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‘Classic case of false advertising’: Attorney sues Meta over AI glasses sharing footage overseas

A new lawsuit is raising concerns over privacy and advertising claims tied to Meta’s AI smart glasses.Attorney Ryan Clarkson of Clarkson Law Firm joined “The John Curley Show” on KIRO Newsradio to discuss a legal battle over the glasses, which look like standard Ray-Bans but can record video and audio while interacting with Meta’s AI chatbot, LLaMA.Clarkson explained that footage from these glasses is sent to workers overseas, who can view sensitive moments, including nudity and pers

Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to improve access and affordability

It also eliminates a limit on a grant for emergency shelter beds and street homelessness outreach.As many affordable housing developers are leaning on manufactured and modular homes that can be transported to areas that need housing, the legislation also lifts the requirement that they have to be built on a permanent chassis, making them easier to build and design.Housing advocacy and policy groups say they wish the bill went further by investing money in building more housing and assisting rent

Winter heat wave will send temperatures into the 90s across Southern California

It’s expected to be about 20 degrees warmer than normal for mid-March on Thursday and Friday, the National Weather Service said. That means people will be at higher risk for heat illness. Officials urged people to drink a lot of water and avoid outdoor activities during the daytime.The winter heat wave comes from a combination of high pressure and a lack of cooling winds blowing in from the Pacific Ocean, said Bryan Lewis, a meteorologist at the weather service’s office for Los Angel

Trump discourages Iranian soccer team from attending the World Cup, citing safety concerns

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he did not think it would be “appropriate” for the Iranian soccer team to attend this year’s World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, and cited safety concerns as a reason on Thursday, while the countries are embroiled in a war.“The Iran National Soccer Team is welcome to The World Cup,” Trump wrote on his social media site, “but I really don’t believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety.”This appears to depart somew

Federal Way man on FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted captured in Mexico, returned to Seattle

He was taken into custody by the Federal Way Police.“This is yet another most wanted high-value target captured under this FBI and @TheJusticeDept with President Trump’s leadership,” FBI Director Kash Patel posted to X.🚨🚨 CAPTURED: Another FBI Most Wanted – Samuel Ramirez Jr., apprehended in Sinaloa, Mexico.Ramirez was on the run for nearly 3 years for his alleged involvement in the murder of two female victims May 21, 2023. After the alleged murders, he was believed to have fl

‘They’ve stalled us’: Attorney alleges Seattle delaying records in SPD harassment case

Seattle attorney Sumeer Singla is suing the Seattle Police Department (SPD) and the City of Seattle, alleging public records violations and mishandling of complaints from four female officers who claim they faced sexual harassment, retaliation, and a hostile work environment under former SPD Chief Adrian Diaz.KIRO host John Curley spoke with Singla about the ongoing case and the challenges of holding the city accountable on “The John Curley Show” on KIRO Newsradio.“Since we tal

Lawyers for Jack ‘Ziz’ LaSota seek competency review while rejecting ‘Zizian’ and ‘cult’ labels

BALTIMORE (AP) — A lawyer representing the leader of the cultlike Zizians group that has been linked to six deaths told a judge Thursday that there is reason to believe his client is mentally incompetent to stand trial.Jack LaSota, a transgender woman who goes by “Ziz,” was supposed to be in federal court for a two-day hearing on whether to suppress evidence collected as a result of her arrest in Frostburg, Maryland, last year. Instead, U.S. District Court Judge James Bredar heard arguments on a

Smaller portions are a big restaurant trend as customers watch their budgets and waistlines

Younger consumers tend to snack more throughout the day and eat smaller meals, said Maeve Webster, the president of culinary consulting firm Menu Matters.“These are really driven by, I think, changes in the way people are thinking about their relationship with food, the way they spend money on food, what is a good value and what’s not,” Webster said.Looking for valueBeth Tipton, the co-owner of Daniel Girls Farmhouse Restaurant in Connersville, Indiana, introduced an eight-item Mini Meals menu l

