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Victim of unsolved Seattle CHOP killing featured in newly unearthed video

A newly unearthed video has revealed what is likely the last known footage of Antonio Mays Jr. speaking at 2020’s Capitol Hill Occupied Protest just days before his death.
- David Gutman / The Seattle Times
Politics

The Kennedy Center Honors are coming up. This year's event will be different

President Trump has made major changes at the Kennedy Center this year, ousting the board chair and president, and naming himself host of the organization's yearly awards show.
- Elizabeth Blair
Casual Friday with Naomi Tomky and Luke Burbank

This week… The State AG is warning people against donating to scams disguised as charity. The Seattle Marathon route changed again, upsetting Magnolia residents. And some advice for how to make a coyote feel unwelcome. Seattle Met Food and Drink Editor Naomi Tomky and LiveWire Host Luke Burbank are here to break down the week.
- Vaughan Jones
Politics

Defense secretary under fire as lawmakers question admiral about deadly boat strikes

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is under pressure this week as a Navy admiral faces tough questions from lawmakers about the legality of striking boats allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean.
- Steve Inskeep
Politics

Rep. Jim Himes recounts briefing on U.S. boat strike in the Caribbean

NPR's Michel Martins talks with Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., about what he learned in a briefing from the Navy admiral who ordered the second strike on a boat near Venezuela.
- Michel Martin
Sports

FIFA to announce matchups for 2026 World Cup Friday

Soccer fans will learn Friday where their country will be playing in the FIFA World Cup 2026. The draw for the largest-ever tournament will take place in Washington, D.C.
- Becky Sullivan
World

China in diplomatic push to isolate Japan in feud over Taiwan issue

No end in sight to spat between Japan and China over Taiwan, as neither Tokyo nor Beijing shows signs of backing down.
- Anthony Kuhn
Music

Remembering soul guitarist and music producer Steve Cropper

As a member of Stax Records' Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Cropper helped create some of the most important Southern soul music of the '60s. He died Dec. 3. Originally broadcast in 1990.
- Terry Gross
Business

NPR battles Trump executive order in court

NPR was in court for a pivotal hearing arguing that the Trump administration had broken the law with its treatment of public media.
- David Folkenflik
National

Traffic congestion hits a record high, spreading to more hours of the week

If it seems like traffic is getting worse where you live, that's because it probably is. After dropping during the COVID-19 pandemic, congestion climbed to record levels in 2024, researchers say.
- Joel Rose

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