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‘It will make the fans feel better’: Luke Willson reflects on Seahawks’ Super Bowl mindset

Gee said Willson reflected on the team’s mindset and the importance of playing for the fans, not just the players.“When I asked him if it would make him feel better if the Seahawks beat the Patriots, the same team that beat him in the playoffs, he said, ‘No, but it will make the fans feel better,'” Willson said.RELATED STORIESTBTL Friday: Superbowl Coverage For People Who Don't Care About The Superbowl.Seahawks super bowl interceptionSuper Bowl weather: Why the coin flip could

Seattle tops nation in budgeting, WalletHub study finds

Seattle residents are among the most disciplined budgeters in the U.S., according to a new personal‑finance study that looked at how adults in more than 180 cities manage their money.The study, released by personal-finance website WalletHub, compared cities using a variety of financial indicators, including credit scores, debt levels, savings rates, and residents’ ability to meet monthly financial goals. Researchers looked at how well households stick to budgets, manage credit, and build emergen

John Curley: ICE drawdown in Minneapolis signals promising policy shift

I saw him at a press conference talking about ‘we’re not going to let them come in here and steal away our neighbors,’ using all the usual buzzwords and dramatic language — but this is about safety, not optics,” Curley said.”“I saw a press conference from Governor Ferguson; it was all buzzwords and speeches,” Curley said. “This is about safety and results, not optics.”Curley suggested the approach could serve as a model for other cities, focusing o

Voters are worried about the cost of housing. But Trump wants home prices to keep climbing

“However, appealing to older voters may prove to be a misguided policy if what’s needed to win is to expand the voting base,” Pocasangre said.Before the 2026 elections, voters have consistently rated affordability as a top concern, and that is especially true for younger voters with regard to housing.Booker Lightman, 30, a software engineer in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, who identifies politically as a libertarian Republican, said the shortage of housing has been a leading problem in his state.Li

Drake Maye and the Patriots take on Sam Darnold and the Seahawks in Super Bowl 60

(AP) — It’s almost time to crown an NFL champion.After two weeks of hype and anticipation, the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks will face off in Super Bowl 60 at Levi’s Stadium on Sunday.Will Drake Maye and the Patriots (17-3) capture their seventh Lombardi Trophy? Or will Sam Darnold and the Seahawks (16-3) earn their second?The matchup features two stingy defenses, two balanced offenses and two quarterbacks who’ve taken vastly different routes to get here.Led by defensive tackle Leona

Greenland crisis boosted Danish apps designed to identify and help boycott US goods

President Donald Trump’s designs on Greenland.The creator of the “Made O’Meter” app, Ian Rosenfeldt, said he saw around 30,000 downloads of the free app in just three days at the height of the trans-Atlantic diplomatic crisis in late January out of more than 100,000 since it was launched in March.Apps offer practical helpRosenfeldt, who lives in Copenhagen and works in digital marketing, decided to create the app a year ago after joining a Facebook group of like-minded Danes hoping to boyc

Hard hats and dummy plates: Reports of ICE ruses add to fears in Minnesota

In recent weeks, federal agents have repeatedly shown up to construction sites dressed as workers, according to Jose Alvillar, a lead organizer for the local immigrant rights group, Unidos MN.“We’ve seen an increase in the cowboy tactics,” he said, though he noted the raids had not resulted in arrests. “Construction workers are good at identifying who is a real construction worker and who is dressing up as one.”Using vintage plates Since the start of the operation in Minnesota, local officials,

Washington Post publisher Will Lewis says he’s stepping down, days after big layoffs at the paper

<block>Washington Post publisher Will Lewis said Saturday that he’s stepping down, three days after the troubled newspaper said that it was laying off one-third of its staff.Lewis sent an email to the Post’s staff, saying that “difficult decisions have been taken in order to ensure the sustainable future of The Post.” Lewis and the newspaper’s billionaire owner Jeff Bezos, did not participate in a meeting with staff announcing the layoffs this week.</block>

Appeals court affirms Trump policy of jailing immigrants without bond

Friday’s ruling also bucks a November district court decision in California, which granted detained immigrants with no criminal history the opportunity to request a bond hearing and had implications for noncitizens held in detention nationwide.Circuit Judge Dana M. Douglas wrote the lone dissent in Friday’s decision. The elected congress members who passed the Immigration and Nationality Act “would be surprised to learn it had also required the detention without bond of two million p

Brad Arnold, lead singer of Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, dies at 47