When stock markets get shaken, it can pay for investors to be patient

<block>NEW YORK (AP) — When stock markets are as manic as they’ve been recently, it’s natural to want to do something to protect your retirement savings. Historically, though, staying calm has usually been best. The U.S. stock market has a track record of recovering from every steep drop it’s taken. Whether it’s a global financial crisis, a trade war or a military war, the S&P 500 has so far always recouped its losses to push toward more records. Of course, that can take years, but anyone who moved their 401(k) investments out of stocks risked missing out on the recovery and further gains.Will that happen again? No one can say for sure, and some things are different this time around. But many professional investors and strategists are sticking with the advice they usually give: As long as it’s money you don’t need soon, which should never be in stocks in the first place, try to be patient and ride out the stock market’s swings, tough as it is. They gave the same counsel after President Donald Trump unveiled his global tariffs on “Liberation Day” last year, after inflation skyrocketed in 2021 and after COVID crashed the global economy in 2020. Stomaching these kinds of shocks is the price of admission to get the bigger returns that stocks can offer over the long term.“Although volatility may feel uncomfortable, could rise from here, and possibly cause a near-term drawdown in stocks, volatility in itself tends to be brief when it reaches more extreme levels,” according to Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise. “And, more often than not, the extreme volatility provides investors with a solid long-term entry point to buy stocks rather than sell.”<hl2>War worries </hl2>The war in Iran is slowing the global flow of oil and causing extreme swings in markets.The fighting has halted most of the traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway off Iran’s coast where a fifth of the world’s oil sails on a typical day. That has storage tanks for crude in the region filling up because it has nowhere else to go. And that is pushing oil producers to say they’re cutting their output. Oil on Monday briefly spiked to nearly $120 per barrel, the highest price since the summer of 2022, on worries that the production problems could last a long time. Some analysts say prices could quickly reach $150 if the strait remains closed. A long stretch of high oil prices could put the global economy in a worst-case scenario called “stagflation.” That’s what economists call it when growth stagnates yet inflation remains high. It’s a miserable combination that the Federal Reserve and central banks worldwide have no good tools to fix.<hl2>Huge swings but not much change</hl2>The S&P 500 is just 4% below its all-time high, which was set in January, as of Thursday morning. It feels worse because of how sharply stock prices have swung recently, often hour to hour as well as day to day.Several times since the start of the Iran war, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has plunged roughly 900 points in the morning only to erase its loss later in the day or come close to it. <hl2>This isn’t unusual</hl2>The U.S. stock market doesn’t often behave exactly like this, but it has a regular history of falling to steep losses before rising again. The S&P 500 has seen a decline of at least 10% every year or so. Such drops are common enough that professional investors have a name for them: a “correction.” Often, experts view them as a culling of optimism that could otherwise run overboard and drive stock prices too high. <hl2>Should I sell now? </hl2>Selling your stocks or moving your 401(k) investments away from stocks and into bonds may offer less chance of seeing huge drops. But getting out of the market would also mean having to figure out the right time to get back in, unless you’re willing to give up any future recovery and gains. And timing the market correctly is always difficult. Some of the best days in the U.S. stock market’s history have been clustered in among downturns. Just this past Monday, anyone who sold when the S&P 500 dropped 1.5% in the morning would have missed out when the index stormed back in the afternoon. It ended with a gain of 0.8%. Some recoveries take longer than others, but experts often recommend not putting money into stocks that you can’t afford to lose for several years, up to 10. Emergency funds, for things like home repairs or medical bills, should not be invested in stocks.<hl2>For those new to investing</hl2>Apps on smartphones have made trading easier and cheaper than ever. That’s helped draw in a new generation of investors who may not be used to such wild swings in the market. But the good news is younger investors often have the gift of time. With decades to go until retirement, they can afford to ride the waves and let their stock portfolios hopefully recover before compounding and eventually growing even bigger. For them, drops in prices may almost be like stocks going on sale. <hl2>For those near retirement</hl2>Older investors have less time than younger ones for their investments to bounce back. People who have already retired may want to cut back on spending and withdrawals after sharp market downturns, because bigger withdrawals will remove more potential compounding ability in the future. But even in retirement, some people will need their investments to last 30 years or more. <hl2>For those with pensions</hl2>You don’t have to pay as much attention to any of this. Defined-benefit pensions, which few U.S. workers still have, mean you’re in line to get a defined payment regardless of what the stock market does. <hl2>Some differences this time</hl2>When stocks are falling, prices for Treasury bonds and gold often rise as investors move into investments considered safer. That’s why many advisers suggest keeping a diversified portfolio, to help smooth out shocks. This time around, though, Treasury prices have been hurt by worries about high oil prices and inflation. Gold’s price has also struggled occasionally when yields on Treasury bonds have climbed. That’s because gold, which pays its investors nothing, looks less attractive when Treasurys are paying more in interest. <hl2>How long will this last?</hl2>No one knows, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.___AP Writer Cora Lewis contributed.</block>

Shoreline family loses life savings in ‘pig butchering’ scam

One Shoreline family is trying to bounce back after falling victim to an online scam that drained their life savings.Daniel Hovland said it started last May when his wife answered an ad on Facebook to earn some money on the side.“I was like, ‘It looks like a scam, you shouldn’t get involved with it,'” said Hovland.The job called for looking at videos online, then liking and sharing them to help social media influencers monetize their accounts.“It would allow them to monetize fa

Amazon SLASHES 49K Desks – Socialist Seattle’s Office DOOM LOOP Accelerates

Amazon is making headlines with its plan to cut 49000 desks company-wide as it shifts its focus and billions of dollars towards ...

