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Studies test whether gene-editing can fix high cholesterol. For now, take your medicine

But once people develop high cholesterol or heart disease, guidelines recommend lowering it to at least 70, even lower for those at very high risk.When lifestyle changes aren’t enough, statin pills like Lipitor, Crestor or their cheap generic equivalents block some of the liver’s production of cholesterol and are highly effective at lowering LDL. There are a few other pill options for people who need additional help or can’t take statins, as well as some injected medicines.—-The Associated

What to know about the case of a teen found dead on cruise ship

(AP) — A 16-year-old boy under investigation in the death of his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship was in federal court at the end of last week, but the reasons for his appearance at the South Florida courthouse have been obscured because of his age.Unlike other cases involving adults, there was no explanation for the teen’s appearance in the Miami federal court docket, or whether he has been charged with a crime, since juvenile cases are closed to the public. Juvenile cases aren’

One million show up for Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl victory parade

#Seahawks#SuperBowlLX We have stadium celebration and parade coverage stating at 6AM on SMN @[email protected]/FUkpicqnY4— Luke Duecy (@LukeKIRO) February 11, 2026The parade will begin at 4th Avenue and Washington Street and end at 4th Avenue and Cedar Street, with the Super Bowl champion Seahawks players celebrating with fans along the route. Sidewalks, restaurants, bars — basically every square inch along the victory parade route is packed with people on 4th Avenue betwe

Seattle middle school locks down after 2 found shot in nearby apartment complex

A shooting in Seattle’s Central District that left a man and a woman with several gunshot wounds forced a nearby middle school into lockdown on Tuesday.At approximately 2:45 p.m., Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers responded to a shooting in the 2000 block of S. Jackson Street, SPD announced.At the scene, officers located a man and a woman inside a third-floor apartment, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. SPD provided emergency medical treatment to both victims.Once the Seattle

Homeland Security officials voice concerns about looming shutdown

Mark Amodei, the Republican chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee on Homeland Security.Rather, agencies such as the Transportation Security Administration, the Secret Service, Coast Guard and Federal Emergency Management Agency would take the biggest hit, he said. Officials from those agencies appeared before the House subcommittee to explain the potential impact of a Homeland Security shutdown.Rep. Henry Cuellar, the ranking Democrat on the panel, said the tragic loss of two America

Man questioned about Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance says he was released

Fresh surveillance images from Nancy Guthrie’s porch the night she went missing, coupled with intense police activity across Arizona and the detention of a man, had raised hopes that authorities were nearing a major break.By Wednesday, however, the man said he had been released after questioning, leaving it unclear where the investigation stood into last week’s disappearance of Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie.RELATED STORIESCopper wire thieves st

Trump administration ties El Paso airspace closure to Mexican cartel drones

The Federal Aviation Administration reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas on Wednesday morning, just hours after it announced a 10-day closure that would have grounded all flights to and from the airport.The FAA said in a social media post that it has lifted the temporary closure of the airspace over El Paso, saying there was no threat to commercial aviation and that all flights will resume.Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a post on X that the FAA and the

Copper wire thieves strike again, shut down light rail between SeaTac and Federal Way

But if a dude came up to him in a ratty old pickup truck with a pair of bolt cutters and a whole bunch of four-foot sections of communication copper wire transmission line, he could spot a thief a mile away,” said King County Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Gary Ernsdorff.A big day for light railDespite the early hiccup, Sound Transit staff said they are prepared for the big crowds.Dubbed “Operation Blue Thunder,” Sound Transit’s Henry Bendon said all the regional agen

Tacoma City Council meeting disrupted by anti-ICE protest

A Tacoma City Council meeting was disrupted by an anti-ICE protest Tuesday, prompting a brief respite.The rally was organized by the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pcia.wa/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pierce County Immigration Alliance</a>, a group calling for the removal of ICE from the City of Tacoma. On E. J Street, there is a detention center, aptly named the Northwest Detention Center, operated by the GEO Group on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).As many as 150 people rallied outside the Tacoma Municipal Building during the city council meeting, calling for the council to terminate the Northwest ICE Processing Center and divest from ICE. Most of the participants stayed outside on the sidewalks, but still disrupted the council meeting.A few dozen protesters had the chance to speak during the public comment period, but the meeting was stalled after rounds of cheers and applause followed each comment.“If people cannot conduct the meeting respectfully and continue to be disruptive, we will close community forum and adjourn,” Tacoma Mayor Anders Ibsen said.According to <a href="https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article314655342.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Tacoma News Tribune</a>, it is rare for the Tacoma City Council to have a recess during its meetings.“We met with the mayor and some city council members on Tuesday and they made it clear: they have no intention of taking the bold action needed at this time,” Pierce County Immigration Alliance stated on social media. “But we won’t stop until the city takes bold action and tells ICE that they are not welcome here!”This was the third anti-ICE protest conducted by the Pierce County Immigration Alliance. One of the organization’s earlier protests, held two weeks ago, blocked traffic on Market Street.<a class="twitter-follow-button" href="https://twitter.com/http://twitter.com/Mynorthwest" data-show-count="false" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Follow @http://twitter.com/Mynorthwest</a><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright visits Venezuela to assess oil industry overhaul

