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New claims allege Kurt Cobain’s death may have been homicide, police reaffirm stance - report

Independent researcher Michelle Wilkins said the team enlisted forensic specialist Brian Burnett, who, after reviewing materials, concluded the evidence indicated homicide. 

Kurt Cobain of Nirvana during the taping of MTV Unplugged at Sony Studios in New York City, 11/18/93. (Photo by )
United States fans with a rainbow Pride flag during the FIFA Women's World Cup Final at Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France, July 7, 2019

Seattle doubles down on World Cup Pride plans despite Iran, Egypt's objections

Nov 29, 2025; Pullman, Washington, USA; Washington State Cougars quarterback Zevi Eckhaus (4) runs off the field before a game against the Oregon State Beavers at Gesa Field at Martin Stadium.

Observant Jewish quarterback Zevi Eckhaus guides Washington State to a bowl game

 Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks at an Election Night party in Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 4, 2025.

Jacob Frey, Jewish mayor of Minneapolis, defeats challenger who drew Mamdani comparisons


US synagogue faces anti-Israel graffiti day before Holocaust Remembrance Day

The historic Seattle Reform synagogue had also been tagged with antisemitic graffiti six years ago. 

A Holocaust memorial commemorating the murder of some 900 Jews in Golovanevsk, Ukraine was vandalized on Tuesday.

Nissim Black's new Hanukkah song 'Victory' fights against antisemitism

The song is about taking a stance against anti-Jewish discrimination as well as the story of Hanukkah.

Nissim Black in a field wearing traditional Hasidic garb. (Tziporah Litman/Courtesy of Black)

Man yells antisemitic statements, does Nazi salute at Seattle airport

The incident occurred while passengers were boarding a flight between Seattle, Washington to Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.

A Nazi armband with a swastika displayed in the Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Two Israelis die in accidents in Seattle, Georgia

Bassel Abu Shariki, a resident of the Negev, was seven months away from completing his medical degree.

 Bassel Abu Shariki

Orthodox protesters again disrupt prayer at Western Wall as monthly ritual repeats

Thousands of black-attired young yeshiva students swarmed a group of about 100 women and a dozen men who accompanied them to the Western Wall.

 The The Western Wall Heritage Foundation's new ‘Western Wall Heritage Center’

Starbucks exec at center of union fight leaves the company

Williams, a 17-year Starbucks veteran at the center of the company's response to a unionization push in the U.S. and Canada, will leave Tuesday.

Starbucks coffee capsules are coming to Israel

Seattle City Council won’t bar police from training with Israeli forces

The Seattle City Council narrowly voted down legislation that would have prohibited the city’s police department from conducting training with Israeli forces.

FILE PHOTO: Seattle police form a line after deploying pepper spray and flash-bang devices during a protest against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. May 31, 2020.

Afghan refugee evacuating Kabul used US Jewish group as lifeline

The Jewish Family Services in Seattle was instrumental in the extraction of Tahera and her family from Kabul as the city fell to the Taliban.

 A woman follows a German policeman after disembarking from the last plane arriving with Afghan refugees via Tashkent at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, August 27, 2021.

Seattle teachers' union endorses BDS, blasts police-IDF collaboration

Criticism has been levied against Israel regarding collaboration between US police departments and the IDF, much of which is based on "deadly exchange" conspiracy theory.

An anti-Israeli protest inspired by BDS

Seattle Protest group to block Israeli ship

The ship belongs to the Israeli shipping company Zim.

Cars drive behind a truck transporting a Zim container just outside Israel's port of Ashdod February 23, 2012