The Latest Saturday Special: Meet the researchers trying to help the northwest’s puffins bounce back, and remembering Dr. Quintard Taylor Today, we’re bringing you the best from our KUOW Newsroom… Sometimes a species becomes so rare that you may not know it still exists - like puffins in the northwest. Catch up with the researchers trying to help them bounce back. And colleagues remember Dr. Quintard Taylor, a pioneering historian and former UW Professor Emeritus. Vaughan Jones Here's the latest on the Gaza peace plan Hamas responded to an American proposal to end Israel's war in Gaza and said it would return all remaining hostages. But big uncertainties remain over the proposal's next steps. Hadeel Al-Shalchi Arts & Life A review of Sean Combs' charges, hearing and sentencing NPR's Scott Simon asks NBC News Entertainment Correspondent Chloe Melas about the sentence handed to Sean Combs for two prostitution-related charges. Scott Simon Politics It's Day 4 of the U.S. government shutdown. Is an agreement on the horizon? We look at where Congress is in negotiating its way out of a government shutdown that is in its fourth day, with no solution in sight. Barbara Sprunt Politics What to know about the threats to fire federal workers amid the government shutdown The White House is using the government shutdown to push aggressive plans to further cut the federal workforce and control spending. Stephen Fowler National Remembering Tuskegee Airman George Hardy, who died last week at 100 years old One of the last surviving combat veterans of the Tuskegee Airmen, George Hardy died last week aged 100. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Leon Butler Jr. from the Tuskegee Airmen Inc. about his legacy. Scott Simon National Retired U.S. diplomat George Kent talks about his cross-country cycling for Ukraine Following his retirement, former U.S. Ambassador George Kent cycled across the U.S. to raise awareness and money for the Ukrainian war effort. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Kent about his journey. Scott Simon Sports Saturday Sports: Baseball playoffs begin; a look ahead at the NFL season NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant talk about the Major League Baseball Playoffs, which include the Los Angeles Dodgers as they attempt to repeat as champions. Scott Simon Politics How Mormon Women for Ethical Government helped redistrict Utah's congressional seats A Utah court has ordered lawmakers to redraw their congressional districts, which could help Democrats in the midterm elections. The influential Mormon Women for Ethical Government was one of the groups that forced the order. Saige Miller Politics Week in Politics: Government shutdown; 'armed conflict' with cartels We look at where the willingness among Democrats and Republicans is to end the government shutdown, as well as U.S. strikes on alleged cartel boats in the Caribbean. Scott Simon Prev 335 of 1651 Next Sponsored
Saturday Special: Meet the researchers trying to help the northwest’s puffins bounce back, and remembering Dr. Quintard Taylor Today, we’re bringing you the best from our KUOW Newsroom… Sometimes a species becomes so rare that you may not know it still exists - like puffins in the northwest. Catch up with the researchers trying to help them bounce back. And colleagues remember Dr. Quintard Taylor, a pioneering historian and former UW Professor Emeritus. Vaughan Jones
Here's the latest on the Gaza peace plan Hamas responded to an American proposal to end Israel's war in Gaza and said it would return all remaining hostages. But big uncertainties remain over the proposal's next steps. Hadeel Al-Shalchi
Arts & Life A review of Sean Combs' charges, hearing and sentencing NPR's Scott Simon asks NBC News Entertainment Correspondent Chloe Melas about the sentence handed to Sean Combs for two prostitution-related charges. Scott Simon
Politics It's Day 4 of the U.S. government shutdown. Is an agreement on the horizon? We look at where Congress is in negotiating its way out of a government shutdown that is in its fourth day, with no solution in sight. Barbara Sprunt
Politics What to know about the threats to fire federal workers amid the government shutdown The White House is using the government shutdown to push aggressive plans to further cut the federal workforce and control spending. Stephen Fowler
National Remembering Tuskegee Airman George Hardy, who died last week at 100 years old One of the last surviving combat veterans of the Tuskegee Airmen, George Hardy died last week aged 100. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Leon Butler Jr. from the Tuskegee Airmen Inc. about his legacy. Scott Simon
National Retired U.S. diplomat George Kent talks about his cross-country cycling for Ukraine Following his retirement, former U.S. Ambassador George Kent cycled across the U.S. to raise awareness and money for the Ukrainian war effort. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Kent about his journey. Scott Simon
Sports Saturday Sports: Baseball playoffs begin; a look ahead at the NFL season NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant talk about the Major League Baseball Playoffs, which include the Los Angeles Dodgers as they attempt to repeat as champions. Scott Simon
Politics How Mormon Women for Ethical Government helped redistrict Utah's congressional seats A Utah court has ordered lawmakers to redraw their congressional districts, which could help Democrats in the midterm elections. The influential Mormon Women for Ethical Government was one of the groups that forced the order. Saige Miller
Politics Week in Politics: Government shutdown; 'armed conflict' with cartels We look at where the willingness among Democrats and Republicans is to end the government shutdown, as well as U.S. strikes on alleged cartel boats in the Caribbean. Scott Simon