She proposed the overhaul of the country’s energy law after Trump said his administration would take control of Venezuela’s oil exports and revitalize the ailing industry by luring foreign investment.Rodríguez’s government expects the changes to serve as assurances for major U.S. oil companies that have so far hesitated about returning to the volatile country. Some of those companies lost investments when the ruling party enacted the existing law two decades ago to favor Venezuela’s state-run oi

Takeaways from AP’s review of recent criminal cases against ICE employees and contractors

Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020, and the wrongdoing includes patterns of physical and sexual abuse, corruption and other misuses of authority, a review by The Associated Press found.While most cases happened before Congress voted last year to give ICE $75 billion to hire more agents and detain more people, experts say such crimes could accelerate given the volume of new employees and their empowerment to use aggressive tactic

As ICE expands, an AP review of crimes committed by agents shows how their powers can be abused

With ICE, this is going to be a countrywide phenomenon as they pull in so many people who are attracted to this mission,” said David Bier, director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank.Bier, who has helped publicize some of the recent arrests and other alleged misconduct by ICE agents, said he has been struck by the “remarkable array of different offenses and charges that we’ve seen.”AP’s review examined public records involving cases of ICE employees and contra

Alex Murdaugh continues to insist he didn’t kill wife and son as he gets another day in court

But even from behind bars he continues to adamantly deny he is a killer.Murdaugh’s lawyers will appear Wednesday before the South Carolina Supreme Court, asking the justices to overturn the two murder convictions and life sentence Murdaugh is serving for the shooting deaths of his wife, Maggie, and younger son, Paul, outside their home in June 2021.The defense argues the trial judge made rulings that prevented a fair trial, like allowing in evidence of Murdaugh stealing from clients that h

Letters from a WWII soldier to his sweetheart offer an intimate picture of love during wartime

(AP) — Highlights from a trove of more than 200 love letters that tell the story of a couple’s courtship and marriage during World War II are now on display digitally through the Nashville Public Library, offering an intimate picture of love during wartime.The letters by William Raymond Whittaker and Jane Dean were found in a Nashville home that had belonged to Jane and her siblings. They were donated in 2016 to the Metro Nashville Archives.Whittaker, who went by Ray, was from New Rochelle

Attorney General Bondi will face questions from lawmakers as fallout over Epstein files continues

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi will face questions from lawmakers Wednesday over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein that have exposed sensitive private information about victims despite redaction efforts.Bondi is confronting a new wave of criticism stemming from the political saga that has dogged her term after the release of millions of additional Epstein disclosures that victims have slammed as sloppy and incomplete. It will be the first t

San Francisco parents scramble as teachers strike leaves 50,000 students out of school

They have not yet figured out what they will do if the strike goes on a second week.“We didn’t try to jump on all the camps and things right away because they can be pricey, and we may be a little more fortunate with our schedule than some of the other people that are being impacted,” Haught said.The United Educators of San Francisco and the district have been negotiating for nearly a year, with teachers demanding fully funded family health care, salary raises and the filling of vacant positions

Crowded Democratic field in California governor’s race might provide a rare opening for the GOP

Hilton has been calling on Bianco to drop out in hopes that Republicans would consolidate to push one candidate into the November election.“We cannot risk splitting the Republican vote and letting the Democrats in,” Hilton said in a recent debate.Democrats in search of a national leaderThe race is displaying some similarity with the rapidly developing 2028 Democratic contest for president, where a large field is assembling to contend for an open seat. Democrats are still regrouping from the thra

Curley: WA lawmakers celebrate Seahawks, then want to tax them millions

Pittsburgh, the mayor of Green Bay had this stupid bet, which was: whichever team won, the mayor of the losing team would have to go shovel snow at the mayor’s house in that city.The Pittsburgh mayor ends up getting caught on camera saying, “What a dumb idea it was.”You had to shovel snow over near the church or something like that. Or you get the awkward photos of the guy who has to take a picture of the other person in the awkward shirt. Wagers sometimes turn out to be not so

Shootings at school and home in northeastern British Columbia leave 10 dead, including shooter

A shooting at a school in British Columbia left eight dead including the suspect, with two more people found dead at a home believed to be connected to the incident, Canadian authorities said Tuesday.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said more than 25 people are injured, including two who were airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries, after the shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School.School shootings are rare in Canada.The town of Tumbler Ridge, which has a population of about 2,4

Scammers are using jail records to target families, Pierce County Sheriff’s Office warns

Then, they go online and search for family members.“They will reach out to a family member posing as an employee from the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office, telling that family member that they will offer them an electronic home monitoring program but only if money is paid immediately,” Pierce County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Carly Cappetto said.RELATED STORIES'They're not really clear who's the aggressor': PhotogSteve details Auburn shooting that left 4 injured2 shot at Centr