The race for Seattle Mayor: Joe Mallahan All this week, Soundside is interviewing the most competitive candidates for Seattle Mayor ahead of the August 5th primary election. Libby Denkmann
U.S. withdraws from U.N. cultural agency over 'divisive social and cultural causes' U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the U.S. took issue with UNESCO's focus on the U.N.'s sustainable development goals and the decision to include Palestine as a member state. Juliana Kim
National Urban League says Trump's policies amount to emergency for Black Americans One of the nation's oldest Civil Rights organization warns the Trump administration's policies have thrust the country into a "state of emergency" for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and black economic advancement. Courtney Dorning
Agence France-Presse says it wants to pull its hunger-stricken journalists out of Gaza French news agency Agence France-Presse called on the Israeli government to allow its freelance journalists to leave the Gaza Strip because of worsening hunger. Nick Spicer
Car makers are feeling tariff pain: GM is the 2nd company to take a hit to profits The American automaker reported that tariffs cost them $1.1 billion and reduced the company's profit margin from 9% to 6.1%. Camila Domonoske
President Trump indicates he'll let Fed Chair Jerome Powell serve out his term President Trump seemed willing to allow Jerome Powell to complete his term as chair of the Federal Reserve — at least for now. His comment comes as he and his administration continue to attack Powell. Rafael Nam
Trump deflects from questions about Epstein probe with accusations about Obama President Trump is facing questions about the death of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. On Tuesday, he deflected by pivoting to long-held accusations about his Democratic opponents. Saige Miller
Have all girls or all boys? Study suggests the odds aren't 50/50 A study analyzed decades of births and found that larger families showed a distinct tendency toward all girls or all boys, rather than a mix. Scott Neuman
NPR news chief announces she's leaving days after Congress kills federal funding NPR newsroom chief Edith Chapin says she's leaving the network. She made the announcement just days after Congress voted to strip public broadcasting of all federal funding. David Folkenflik
Coca-Cola says it will use U.S. cane sugar in a new Coke, a plan pushed by Trump Coca-Cola's move comes a week after President Trump said he had been talking to the soft drink giant about using cane sugar rather than high-fructose corn syrup in its signature drink. Bill Chappell