The Latest Politics Texas is relying on FEMA. State leaders said it should be cut The governor and top emergency official in Texas are both members of a council advising the Trump administration on options for eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Rebecca Hersher National How a broken nose kickstarted Diego Luna's star-making run with the USMNT The 21-year-old Real Salt Lake midfielder, with his bleached hair and dozens of tattoos, stands out on the soccer field. But it's his attitude that has won praise from his coach, teammates and fans. Becky Sullivan Science Canceled grants get the spotlight at a Capitol Hill 'science fair' On Tuesday, scientists held an event organized by House Democrats in which they stood in front of posters outlining their work — and the federal cuts that now threaten it. Scott Neuman Business Confused about where things stand with Trump's tariffs? Here's a handy primer President Trump has announced — but postponed the effective date for — higher tariffs once again. Here's what to know about the latest on his tariff policy. Scott Horsley National In Texas, a major search effort is being led by the father of a flood victim In Kerr County, Texas, Thad Heartfield is leading nearly 100 volunteers searching for flood victims. For him, this mission is personal. His son and three of his son's friends disappeared in the flood. Greg Allen Layoffs, lost faith, and 'cruel optimism' in tech Microsoft’s latest round of layoffs leaves even more tech workers in Washington without a job – and with a new worldview. What does it mean for an industry that was once seen as the last bastion of the American Dream? Lucy Soucek Politics Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and U.S. officials The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using technology driven by artificial intelligence. The Associated Press Immigration Arrested by ICE four days before her wedding, she’s asking a judge to free her Liz Jones Tuesday Evening Headlines Seattle applied to drop the Seattle Police Department's federal consent decree, the Belltown hellcat gets sentenced, and we stop to smell the roses. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers National In Kerrville, community rushes in to help after flooding In Kerr County, Texas, people say they're eager to help their neighbors who have lost everything due to flooding. The community has found a gathering place in a local church. Megan Lim Prev 1331 of 1646 Next Sponsored
Politics Texas is relying on FEMA. State leaders said it should be cut The governor and top emergency official in Texas are both members of a council advising the Trump administration on options for eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Rebecca Hersher
National How a broken nose kickstarted Diego Luna's star-making run with the USMNT The 21-year-old Real Salt Lake midfielder, with his bleached hair and dozens of tattoos, stands out on the soccer field. But it's his attitude that has won praise from his coach, teammates and fans. Becky Sullivan
Science Canceled grants get the spotlight at a Capitol Hill 'science fair' On Tuesday, scientists held an event organized by House Democrats in which they stood in front of posters outlining their work — and the federal cuts that now threaten it. Scott Neuman
Business Confused about where things stand with Trump's tariffs? Here's a handy primer President Trump has announced — but postponed the effective date for — higher tariffs once again. Here's what to know about the latest on his tariff policy. Scott Horsley
National In Texas, a major search effort is being led by the father of a flood victim In Kerr County, Texas, Thad Heartfield is leading nearly 100 volunteers searching for flood victims. For him, this mission is personal. His son and three of his son's friends disappeared in the flood. Greg Allen
Layoffs, lost faith, and 'cruel optimism' in tech Microsoft’s latest round of layoffs leaves even more tech workers in Washington without a job – and with a new worldview. What does it mean for an industry that was once seen as the last bastion of the American Dream? Lucy Soucek
Politics Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and U.S. officials The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using technology driven by artificial intelligence. The Associated Press
Tuesday Evening Headlines Seattle applied to drop the Seattle Police Department's federal consent decree, the Belltown hellcat gets sentenced, and we stop to smell the roses. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers
National In Kerrville, community rushes in to help after flooding In Kerr County, Texas, people say they're eager to help their neighbors who have lost everything due to flooding. The community has found a gathering place in a local church. Megan Lim