The Latest National New Report: U.S. drug overdose deaths rise again after hopeful decline The latest 12-month report from the CDC showed 1,400 more deaths in January of this year compared with the year prior. This comes after more than a year of dramatic progress. Experts say they're not sure if this is a "blip" or something more troubling. Brian Mann Politics Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones accused of hiding money from Sandy Hook families U.S. bankruptcy Trustee Christopher Murray has filed three suits accusing Infowars host Alex Jones of hiding millions of dollars in cash and property. Tovia Smith ICE fears turn sweet cherry season sour To supply the world with cherries, Washington farmers need a lot of workers to show up for a very short harvesting window. Usually they do, but not this year. Today, how a culture of fear is pushing Washington cherry growers to the brink. Monica Nickelsburg World North Korea plans to send military construction workers and deminers to Russia North Korea will send thousands to support reconstruction work in Russia's Kursk region. North Korea has already supplied combat troops and conventional weapons to back Russia's war against Ukraine. The Associated Press Science Goliath the Galápagos tortoise celebrated his first Father's Day and 135th birthday Goliath had been paired with several female tortoises before, in hopes of producing a hatchling, but the process wasn't successful until earlier this month. Ayana Archie Tuesday Evening Headlines Judge rules in favor of WA over medical research cuts, plans are underway to replace Seattle's Peace Park statue, and more gray whales are being stranded this year in WA. Patricia Murphy Politics NAACP won't invite Trump to its national convention, breaking a 116-year tradition President Trump is the first U.S. president in 116 years that the NAACP hasn't invited to the annual convention. The group says Trump is attacking democracy and civil rights. Kristin Wright Arts & Life Beacon Hill artist chosen to design new sculpture for Seattle's Peace Park Local artist Saya Moriyasu has been selected to create something that will incorporate the stolen Sadako Sasaki statue's feet. Ruby de Luna National The religious context of the Minnesota shootings The man charged with killing a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband is connected to a once-fringe religious movement that is now growing quickly, and which uses inflammatory anti-abortion rhetoric. Odette Yousef Science Radiolab celebrates 'Jaws' anniversary To celebrate Jaws, this week WNYC's Radiolab is running a series called "Swimming in the Shadows." Prev 1326 of 1643 Next Sponsored
National New Report: U.S. drug overdose deaths rise again after hopeful decline The latest 12-month report from the CDC showed 1,400 more deaths in January of this year compared with the year prior. This comes after more than a year of dramatic progress. Experts say they're not sure if this is a "blip" or something more troubling. Brian Mann
Politics Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones accused of hiding money from Sandy Hook families U.S. bankruptcy Trustee Christopher Murray has filed three suits accusing Infowars host Alex Jones of hiding millions of dollars in cash and property. Tovia Smith
ICE fears turn sweet cherry season sour To supply the world with cherries, Washington farmers need a lot of workers to show up for a very short harvesting window. Usually they do, but not this year. Today, how a culture of fear is pushing Washington cherry growers to the brink. Monica Nickelsburg
World North Korea plans to send military construction workers and deminers to Russia North Korea will send thousands to support reconstruction work in Russia's Kursk region. North Korea has already supplied combat troops and conventional weapons to back Russia's war against Ukraine. The Associated Press
Science Goliath the Galápagos tortoise celebrated his first Father's Day and 135th birthday Goliath had been paired with several female tortoises before, in hopes of producing a hatchling, but the process wasn't successful until earlier this month. Ayana Archie
Tuesday Evening Headlines Judge rules in favor of WA over medical research cuts, plans are underway to replace Seattle's Peace Park statue, and more gray whales are being stranded this year in WA. Patricia Murphy
Politics NAACP won't invite Trump to its national convention, breaking a 116-year tradition President Trump is the first U.S. president in 116 years that the NAACP hasn't invited to the annual convention. The group says Trump is attacking democracy and civil rights. Kristin Wright
Arts & Life Beacon Hill artist chosen to design new sculpture for Seattle's Peace Park Local artist Saya Moriyasu has been selected to create something that will incorporate the stolen Sadako Sasaki statue's feet. Ruby de Luna
National The religious context of the Minnesota shootings The man charged with killing a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband is connected to a once-fringe religious movement that is now growing quickly, and which uses inflammatory anti-abortion rhetoric. Odette Yousef
Science Radiolab celebrates 'Jaws' anniversary To celebrate Jaws, this week WNYC's Radiolab is running a series called "Swimming in the Shadows."