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Did you make your connecting flight? You may have AI to thank.
<div><img src="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05132024_aiTraveluse-tzr_tzr_082553.jpg?d=1200x630"><br>Airlines are using artificial intelligence to save fuel, keep customers informed and hold connecting flights for delayed passengers. Here’s what to expect.</div>
Major airlines file lawsuit against Biden administration over fee transparency rule
The Transportation Department said Monday it will defend the rule to crack down on what it calls “hidden junk fees.”
Gates Foundation co-chair Melinda French Gates announces resignation
She helped found the foundation more than 20 years ago with her ex-husband Bill Gates.
Controlled demolition at Baltimore bridge collapse site on track
<div><img src="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/urnpublicidap.org1575472095b90256ce00bc69a88d5acbMaryland_Bridge_Collapse_17383.jpg?d=1200x630"><br>Crews are on track to conduct a controlled demolition of the largest remaining steel span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.</div>
US airlines are suing the Biden administration over a new rule to make certain fees easier to spot
<div><img src="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/urnpublicidap.org346ad8ad06335587ba8a67240c5cda32Airlines_Fees_Lawsuit_66494.jpg?d=1200x630"><br>U.S. airlines are trying to kill a new rule requiring them to disclose fees more quickly when consumers shop for flights.</div>
Donald Trump’s GOP allies show up in force as Michael Cohen takes the stand
<div><img src="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05132024_Trumpallies_tzr_105850.jpg?d=1200x630"><br>The former president’s allies are out in force and serving as his voice to criticize the process and people while Trump is under a gag order.</div>
A Kremlin shake-up of Russia’s Defense Ministry comes at a key moment in the Ukraine war
<div><img src="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/urnpublicidap.org829295a782af38a1130f619cca2f1605Russia_Victory_Day_Parade_29293.jpg?d=1200x630"><br>Over the weekend, President Vladimir Putin replaced Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu — the longest serving member of his Cabinet at 11 1/2 years — in a rare Kremlin shake-up that came even as a Russian offensive in Ukraine is making gains.</div>
Misery deepens in Gaza’s Rafah as Israeli troops press operation
<div><img src="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05132024_Rafah_tzr_103110.jpg?d=1200x630"><br>Aid workers are struggling to distribute dwindling food to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by what Israel says is a limited operation in Rafah.</div>
Reviewing the Mariners' 2024 season after first quarter of games
The Mariners lead the division after the first quarter of the season, but strikeouts still plague the team's offense.
Viral video claiming to show actors staging in Rafah is actually from a Palestinian TV show
Viral posts imply actors are creating staged scenes from the Israel-Hamas war in Rafah. But the video is from a TV set, posted weeks before the events in Rafah.
Melinda Gates leaving the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
<div><p>Melinda Gates announced she is stepping down as co-chair of the <a href="https://www.gatesfoundation.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation</a> via a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday.</p>
<p>“This is not a decision I came to lightly,” Gates wrote in a prepared statement. “I am immensely proud of the foundation that Bill and I built together and of the extraordinary work it is doing to address inequities around the world. I care deeply about the foundation team, our partners around the world, and everyone who is touched by its work.”</p>
<p><strong>More leadership changes in Washington</strong>: <a href="https://mynorthwest.com/3955590/boeing-ceo-president-step-down-amid-company-turbulence/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boeing CEO, president step down amid company turbulence</a></p>
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<p>Her last day at the foundation will be June 7.</p>
<p>Billionaire benefactors Bill and Melinda Gates previously filed for divorce in 2021, but pledged to continue their philanthropic work together as co-chairs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — one of the largest private charitable foundations in the world. They were married for 27 years. The organization has spent approximately $50 billion over the last 20 years towards curbing poverty, disease and other international struggles.</p>
<p><strong>More on the Gates Foundation</strong>: <a href="https://mynorthwest.com/3783416/gates-foundation-takes-up-question-of-its-own-power/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gates Foundation takes up question of its own power</a></p>
<p>“This is a critical moment for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world and those fighting to protect and advance equality are in urgent need of support,” Melinda Gates wrote in a prepared statement on X. “Under the terms of my agreement with Bill, in leaving the foundation, I will have an additional $12.5 billion to commit to my work on behalf of women and families. I’ll be sharing more about what that will look like in the near future.”</p>
<p>Bill Gates will remain in control and, essentially, buy French Gates out of the foundation, according to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/13/investing/melinda-gates-resigns-foundation/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>. The organization will change its name to the Gates Foundation. Bill Gates will become the sole chair and CEO.</p>
<p><em>Frank Sumrall is a content editor at MyNorthwest. You can read his stories <a href="https://mynorthwest.com/author/fsumrall/">here</a> and you can email him <a href="mailto:[email protected]">here</a>.</em></p></div>
69% chance of La Niña conditions developing this summer, NOAA says
Changes are in the air as there's a 69% chance conditions shift to a La Niña pattern between July and September.
