The Latest Crime Washington launches statewide database tracking police use-of-force State officials say they're hopeful having a centralized database will lead to more data-driven policies and decision-making within the justice system — and improved public safety in Washington. KUOW Staff Politics Former DOGE engineer shares his experience working for the cost-cutting unit NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience. Patrick Jarenwattananon Arts & Life A small town in Alaska hopes its Taekwondo dojo will help save the local school Whale Pass is such a small town, it doesn't have a grocery store. But it does have Alaska's only certified Songahm Taekwondo dojo. That could draw more students to the local school. Michael Fanelli Asia Political polarization will pose a challenge for South Korea's next president After months of political upheaval, South Koreans are going to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new president. But polarization in the Asian democracy remain. Se Eun Gong Arts & Life Word of the Week: How 'pride' shifted from vice to a symbol of LGBTQ empowerment Pride month begins today. It's a time to celebrate the accomplishments of the LGBTQ community. But the word "pride" didn't start out as a symbol for LGBTQ empowerment. Juliana Kim Animals After 529 days alone in the Australian bush, Valerie the mini dachshund is home Valerie ran off while she was on a camping trip with her humans back in 2023 on a remote island in Australia. They had lost hope until locals spotted her more than a year later, surviving in the wild. Kat Lonsdorf National The latest on the Boulder attack Federal authorities filed a hate crime charge against the man they say attacked a group of people in Boulder, Colo., on Sunday. The group was marching in support of Israeli hostages held in Gaza. Haylee May National A look at the drastic changes Kash Patel is making as lead of the FBI A former fierce critic of the FBI, Kash Patel is now leading the agency and making drastic changes. Ryan Lucas Arts & Life How a stranger saved premature baby in need of a blood transfusion Amy Connor's twin sons were born three months premature, with multiple medical issues. One of her sons needed a blood transfusion, with a particular type of blood. They eventually found a match. Politics Critics say Trump's planned military parade will send the wrong message NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with historian Joshua Zeitz, contributing editor at Politico Magazine, about where military parades fit into the American civic tradition, and why he sees June's parade as a sharp break with that tradition. Jeanette Woods Prev 1473 of 1646 Next Sponsored
Crime Washington launches statewide database tracking police use-of-force State officials say they're hopeful having a centralized database will lead to more data-driven policies and decision-making within the justice system — and improved public safety in Washington. KUOW Staff
Politics Former DOGE engineer shares his experience working for the cost-cutting unit NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience. Patrick Jarenwattananon
Arts & Life A small town in Alaska hopes its Taekwondo dojo will help save the local school Whale Pass is such a small town, it doesn't have a grocery store. But it does have Alaska's only certified Songahm Taekwondo dojo. That could draw more students to the local school. Michael Fanelli
Asia Political polarization will pose a challenge for South Korea's next president After months of political upheaval, South Koreans are going to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new president. But polarization in the Asian democracy remain. Se Eun Gong
Arts & Life Word of the Week: How 'pride' shifted from vice to a symbol of LGBTQ empowerment Pride month begins today. It's a time to celebrate the accomplishments of the LGBTQ community. But the word "pride" didn't start out as a symbol for LGBTQ empowerment. Juliana Kim
Animals After 529 days alone in the Australian bush, Valerie the mini dachshund is home Valerie ran off while she was on a camping trip with her humans back in 2023 on a remote island in Australia. They had lost hope until locals spotted her more than a year later, surviving in the wild. Kat Lonsdorf
National The latest on the Boulder attack Federal authorities filed a hate crime charge against the man they say attacked a group of people in Boulder, Colo., on Sunday. The group was marching in support of Israeli hostages held in Gaza. Haylee May
National A look at the drastic changes Kash Patel is making as lead of the FBI A former fierce critic of the FBI, Kash Patel is now leading the agency and making drastic changes. Ryan Lucas
Arts & Life How a stranger saved premature baby in need of a blood transfusion Amy Connor's twin sons were born three months premature, with multiple medical issues. One of her sons needed a blood transfusion, with a particular type of blood. They eventually found a match.
Politics Critics say Trump's planned military parade will send the wrong message NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with historian Joshua Zeitz, contributing editor at Politico Magazine, about where military parades fit into the American civic tradition, and why he sees June's parade as a sharp break with that tradition. Jeanette Woods