BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Apple’s profit dipped slightly while revenues rose in the January-March quarter, reflecting early fallout from a coronavirus pandemic that shut down its factories and then forced hundreds of Apple retail stores to close. The results released Thursday give the first sign of how one of the world’s best-known companies is faring […]

Sunday, April 5, we published editorial cartoonist David Horsey’s renderings of teddy bears for readers to post in their windows. Since the pandemic started, people have been displaying bears of all kinds in their windows for the benefit of young neighbors to find on their limited outings. Horsey drew three bears for people to decorate […]

Gov. Jay Inslee has released a four-phase plan to guide the reopening of Washington's economy and amenities. Here's an estimate of when things will start to open back up.

Mississippi State's new coach posted, and later deleted, a tweet of a photo of an elderly woman resting in a chair and simultaneously knitting a noose to pass her time during coronavirus self-quarantine.

Every Mother's Day, climbers flock to Mount St. Helens in festive dresses in the continuation of a tradition started by 'the woman in the red dress.' This Mother's Day, a new mini-documentary from OPB tells the story of Kathy Phibbs, a gifted alpinist who paved the way for a more inclusive outdoors community — and pink flamingos on mountain summits.

Murphy was supposed to be a month into an important season, his first as the Mariners' main catcher. Instead, he waits in a sort of baseball purgatory. “Yeah, I'm definitely struggling with it,” he said.

The lefty slugger broke the Wildcats' home-run record, but she was hoping for more.

Rob Gronkowski probably won’t be guest-speaking at a Tampa Bay Mensa meeting anytime soon. Not after the fun-loving tight end, traded to the Buccaneers on April 21, posted a picture of himself holding his new playbook — a team-issued Microsoft Surface tablet. “It’s still in the package and hoping it is all pictures and drawings,” […]

At a time when the sporting world is throwing its faith into analytics, the Seahawks are an anachronism. While certainly mindful of the sabermetrics, to borrow a baseball term, they pay as much heed to the intangibles.

J.C. Penney Co. and Sephora USA Inc. agreed to resolve a legal dispute over the continued operation of in-store beauty boutiques. But they did not disclose the financial terms of the settlement.

Shares of Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc (AVDL) are soaring over 37% in pre-market today, after the company announced positive topline data from its pivotal Phase 3 REST-ON trial assessing the safety and efficacy of FT218, an investigational, once-nightly formulation of sodium oxybate for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy in patients with narcolepsy.

Shares of CNS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CNSP) are rising over 7% in pre-market today, after the company announced that it has filed an application with the U.S. FDA to receive Orphan Drug Designation or ODD for its lead product Berubicin.

Shares of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ALXN) are down more than 5 percent or $5.37 in Tuesday's morning trade at $98.47. The stock has traded in a range of $72.67 to $136.51 in the past 52 weeks.

The black hole is roughly 1,000 light-years from Earth — and more than 2,000 light-years closer than the next one known. What's more, scientists say, it may be just "the tip of an exciting iceberg."

The Philippine economy contracted for the first time since 1998 as coronavirus containment measures weighed heavily on investment and shipments, official data showed Thursday. Gross domestic product fell 0.2 percent on a yearly basis in the first quarter, in contrast to fourth quarter's revised 6.7 percent expansion, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported.

Shares of Inphi Corp. (IPHI), a provider of analog and mixed signal semiconductor solutions, are rising more than 8 percent or $8.43 in Friday's morning trade at $107.40 after the company's net loss for the first quarter narrowed and it provided an upbeat outlook for the second quarter. The stock has traded in a range of $39.34 to $116.98 in the past 52 weeks.

Shares of ION Geophysical Corp. (IO), a provider of services for seismic data acquisition and processing, are surging more than 97 percent or $1.63 in Thursday's morning trade at $3.30 after reporting upbeat first-quarter results.

Government regulators in the Philippines ordered the major broadcaster ABS-CBN off the air. Critics worry the shutdown stifles an important source of information in the age of the coronavirus.