned in...

Coronavirus effect staggers the aviation industry as air travel shrivels

March 3, 2020 at 4:37 p.m.

AUSTIN, Texas — The suddenly spiking U.S. death toll from the novel coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2 threatens to have swift and dire effects in the aviation industry, affecting both airlines...

Online shopping surges as coronavirus spreads, raising concerns about delivery workers

March 3, 2020 at 2:45 p.m.

SEATTLE — For gig-economy drivers working to serve a coronavirus-driven surge in demand for delivery, the weekend was a frenzied rush as shoppers placed grocery orders and some systems appeared...

Coronavirus staggers air travel industry. ‘This will be a very tough year for airlines.’

March 3, 2020 at 2:48 p.m.

The suddenly spiking U.S. death toll from the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 threatens to have swift and dire effects in the aviation industry, affecting both airlines and Chicago-based Boeing....

How is Boeing doing? Well, last month it got orders for exactly zero planes, an all-time low.

February 12, 2020 at 4:03 p.m.

In January, Boeing won no new airplane orders and delivered just 13 jets. While January is typically a very slow month for both Airbus and Boeing as they take a...

Denzel Washington and Halle Berry show off their best actor and actress awards they won at the 74th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 24, 2002, in Los Angeles. Washington won for his role in "Training Day" and Berry won for her role in "Monster's Ball."

Ahead of the 92nd Oscars, a look back at 10 great acceptance speeches

February 7, 2020 at 9:59 a.m.

In case any of this year's nominees are in need of inspiration, here are 10 great Oscar acceptance speeches from years past. Shirley MacLaine, 1984 (best actress, "Terms of Endearment")...

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