The band said in a statement that Arnold “passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, in his sleep after his courageous battle with cancer.” 3 Doors Down formed in Mississippi in 1995 and four years later received a Grammy nomination for the breakout hit “Kryptonite.” Arnold wrote the song in math class when he was 15 years old, according to the band statement. Their debut album, “The Better Life,” sold over 6 million copies. A second Grammy nomination came in 2003, for the song “When I’m

Officers rescue injured owl from highway near Poulsbo

What a sight to behold, as officers drove down a Kitsap County highway.In the dark of night, an injured owl stood motionless on the side of the road.The bird appeared to be severely hurt and unable to fly away.But it was standing upright, its large forward-facing eyes closely examining the officers as they came closer to take a look.The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Deputy and two Poulsbo police officers who found it knew they’d have to take action, if the injured animal was to have a chance at

Police arrest protesters at Minneapolis federal building on 1-month anniversary of woman’s death

Homan did not say when the administration would end its crackdown in the state, however.Good’s wife, Becca Good, issued a statement Saturday saying that the immigration effort is hurting people in Minneapolis and no one knows their names.“You know my wife’s name and you know Alex’s name, but there are many others in this city being harmed that you don’t know — their families are hurting just like mine, even if they don’t look like mine,” Becca Good said in the statement. “They are neighbor

Families of Venezuelans detained for political activism demand their release outside infamous prison

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Dozens of relatives and friends of Venezuelan opposition leaders, human rights defenders and others detained for their political activities protested Saturday outside a notorious prison in the capital to demand the immediate release of their loved ones.The demonstration outside Helicoide prison in Caracas comes during mounting pressure on the government of acting President Delcy Rodríguez to release all people whose detentions months or years ago have been linked by the

Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl is not so much of a rematch as it is a matchup of contrasts

one of the NFL’s best young cornerbacks.This year’s Super Bowl matchup between the New England Patriots (17-3) and Seattle Seahawks (16-3) is all about contrasts.And it starts with the coaches who will lead their teams onto the field.Being a part of the final game of the NFL season is nothing new for Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, who won three Super Bowls as a player with New England.Vrabel, 50, can become the fifth person in NFL history to win the Super Bowl as both a player and a head coach, joi

Republicans rarely criticize Trump in his second term. A racist post briefly changed that

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump received rare blowback from Republican lawmakers over a video posted to social media that included a racist image of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, depicted as primates.Since Trump’s return to the White House, Republican lawmakers have treaded carefully when disagreeing with the president, often communicating their concerns in private for fear of suffering his wrath. But the swift calls to remove the post, which also echoed fa

Ohio man charged with threatening to kill Vice President JD Vance and possessing child abuse files

He declined to go into detail about Mathre’s health challenges, but the lawyer said that Mathre has “some mental disabilities and a variety of other conditions.”Still, the Justice Department and Secret Service took the threat very seriously after Mathre said “I am going to find out where he (the vice president) is going to be and use my M14 automatic gun and kill him.” The indictment filed in court doesn’t offer many details about the threat or the images he allegedly possessed, but the Se

JD Vance and Jake Paul watch U.S. women’s hockey team together at the Winter Olympics

<block>MILAN (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance sat with influencer and boxer Jake Paul as they watched the U.S. women’s hockey team ease to a 5-0 win over Finland at the Winter Olympics on Saturday.Vance and his family entered during the intermission at the end of the first period, with the U.S. leading 1-0. Paul joined them shortly after. Paul’s fiancee Jutta Leerdam is a speedskater for the Netherlands at the Milan Cortina Games.Vance sat with his youngest child, daughter Mirabel, on his lap. Usha Vance, wearing a sweatshirt with “USA” in big letters, clapped along to Queen’s “We Will Rock You,” before the second period started. The vice president and his wife stood and clapped when the U.S. women’s team scored a goal. They were back on their feet cheering a few minutes later when the U.S. women scored again.Among those seated near Vance were 2010 Olympic figure skating gold medalist Evan Lysacek and hockey’s twin sisters, Hall of Famers Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando. They were members of the U.S. gold medal-winning team at the 2018 Winter Games.It’s the second time that Vance has watched the U.S. women’s team at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.He was also at the Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena on Thursday, when the U.S. beat Czechia 5-1 in its opening game of the preliminary round. U.S. player Taylor Heise said it was “awesome” to hear that Vance and Paul were at the rink, but she wasn’t aware during the game. “I know (teammate) Abbey Murphy wants to meet Jake Paul, so we’d love to set that up,” she said.“None of us knew that they were here, actually,” Heise added. “Just happy to be playing, and whoever’s there gets to watch the show, because I think we’re pretty good.”The U.S. players are especially familiar with Paul through his relationship with Leerdam, who competes in speedskating against U.S. hockey captain Hilary Knight’s girlfriend Brittany Bowe.“I know his fiancee, Jutta, we’ve watched her work out. She’s phenomenal. We’re excited to go and watch her and obviously we’re cheering on Brit Bowe,” Heise said.___Michelle L. Price and John Wawrow contributed to this report.___AP Winter Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/milan-cortina-2026-winter-olympics</block>