Melinda French Gates resigns from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
<div><img src="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05132024_Melinda_tzr_092717.jpg?d=1200x630"><br>Upon leaving the foundation, Melinda French Gates said she will have an additional $12.5 billion to "commit to my work on behalf of women and families."</div>
Dr. Cyril Wecht, celebrity pathologist who argued more than 1 shooter killed JFK, dies at 93
<div><img src="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05132024_Wecht_tzr_103606.jpg?d=1200x630"><br>Dr. Cyril Wecht has died at age 93 after spending much of his life pressing his view that more than one shooter was involved in President John Kennedy’s 1963 assassination.</div>
George Clooney to make his Broadway debut in a play version of movie ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’
<div><img src="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/urnpublicidap.org729f164b6110fbc28830685c8cd9d270Theater-George_Clooney_56422.jpg?d=1200x630"><br>George Clooney will make his Broadway acting debut next year in a familiar project for the Hollywood star: “Good Night, and Good Luck.”.</div>
Why Seattle Symphony doesn’t yet have a new music director
<div><img src="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05032024_TZR_Seattle_Symphony_tzr_144153.jpg?d=1200x630"><br>It's been more than two years since the dramatic departure of Seattle Symphony's previous music director, though the orchestra says it's getting "really close" to announcing a new one.</div>
Yes, child marriage is legal in 38 states
Viral social media posts that claim child marriage is legal in 38 states are actually true. Most of those states only allow it in limited circumstances.
Sean Goode: The unifying power of grace
"Will you forgive me?" asks community leader Sean Goode. He proposes that the promise of forgiveness before wrongdoing — what he calls "unapologetic grace" — can empower people to share their truths and create space to bridge our differences.
Seattle Police: 13-year-old girl shot by boyfriend in front of family
<div><p>A 13-year-old girl was allegedly shot by her boyfriend in front of her family in the Yesler Terrace neighborhood Saturday night.</p>
<p>Prior to the shooting, a disturbance between the suspect, his girlfriend and the girlfriend’s family broke out around 10 p.m. During the argument, the suspect retrieved a handgun from his car and fired several shots towards the family members. The teen was struck once in each leg and was the only one injured.</p>
<p><strong>More local crime</strong>: <a class="track" href="https://mynorthwest.com/3959998/local-chef-murdered-light-rail-attack-search-suspects/" data-type="Latest" data-position="2">Local chef murdered in light rail attack; search continues for suspects</a></p>
<p>The Seattle Police Department (SPD) responded to reports of a shooting — located in the 1100 block of East Fir Street — and took the injured teenager to <a href="https://www.uwmedicine.org/locations/harborview-medical-center" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Harborview Medical Center</a>.</p>
<p>It has yet to be confirmed if the suspect, allegedly the victim’s boyfriend, is in custody or not, as of this reporting.</p>
<p><em>Frank Sumrall is a content editor at MyNorthwest. You can read his stories <a href="https://mynorthwest.com/author/fsumrall/">here</a> and you can email him <a href="mailto:[email protected]">here</a>.</em></p></div>
Buehner: Will last weekend’s ‘summer weather’ stretch through the week?
<div><p>The strong high pressure system — creating the sunny warm weather felt on Friday and Saturday — began to shift inland Sunday. Behind it, cooler air spread into Western Washington on Mother’s Day, with temperatures in many locations ranging from 65 to 75 degrees under continued sunshine.</p>
<h2>This week’s weather</h2>
<p>A weak Pacific weather system is set to move ashore Monday for even cooler weather and considerable cloudiness. A Puget Sound Convergence Zone could develop Monday and produce a few showers in parts of Snohomish and North King counties, extending into the Cascades. Highs Monday will cool into the 60s, rather close to the average maximum temperature for mid-May.</p>
<p><strong>More on Puget Sound Convergence Zone</strong>: <a href="https://mynorthwest.com/3957851/buehner-puget-sound-convergence-zone-mix-sunshine-showers-rainbows/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Convergence Zone brings sunshine, showers, rainbows</a></p>
<p>This weak weather system is slated to continue further inland Tuesday with higher pressure rebuilding over the region. Tuesday should have areas of morning clouds that will give way to more sunshine and warmer temperatures in the afternoon. Highs Tuesday are expected to range from the mid-60s to the lower 70s.</p>
<p>Wednesday and Thursday look to be the warmest days of the week with plenty of sunshine and highs returning to the 70s across much of the region. By Friday, a weak weather system tracking east into Western Canada will likely bring some cloudiness and cooler temperatures back into Western Washington. Highs on Friday are expected to ease back into the mid-60s to lower 70s.</p>
<p>Low temperatures all week are forecast to be in the mid-40s to lower 50s range.</p>
<h2>Open-roof Mariners games</h2>
<p>The Seattle Mariners continue their home stand through Wednesday after taking two of three games against Oakland over the weekend. The Kansas City Royals will be in town to take on the Mariners with the stadium roof expected to be open for all three games. Monday evening’s game may be considered chilly with first-pitch temperatures to be in the mid-60s, cooling to the upper 50s by the final out. Tuesday evening’s temperatures should be a bit warmer, and the afternoon game on Wednesday ought to be warm and sunny.</p>
<p><strong>More from Ted Buehner</strong>: <a href="https://mynorthwest.com/3959949/does-washington-get-tornadoes-heres-what-you-need-to-know/">Does Washington get tornadoes? Here’s what you need to know</a></p>
<p>Looking ahead at the coming weekend, the forecast appears to remain dry, though there will be a mix of clouds and some sunshine with seasonable high temperatures mainly from 65 to 70. If there is any threat of light showers, they will likely be confined to the Northern Cascades.</p>
<p><em>Ted Buehner is the KIRO Newsradio meteorologist. You can read more of Ted’s stories </em><a href="https://mynorthwest.com/author/tbuehner/"><em>here</em></a><em> and follow him on </em><a href="https://twitter.com/tornadoted6"><em>X, formerly known as Twitter</em></a><em>.</em></p></div>