The Latest Latin America Brazil's Supreme Court orders house arrest for former President Bolsonaro The trial of the far-right leader is receiving renewed attention after U.S. President Donald Trump directly tied a 50% tariff on imported Brazilian goods to his ally's judicial situation. The Associated Press Politics State Department may require some visa applicants to post bond of up to $15,000 The State Department said it would start a pilot program that will require cash deposits to tourist and business visas for people from countries with high overstay rates. The Associated Press Monday Evening Headlines Researchers solved the mystery of the wasting sea stars, we have a primary election tomorrow, and Microsoft reports on the jobs most and least susceptible to AI. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. Paige Browning Trump's new tariffs put special emphasis on our neighbors in Canada The Trump Administration bumped up tariffs on Canadian goods to 35%, and that new rate went into effect on Friday. It’s kind of confusing to know exactly what these tariffs mean for our neighbor to the north, so we asked an associate professor at the University of British Columbia to help us understand. Maleeha Syed Soundside "kennects" with Ken Jennings Washington native Ken Jennings says, growing up, Jeopardy sparked his love of trivia. Now he’s translated his trivia expertise into his own game - called Kennections. It’s a weekly puzzle he writes for Mental Floss. Libby Denkmann Politics Texas Democrats block GOP redistricting plan by fleeing the state The Texas House failed to reach the quorum needed to vote on a new congressional map that could have given Republicans five new seats, after House Democrats forced a legislative standstill. Liz Baker Climate Wildfire smoke is like smoking 'half a pack a day.' Here's how to protect yourself As wildfires waft smoke across the U.S. the air pollution is dangerous to health. But there are ways to protect yourself. Here's what to know. Alejandra Borunda World The Global Impact of the Latest U.S. Tariffs The Trump Administration’s worldwide tariff wars continue. A top priority for Trump has been resetting U.S. trade relations and earlier this year his administration had vowed “90 deals in 90 days”. But as the August 1st deadline came and went, what emerged wasn’t a flurry of deals but a wave of new tariffs. We hear from reporters around the world about how countries are reacting to the news and what the impact could be. Jackie Northam Death toll from hunger rises in Gaza with no end in sight The death toll from hunger continues to climb daily in Gaza. And more Israelis protested over the weekend, demanding both a ceasefire and a hostage deal after footage of an Israeli captured in the Oct. 7 attack of 2023 was released by Hamas. Juana Summers Politics Texas Democrats flee the state to try to stymie GOP redistricting effort In a midterm election battle spreading across the country, Republicans leading the Texas Legislature are trying to meet and redraw Congressional lines to help the GOP hold the majority in Congress. Democrats in Texas have fled to other states to try to block them from meeting. Andrew Schneider Prev 1100 of 1645 Next Sponsored
Latin America Brazil's Supreme Court orders house arrest for former President Bolsonaro The trial of the far-right leader is receiving renewed attention after U.S. President Donald Trump directly tied a 50% tariff on imported Brazilian goods to his ally's judicial situation. The Associated Press
Politics State Department may require some visa applicants to post bond of up to $15,000 The State Department said it would start a pilot program that will require cash deposits to tourist and business visas for people from countries with high overstay rates. The Associated Press
Monday Evening Headlines Researchers solved the mystery of the wasting sea stars, we have a primary election tomorrow, and Microsoft reports on the jobs most and least susceptible to AI. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. Paige Browning
Trump's new tariffs put special emphasis on our neighbors in Canada The Trump Administration bumped up tariffs on Canadian goods to 35%, and that new rate went into effect on Friday. It’s kind of confusing to know exactly what these tariffs mean for our neighbor to the north, so we asked an associate professor at the University of British Columbia to help us understand. Maleeha Syed
Soundside "kennects" with Ken Jennings Washington native Ken Jennings says, growing up, Jeopardy sparked his love of trivia. Now he’s translated his trivia expertise into his own game - called Kennections. It’s a weekly puzzle he writes for Mental Floss. Libby Denkmann
Politics Texas Democrats block GOP redistricting plan by fleeing the state The Texas House failed to reach the quorum needed to vote on a new congressional map that could have given Republicans five new seats, after House Democrats forced a legislative standstill. Liz Baker
Climate Wildfire smoke is like smoking 'half a pack a day.' Here's how to protect yourself As wildfires waft smoke across the U.S. the air pollution is dangerous to health. But there are ways to protect yourself. Here's what to know. Alejandra Borunda
World The Global Impact of the Latest U.S. Tariffs The Trump Administration’s worldwide tariff wars continue. A top priority for Trump has been resetting U.S. trade relations and earlier this year his administration had vowed “90 deals in 90 days”. But as the August 1st deadline came and went, what emerged wasn’t a flurry of deals but a wave of new tariffs. We hear from reporters around the world about how countries are reacting to the news and what the impact could be. Jackie Northam
Death toll from hunger rises in Gaza with no end in sight The death toll from hunger continues to climb daily in Gaza. And more Israelis protested over the weekend, demanding both a ceasefire and a hostage deal after footage of an Israeli captured in the Oct. 7 attack of 2023 was released by Hamas. Juana Summers
Politics Texas Democrats flee the state to try to stymie GOP redistricting effort In a midterm election battle spreading across the country, Republicans leading the Texas Legislature are trying to meet and redraw Congressional lines to help the GOP hold the majority in Congress. Democrats in Texas have fled to other states to try to block them from meeting. Andrew Schneider