Winter storm hits Cascades, Blizzard Warning overnight | FOX 13 Seattle

A late-season winter storm is hitting western Washington mountains, with a Blizzard Warning in effect for higher elevations.

South Korean lawmakers pass law to manage Seoul’s pledge of $350 billion in US investments

semiconductor and other high-tech industries and another $150 billion in shipbuilding in exchange for Washington lowering reciprocal tariffs on Seoul from 25% to 15%.The agreement, which followed a breakthrough at an October summit between Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, also caps South Korean investments at $20 billion a year to protect the country’s foreign currency reserves.Lee’s liberal Democratic Party introduced the legislation in November but faced resistance from oppositi

State lawmakers rush to set rounding rules for when there are no pennies

Payment amounts could be different when multiple items are purchased or depending on the tax rate, but overall, prices more often being rounded up would lead to millions of dollars gained by businesses and lost by consumers collectively, amounting to a few pennies lost per person.Do people think it’s fair?As businesses have introduced rounding, some Americans have taken to social media to say they feel scammed, even if it is a penny or two at a time.Nikki Capozzo-Hennessy, 50, said she ten

Utah’s anti-gambling tradition meets Kalshi and Polymarket in a new legal fight

Utah doesn’t even allow broad multi-state lotteries like Powerball or Mega Millions.Utah leads on both state and federal frontsPhillips, the professor focused on industry regulation, said if Congress does not step in to clarify whether these new prediction markets are legal, the issue will be left to the courts.“The line between gambling and finance is very, very fine,” Phillips said. “There’s a reason why Congress has, over and over again, stepped in to define and regulate financial markets whe

Trump visa changes squeeze rural schools relying on international teachers

For the longer term, the district is pursuing ways to recruit future educators as early as their junior and senior years in high school.More immediately, the district is hoping to hire international teachers coming from other districts who want to have their J-1 visas changed to H-1B visas, which could allow the school system to avoid the $100,000 fee, said Carolyn Mitchell, the district’s executive director of human resources. “You have to try to figure out every alternative way when you

The Latest: Key oil price spikes over $100 as Iranian attacks hit shipping

It said an “unknown projectile” hit the vessel as it was some 65 kilometers (40 miles) off the coast of Dubai’s Jebel Ali port.It added that the crew of the vessel were safe.Brent crude oil tops $100 a barrel as Iran attacks on shipping worsen supply concernsThe price of a barrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, topped $100 a barrel early Thursday, just days after it spiked near $120.Oil prices shot more than 9% higher as supply concerns worsened with Iranian attacks on commercial

WA Senate gives final approval to ‘millionaire tax,’ sends it to Ferguson’s desk

It is simply asking for proportionality in our tax structure at a time when the gap between rich and poor has never been greater,” Wellman said.Republican Senator Chris Gildon argued the bill opens the door for a tax down the road on the middle class.“If this bill passes today, future legislatures can easily come back and change the threshold from $1 million down to $500,000 to $250,000; they can apply it to anyone that they want to,” Gildon said.Ferguson says he’ll sign revised versionLas

Former Michigan linebackers coach Chris Partridge sues university over firing

He took to social media at the time to say that he had no knowledge of any scouting scheme and that he was fired for failing to abide by the school’s directive to avoid discussing the inquiry with “anyone associated with the program.”“Additionally, at no point did I destroy any evidence related to the ongoing investigation,” he had said in an online post.Partridge went on to serve as outside linebackers coach for the Seattle Seahawks, helping them clinch a Super Bowl win last month.The lawsuit s

Curley: Ferguson wants to feed every student in Washington, but there’s no such thing as a free lunch

They’re just simply adding it to the ongoing bill that is included in the federal debt, which is at this point, $11,642 on every single citizen in the United States.To solve the problem of the kid who’s not getting food, whose mom makes $19 an hour, let’s feed all the kids, let’s just feed them all $1.5 billion, and it’ll end up being total cost to the federal government without the money, because they don’t even have the money.Man, oh man, you are so generous