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Politics A report claims left-wing terrorism is rising. The data paints a complicated picture The report's claim comes with caveats. Its critics say it does more to reveal issues around collecting and analyzing domestic terrorism data than it does to clarify the current state of the problem. Odette Yousef
Health In the rural South where Medicaid has been a lifeline, residents brace for cuts With Medicaid cutbacks on the horizon, millions in the U.S. are expected to go uninsured. In the Mississippi Delta region — one of the poorest places in the U.S. — people are stressed and mad. Shalina Chatlani
Fresh Air Weekend: Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai; Filmmaker Ken Burns Malala Yousafzai writes about her life at Oxford and beyond in Finding My Way. David Bianculli reviews Mr. Scorsese. Burns' American Revolution docuseries includes voices the founders overlooked.
Politics Trade tensions hang over Trump's Asia trip, but he still aims to make a deal President Trump plans to attend a summit in Malaysia before meeting the new Japanese prime minister in Tokyo and talking to Chinese President Xi Jinping in Korea. Deepa Shivaram
Education Another former teacher at Mercer Island High faces accusations of sexual misconduct For the second time in six months, the Mercer Island School District is responding to an allegation that it mishandled a sexual misconduct case involving a teacher. Investigate West reporter Moe K. Clark wrote both stories. She told KUOW’s Rob Wood about her reporting. Rob Wood
National U.S. sends aircraft carrier to South America in major escalation of military firepower The deployment and the quickening pace of U.S. strikes, including one Friday, raised new speculation about how far the Trump administration may go in operations it says are targeted at drug trafficking. The Associated Press
Environment Furloughed feds pick up Seattle beach trash to keep serving the public Furloughed federal employees were out in the rain picking up cigarette butts, bottle caps, and other trash at Seattle’s Golden Gardens Park on Friday. John Ryan
Friday Evening Headlines Furloughed federal workers volunteer in Seattle, former Microsoft executive named in Epstein flight logs, and we visit a backyard fight club that serves up more than punches. Patricia Murphy
Immigration DOJ hires immigration judges after months of layoffs Judges will soon take the bench across 16 states, the Justice Department said. These include courts that saw the biggest losses of judges this year. Ximena Bustillo
Leon Thomas on his new EP 'Pholks' NPR's Juana Summers speaks with R&B musician Leon Thomas, who describes his new EP Pholks as a collaboration of polymaths inspired by multi-talented artists like Prince and Quincy Jones. Patrick Jarenwattananon