The Latest Politics Why the health care lobby failed to stop cuts to Medicaid funding The powerful health industry lobby couldn't persuade GOP lawmakers to oppose big Medicaid cuts in President Trump's tax and spending bill. What's behind the lobbying failure? Stephanie Armour Government This measure would make WA residents prove they are citizens when they register to vote A state GOP leader drafted a 2026 ballot measure imposing new rules that critics warn will deter some residents from registering and kick some voters off the rolls. Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard Arts & Life Wrongly convicted, he became 'The Jailhouse Lawyer' — and helped free himself While serving a life sentence for a murder he was eventually exonerated of committing, Calvin Duncan studied law and helped many wrongfully convicted prisoners. His memoir is The Jailhouse Lawyer. Terry Gross Highway Patrol in Florida allowed to enforce immigration crackdown Across the country, sweeping immigration enforcement is taking many forms, including traffic and highway stops. Sports How an endangered fish inspired the new name of a Colorado baseball team The name, Humpback Chubs, embraces a local, rare and endangered animal, but it didn't come without controversy. World Trump announces weapons for Ukraine and threatens Russia with tariffs President Trump threatened to punish Russia with heavy tariffs on countries that trade with Moscow if the Kremlin fails to reach a ceasefire deal with Ukraine, while promising Kyiv weapons. Charles Maynes Books Seattle author Kim Fu sees you and all your anxieties in this story collection The KUOW Book Club is continuing its summer reading series with Seattle Public Library this month. We're reading Kim Fu's collection of short speculative fiction stories, "Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century." Katie Campbell This puzzle game is helping kids think critically about AI Young people are using AI. And there’s concern this could result in a decline in critical thinking skills. UW PhD student Aayushi Dangol talks about a game she designed to help kids think critically about AI. Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers World European trade ministers meet to forge strategy after Trump's surprise 30% tariffs The EU is America's biggest business partner and the world's largest trading bloc. The U.S. decision will have repercussions for governments, companies and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic. The Associated Press National Shackled for weeks: Federal report finds abuse of restraints in prisons The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General found widespread abuse of shackles in federal prisons. One prisoner was held in restraints so tight that he had to have a limb amputated. Joseph Shapiro Prev 1182 of 1646 Next Sponsored
Politics Why the health care lobby failed to stop cuts to Medicaid funding The powerful health industry lobby couldn't persuade GOP lawmakers to oppose big Medicaid cuts in President Trump's tax and spending bill. What's behind the lobbying failure? Stephanie Armour
Government This measure would make WA residents prove they are citizens when they register to vote A state GOP leader drafted a 2026 ballot measure imposing new rules that critics warn will deter some residents from registering and kick some voters off the rolls. Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard
Arts & Life Wrongly convicted, he became 'The Jailhouse Lawyer' — and helped free himself While serving a life sentence for a murder he was eventually exonerated of committing, Calvin Duncan studied law and helped many wrongfully convicted prisoners. His memoir is The Jailhouse Lawyer. Terry Gross
Highway Patrol in Florida allowed to enforce immigration crackdown Across the country, sweeping immigration enforcement is taking many forms, including traffic and highway stops.
Sports How an endangered fish inspired the new name of a Colorado baseball team The name, Humpback Chubs, embraces a local, rare and endangered animal, but it didn't come without controversy.
World Trump announces weapons for Ukraine and threatens Russia with tariffs President Trump threatened to punish Russia with heavy tariffs on countries that trade with Moscow if the Kremlin fails to reach a ceasefire deal with Ukraine, while promising Kyiv weapons. Charles Maynes
Books Seattle author Kim Fu sees you and all your anxieties in this story collection The KUOW Book Club is continuing its summer reading series with Seattle Public Library this month. We're reading Kim Fu's collection of short speculative fiction stories, "Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century." Katie Campbell
This puzzle game is helping kids think critically about AI Young people are using AI. And there’s concern this could result in a decline in critical thinking skills. UW PhD student Aayushi Dangol talks about a game she designed to help kids think critically about AI. Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers
World European trade ministers meet to forge strategy after Trump's surprise 30% tariffs The EU is America's biggest business partner and the world's largest trading bloc. The U.S. decision will have repercussions for governments, companies and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic. The Associated Press
National Shackled for weeks: Federal report finds abuse of restraints in prisons The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General found widespread abuse of shackles in federal prisons. One prisoner was held in restraints so tight that he had to have a limb amputated. Joseph Shapiro