How Tukwila is teaming up with community reps as ground shifts around policing Police in Washington state are feeling shockwaves from last summer’s protests, new laws, and staffing shortages. So what comes next? Tukwila has some ideas. Amy Radil
Biden Administration Transfers First Detainee Out Of Guantánamo The Biden administration has transferred a Guantánamo detainee to Morocco, marking the first time a prisoner there has been released since President Biden took office. Sacha Pfeiffer
Justice Department Blasts Purdue Pharma's Bankruptcy Plan Two divisions of the DOJ filed briefs Monday arguing the deal improperly shelters members of the Sackler family and their associates from liability. Brian Mann
Capitol Rioter Who Walked On Senate Floor On Jan. 6 Sentenced To 8 Months In Prison A U.S. District Court judge says he wanted to send a message with his sentencing of Paul Hodgkins. It is the first resolution of a felony case stemming from the insurrection. Ryan Lucas
2 California Men Have Been Charged With Plotting To Bomb A Democratic Building Ian Rogers and Jarrod Copeland are facing several federal charges over the alleged plot. Prosecutors say at one point Rogers told Copeland: "I want to blow up a democrat building bad." Ryan Lucas
Despite police objections, state Supreme Court gives thumbs up to revamped King County inquests The Washington Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling Thursday allowing King County’s inquest juries to consider whether police officers followed their policies and trainings when using deadly force. The court endorsed changes that families of people killed by police have been seeking. Amy Radil
19-Year-Old Protester Stomped On A 'Back The Blue' Sign. She Faces Hate Crime Charges Utah's hate crime laws specifically include police as a protected category, along with race and gender. It's one of at least five states with such protections for law enforcement. Bill Chappell
The FBI Warned An Iranian American Woman That She Might Be Kidnapped NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Masih Alinejad, an Iranian American journalist, who was named by federal prosecutors as the target of an alleged Iranian kidnapping plot.
Judge: Britney Spears Can Choose Her Own Lawyer In Conservatorship Case A Superior Court judge has cleared Britney Spears to hire her own lawyer in the battle over her conservatorship. She picked a prominent Hollywood lawyer and ex-federal prosecutor to take up her case. Andrew Limbong
A Toylike Gun Covered In Legos Sparks An Uproar Utah gun maker Culper Precision has stopped sales of a kit that would have let owners cover their Glock 19 pistols with colorful Lego blocks, after complaints from the Danish toymaker and others. Bill Chappell
