Monday Evening Headlines Extreme heat warning extended to Wednesday, FBI leads renewed search for fugitive Travis Decker, and Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh makes history, again. Patricia Murphy
What the Oregon desert has to do with your Seattle electricity bill Seattle City Light is contracting for two solar projects in Oregon, but the public utility is still looking for ways to keep up with growing demand. Gabrielle Healy
What recent protests tell us about the tech industry and employee power Recent tech company protests are highlighting the connection between worker power and free speech here in Seattle. Libby Denkmann
Kennedy Center names new director of dance programming, days after former staff firings Stephen Nakagawa, a former Washington Ballet dancer, will be the new director of dance programming. The announcement comes five days after the Kennedy Center's previous chief was dismissed. Anastasia Tsioulcas
Trump says National Guard is at the ready but hedges on Chicago plans President Trump signed a series of executive orders doubling down on law enforcement, particularly related to Washington, D.C., but he equivocated on whether he will send troops to Chicago next. Franco Ordoñez
The U.S. confirms its first human case of New World screwworm. What is it? U.S. officials confirmed a case of the flesh-eating parasite in a person who traveled from El Salvador. Screwworm typically affects cattle in South America, but has spread north in recent years. Rachel Treisman
Evergrande's delisting in Hong Kong: key facts to know At its peak, China Evergrande Group was worth more than $50 billion. But it all came crashing down in 2021. It was massively in debt and unable to complete some existing projects. The Associated Press
Dr Pepper will unwind its merger with Keurig after buying Peet's for $18 billion Seven years after they merged, the soft drink maker and coffee pod innovator will become separate companies again. CEO Timothy Cofer said separate coffee and beverage businesses would be more nimble. The Associated Press
How a Palestinian scholar from Gaza is fighting to stay in the U.S. A Gaza scholar at Yale lost his wife, children and mother in Israeli airstrikes.
Is Edinburgh's Fringe still fringe, or has it — gasp — gone mainstream? It began on the edgy margins of a mainstream festival — which it's now eclipsed. But nearly 80 years on, performers and spectators say rising costs threaten the Fringe's alternative vibe. Lauren Frayer