The Latest Business Social Security benefits face big cuts in 2033, unless Congress acts Trustees of the Social Security trust fund predict the fund will be exhausted in eight years. Unless Congress acts, Social Security payments will automatically drop by 23% at that time. Scott Horsley Law & Courts Washington state lawsuit payouts skyrocket to more than $500 million in past year Washington state taxpayers have covered about half a billion dollars in legal claims in the past year alone. Beyond foster care, these cases trace everything from wrongful termination and employment discrimination to deaths in prison to negligence investigating child abuse claims. Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard Politics NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested by ICE Authorities detained Lander for several hours on Tuesday as he tried to accompany people out of routine immigration court hearings. Arts & Life Remembering pianist and poet Alfred Brendel Brendel was widely praised for his cerebral, lucid interpretations of standard classical repertoire, including recordings of sonatas by Mozart and Beethoven. Politics Democratic lawmakers press USDA for answers on sensitive data collection 35 House members said they are troubled by the Agriculture Department's plans to collect personal data from people who applied for federal food assistance, and urged the effort to "immediately cease." Jude Joffe-Block Books 'F*** it.' This Seattle author’s fiction is unapologetically queer The KUOW Book Club is reading Corinne Manning's short story collection "We Had No Rules" this month. Catch Manning on a special bonus episode of Meet Me Here. Katie Campbell World Greetings from Shenyang, China, where workers sort AI data in 'Severance'-like ways Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world. Aowen Cao Arts & Life Looking for summertime suspense? Turn up the heat with these 4 mystery novels Maureen Corrigan recommends four great reads: El Dorado Drive, by Megan Abbott; The House on Buzzards Bay, by Dwyer Murphy; King of Ashes, by S.A. Cosby; and Murder Takes a Vacation, by Laura Lippman. Maureen Corrigan National Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law that bars gender-affirming care for minors At issue was a Tenneessee law that bars minors from accessing gender-affirming care as they transition from their sex assigned at birth. Nina Totenberg Arts & Life 'Labubu' is a plush toy that is causing a frenzy. Here's its origin story Labubus are a global sensation — sparking long lines outside toy stores, selling out online within minutes, and listing for double or triple their original price on resale markets. Here's why. Juliana Kim Prev 1323 of 1643 Next Sponsored
Business Social Security benefits face big cuts in 2033, unless Congress acts Trustees of the Social Security trust fund predict the fund will be exhausted in eight years. Unless Congress acts, Social Security payments will automatically drop by 23% at that time. Scott Horsley
Law & Courts Washington state lawsuit payouts skyrocket to more than $500 million in past year Washington state taxpayers have covered about half a billion dollars in legal claims in the past year alone. Beyond foster care, these cases trace everything from wrongful termination and employment discrimination to deaths in prison to negligence investigating child abuse claims. Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
Politics NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested by ICE Authorities detained Lander for several hours on Tuesday as he tried to accompany people out of routine immigration court hearings.
Arts & Life Remembering pianist and poet Alfred Brendel Brendel was widely praised for his cerebral, lucid interpretations of standard classical repertoire, including recordings of sonatas by Mozart and Beethoven.
Politics Democratic lawmakers press USDA for answers on sensitive data collection 35 House members said they are troubled by the Agriculture Department's plans to collect personal data from people who applied for federal food assistance, and urged the effort to "immediately cease." Jude Joffe-Block
Books 'F*** it.' This Seattle author’s fiction is unapologetically queer The KUOW Book Club is reading Corinne Manning's short story collection "We Had No Rules" this month. Catch Manning on a special bonus episode of Meet Me Here. Katie Campbell
World Greetings from Shenyang, China, where workers sort AI data in 'Severance'-like ways Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world. Aowen Cao
Arts & Life Looking for summertime suspense? Turn up the heat with these 4 mystery novels Maureen Corrigan recommends four great reads: El Dorado Drive, by Megan Abbott; The House on Buzzards Bay, by Dwyer Murphy; King of Ashes, by S.A. Cosby; and Murder Takes a Vacation, by Laura Lippman. Maureen Corrigan
National Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law that bars gender-affirming care for minors At issue was a Tenneessee law that bars minors from accessing gender-affirming care as they transition from their sex assigned at birth. Nina Totenberg
Arts & Life 'Labubu' is a plush toy that is causing a frenzy. Here's its origin story Labubus are a global sensation — sparking long lines outside toy stores, selling out online within minutes, and listing for double or triple their original price on resale markets. Here's why. Juliana Kim