The Latest Environment Live updates: Western Washington floodwaters recede, but atmospheric rivers expected to return Sunday Floodwaters near the Skagit River have begun to recede, but officials say residents should only return home if routes are safe and open and their homes aren't currently flooded. Residents in Skagit County, a densely populated agricultural hub an hour north of Seattle, and elsewhere across the state aren't out of the water yet. Additional atmospheric rivers are forecast to hit again Sunday evening through Wednesday. KUOW Staff Soundtracks of our lives From our favorite songs to our own voices, we’re surrounded by sound all day. But how does all this noise affect our emotions and behavior? This hour, TED speakers explore how sound shapes our lives. Politics How the Indiana redistricting defeat could shape the 2026 midterms NPR'S Steve Inskeep speaks with Cook Political Report elections analyst David Wasserman about Indiana Republicans' rejection of a redistricting bid backed by the White House. Steve Inskeep National Trial starts for a Wisconsin judge accused of obstructing ICE Was Judge Hannah Dugan trying to obstruct a proceeding or trying to run her courtroom when ICE agents came to arrest an undocumented immigrant? A federal jury will decide Maayan Silver World Germany's train service is one of Europe's worst. How did it get so bad? You won't arrive on time and may not even get a seat. Your booking might get lost. Things have gotten so dire that a foreigner has been brought in to shake things up. Esme Nicholson Arts & Life CNN has endured turmoil for years. Now Trump wants role in its fate In the corporate battle over parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN's fate remains up for grabs. President Trump wants a say in what happens next. David Folkenflik World Zelenskyy wants Ukrainians to have a say in the talks to end the war with Russia Ukraine's president says he will look into changing the constitution to hold wartime elections or a referendum on ceding territory to Russia amid ongoing peace talks to end the war. Michel Martin World Former National Security Council official on the current state of the war in Ukraine NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman about the current state of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Steve Inskeep Politics Dueling health care plans fail in the Senate as ACA premium deadline approaches Competing health care plans failed to meet the 60-vote threshold in the Senate Thursday. With federal ACA subsidies set to expire, health insurance costs are expected to surge in the new year. Saige Miller Exposure to extreme heat can lead to developmental setbacks in kids, research says New research suggests that for some children exposure to extreme heat could lead to setbacks on key developmental milestones. Jonathan Lambert Prev 5 of 1654 Next Sponsored
Environment Live updates: Western Washington floodwaters recede, but atmospheric rivers expected to return Sunday Floodwaters near the Skagit River have begun to recede, but officials say residents should only return home if routes are safe and open and their homes aren't currently flooded. Residents in Skagit County, a densely populated agricultural hub an hour north of Seattle, and elsewhere across the state aren't out of the water yet. Additional atmospheric rivers are forecast to hit again Sunday evening through Wednesday. KUOW Staff
Soundtracks of our lives From our favorite songs to our own voices, we’re surrounded by sound all day. But how does all this noise affect our emotions and behavior? This hour, TED speakers explore how sound shapes our lives.
Politics How the Indiana redistricting defeat could shape the 2026 midterms NPR'S Steve Inskeep speaks with Cook Political Report elections analyst David Wasserman about Indiana Republicans' rejection of a redistricting bid backed by the White House. Steve Inskeep
National Trial starts for a Wisconsin judge accused of obstructing ICE Was Judge Hannah Dugan trying to obstruct a proceeding or trying to run her courtroom when ICE agents came to arrest an undocumented immigrant? A federal jury will decide Maayan Silver
World Germany's train service is one of Europe's worst. How did it get so bad? You won't arrive on time and may not even get a seat. Your booking might get lost. Things have gotten so dire that a foreigner has been brought in to shake things up. Esme Nicholson
Arts & Life CNN has endured turmoil for years. Now Trump wants role in its fate In the corporate battle over parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN's fate remains up for grabs. President Trump wants a say in what happens next. David Folkenflik
World Zelenskyy wants Ukrainians to have a say in the talks to end the war with Russia Ukraine's president says he will look into changing the constitution to hold wartime elections or a referendum on ceding territory to Russia amid ongoing peace talks to end the war. Michel Martin
World Former National Security Council official on the current state of the war in Ukraine NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman about the current state of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Steve Inskeep
Politics Dueling health care plans fail in the Senate as ACA premium deadline approaches Competing health care plans failed to meet the 60-vote threshold in the Senate Thursday. With federal ACA subsidies set to expire, health insurance costs are expected to surge in the new year. Saige Miller
Exposure to extreme heat can lead to developmental setbacks in kids, research says New research suggests that for some children exposure to extreme heat could lead to setbacks on key developmental milestones. Jonathan Lambert
