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Business

What Venezuela's oil could mean for the industry in Texas

While the state's refineries could see a boost from Venezuelan oil exports, Texas-based oil producers may be hesitant to invest in the Latin American country while its future remains uncertain

MLK Day concert held annually at the Kennedy Center for 23 years is relocating

Let Freedom Ring is an annual event celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Health

Trump struck deals with 16 drug companies. But they're still raising prices this year

All 16 drug companies that inked deals with the Trump administration over the past few months still raised some of their prices for 2026.

Casual Friday with Vivian McCall and Jas Keimig

This week… Wash-DOT began TWO YEARS worth of work on I-5. The University District lost its last movie theater And Sound Transit is making a big switch from cloth to vinyl seats. Stranger News Editor Vivian McCall and Arts and Culture Writer Jas Keimig are here to break down the week.

National

Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to stop anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis

President Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minneapolis to quell ongoing protests against ICE, but local leaders say it's the White House that's escalating the situation.

National

Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minneapolis. What that would mean

What would it mean for President Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell protests in Minneapolis? NPR's A Martinez asks Liza Goitein of the Brennan Center for Justice.

Technology

Elon Musk's X to block AI chatbot Grok from making explicit images of real people

Elon Musk's social media company X says it will block its AI chatbot Grok from creating explicit images of real people after governments around the world launched investigations into the feature.