Trump aims to hold the first meeting of his new Board of Peace in Washington this month

19, would include both world leaders who accepted Trump’s invitation in January to join the board as well as members of an executive committee for Gaza that will oversee the specifics of the territory’s governance, security and redevelopment, two Trump administration officials said Saturday. It was not immediately clear how many leaders would accept the Republican president’s invitation, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the meeting has not yet been formally

Armchair detectives flood social media as search for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom continues

<block>Moments after the news broke about the apparent abduction of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother, the floodgates opened on social media.Influencers relayed the timeline from the hours after Nancy Guthrie was last seen and posted photos of the blood found on her front porch that later was a match for the 84-year-old grandmother. Others called out individuals connected to the case as looking “sus” or filmed themselves walking through her neighborhood to help find her.The desperate search for Guthrie, who authorities believe was taken a week ago against her will from her home just outside Tucson, Arizona, has become the latest investigation to pique the widespread interest of online armchair detectives.As the search continues with no suspects or persons of interest, posts across Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook and YouTube have put millions of eyeballs on tips and theories surrounding her disappearance. But they’ve also helped to amplify rumors and forced law enforcement to repeatedly set the record straight on at least one crucial detail.Michael Alcazar, adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and retired New York Police Department detective, said overall the positives outweigh the negatives when it comes to the onslaught of social media posts. “More people are aware; It keeps people alert,” he said. “If they know she hasn’t been found yet, perhaps people will remember that and if they see something, they might say something.”He compared it to the widespread online response to the disappearance and death of Gabby Petito in 2021 and the impact that may have had on her body being found.Two YouTubers said at the time that an image they posted showed Petito and her boyfriend’s white van and that it led investigators to the area where her body was found. But the FBI didn’t specify what led to the discovery.“I think it’s just something that we have to adapt to as far as law enforcement,” Alcazar said. “The true crime community is growing. … There’s a lot of people out there that want to help.”But with the widespread posts also comes the proliferation of misinformation.Ashleigh Banfield, from the cable network NewsNation, announced on her podcast Wednesday that a law enforcement source told her a Guthrie family member is the prime suspect. She seemed to quickly walk-back the statement seconds later, saying the person “may be a prime suspect,” and adding that family members are often looked at first. The information quickly took off across social media, with people posting photos of the person she named.Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos addressed the rumor early in a news conference Thursday, saying authorities don’t have any suspects or persons of interest. That remained the case Friday.“I plead with you to be careful of what it is we put out there. … You could actually be doing some damage to the case, you could do some damage to the individual, too,” he said later in the news conference. “Social media’s kind of an ugly world sometimes.”Other posts have included a medium expressing her feeling that Guthrie is close by and a woman using astrology to point her viewers in the direction of what may have happened.Calvin Chrustie, who has more than three decades of experience in negotiations for kidnapping, ransom and extortions, said if the public truly understood the toll those situations can have on family and law enforcement, they might not hastily post unsubstantiated information. “This stuff on X and other stuff out there that’s pure speculation is actually making it more difficult for the families and making it more difficult to the police to secure the safe, you know, the safe return of the hostage,” he said.Julie Urquhart, an elementary school teacher in New Brunswick, Canada, has been posting about the case on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook. She said she was drawn to the disappearance because she has a mother near Guthrie’s age and was fascinated that someone could have taken her seemingly without a trace.Urquhart said her information comes from national news sites and law enforcement news conferences. One of her posts on TikTok and Instagram amassed more 4 million views, she said.“That’s 4 million eyes that now saw that story and now maybe will see something or know something or know someone who does,” she said. “There’s just so many people it hits.” __Associated Press reporter Safiyah Riddle in Montgomery, Alabama, contributed. </block>

Trump turns to US military leaders for diplomatic efforts on Iran and Ukraine

Bush and Obama administrations, said placing active-duty military leaders like Cooper in diplomatic roles shows how the Trump administration has devalued skilled diplomats and the tools of diplomacy in favor of an overreliance on the military to try to solve foreign policy challenges.“It often takes an enormous amount of time, investment and hard work to get to the point where you can say diplomacy has succeeded,” said Ewers, now a Middle East scholar at the Center for a New American Security, q