paul allen

SEATTLE (AP) — Paul G. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates before becoming a billionaire philanthropist who invested in conservation, space travel and professional sports, died Monday. He was 65. His death was announced by his company, Vulcan Inc...

Twitter followers of Paul Allen, owner of the Seahawks, Trailblazers and Microsoft co-founder. He announced that the cancer he was treated for in 2009 has returned.

SEATTLE (AP) — Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen will donate $30 million toward the development of a new housing facility for people who are homeless in Seattle. The gift will help cover design and construction costs for Mercy Housing Northwest, a local nonprofit that will operate the facility...

SEATTLE (AP) — Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen has announced he is giving $40 million to the University of Washington's computer-science department. The Seattle Times reports the Seattle billionaire made the announcement Thursday...

SEATTLE (AP) — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and other donors have given hundreds of thousands of dollars for a late ad campaign to defeat state Supreme Court Justice Charlie Wiggins. The Seattle Times reports a political-action committee called Citizens for Working Courts raised $550,000 in donations in recent weeks to support Wiggins' challenger, Federal Way Municipal Court Judge Dave Larson..

SEATTLE (AP) — Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is donating $1 million to help a Seattle nonprofit build a new community for homeless people using steel modules. The Seattle Times reports Compass Housing Alliance plans to construct 13 units that come equipped with their own restrooms...

Forbes Magazine is out with their list of the world's most valuable sports teams. One Seattle team made the top 50. Guess which one.

If you could have anyone from throughout history or someone from the present day as a dinner companion, who would it be?