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Amir Afrasiabi works in computer vision and artificial intelligence.

As his eyes fail him, Seattle man works toward technology to un-blur his world

This story originally aired on April 27, 2019. Amir Afrasiabi had glasses as a kid. No big deal. But he found he had to constantly get new and more…

Jazz Northwest: Old and new music from Vancouver, Portland and Seattle

The Jill Townsend Big Band from Vancouver, B.C., plays music by Ross Taggart; Dave Frishberg, John Gross and Charlie Doggett team up in Portland, and…

Customers walk near makeshift fruit and vegetable shops set up in front of destroyed buildings in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa earlier this month.

Amnesty Criticizes U.S.-Led Coalition's 'Indiscriminate' Actions In Raqqa

Amnesty International says the U.S.-led coalition offensive against ISIS in the Syrian city killed nearly 1,600 civilians, or about 1,400 more than the U.S. military has acknowledged.

Two Syrian refugees, Narwal Alakayleh (left) and Lina AlAlssantin (right), prepare for a pop-up dinner of Levantine food at Newcomer Kitchen.

Why A Classic Levantine Dish Is Sailing From Canada To Syrian Refugee Camps

Refugee women from a group called Newcomer Kitchen are cooking traditional Levantine food for their community in Toronto — and have found a way to share it with displaced Syrians in the Middle East.

Margaret Trudeau, once in the limelight as a socialite and Canada's first lady, is now set to present her own life story in the one-person show <em>Certain Woman of an Age.</em>

Margaret Trudeau Takes Center Stage — This Time, On Purpose

A wife and then a mother to Canadian prime ministers, she addresses her time in the public eye and her battles with mental illness in an upcoming one-woman show called Certain Woman Of An Age.

Oliver North speaks at the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Friday.

As NRA Leadership Fight Spills Into Public, N.Y. Attorney General Opens Investigation

Attorney General Letitia James' announcement came shortly after the president of the gun rights group, Oliver North, said he would not seek a second term.

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