Nudity could come to an end at Denny Blaine Park For decades, Denny Blaine Park on Lake Washington has been a nude beach and a gathering space for Seattle’s LGBTQ community. After a recent lawsuit by a neighborhood group, the future of nudity at Denny Blaine is up in the air. Patricia Murphy
This Tuscan startup sold all its olive oil in the U.S. Then came Trump's tariffs Americans love olive oil — and import 95% of it. But tariffs are making it harder for Europeans to sell it to Americans. Maria Aspan
He said, she said, it said: I used ChatGPT as a couple's counselor. How did we fare? Looking for backup, I turned to an AI chatbot for relationship wisdom. It took my side. It was only when I challenged the bot's biases — and my own — that we had a communication breakthrough. Emma Bowman
Hurricane Katrina was a catalyst for change in New Orleans' public defender office Hurricane Katrina exposed longstanding flaws in the New Orleans criminal justice system. In the 20 years since, there has been dramatic change in the public defender office. Alejandra Marquez Janse
Tennessee readies for execution of man with working implanted defibrillator Gov. Bill Lee declined to grant a reprieve Monday amid uncertainty about whether the implantable defibrillator will shock Byron Black's heart when the lethal drug takes effect. The Associated Press
Brazil's Supreme Court orders house arrest for former President Bolsonaro The trial of the far-right leader is receiving renewed attention after U.S. President Donald Trump directly tied a 50% tariff on imported Brazilian goods to his ally's judicial situation. The Associated Press
State Department may require some visa applicants to post bond of up to $15,000 The State Department said it would start a pilot program that will require cash deposits to tourist and business visas for people from countries with high overstay rates. The Associated Press
Monday Evening Headlines Researchers solved the mystery of the wasting sea stars, we have a primary election tomorrow, and Microsoft reports on the jobs most and least susceptible to AI. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers
Trump's new tariffs put special emphasis on our neighbors in Canada The Trump Administration bumped up tariffs on Canadian goods to 35%, and that new rate went into effect on Friday. It’s kind of confusing to know exactly what these tariffs mean for our neighbor to the north, so we asked an associate professor at the University of British Columbia to help us understand. Maleeha Syed
Soundside "kennects" with Ken Jennings Washington native Ken Jennings says, growing up, Jeopardy sparked his love of trivia. Now he’s translated his trivia expertise into his own game - called Kennections. It’s a weekly puzzle he writes for Mental Floss. Libby Denkmann