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The defunding of public radio cuts much deeper than NPR
- Paige Browning
Hurry up! Scientists predict today will be (slightly) shorter than normal

Earth doesn't rotate exactly on schedule. Scientists believe that today is going to be about a millisecond short of a typical 24-hour day.
- Nell Greenfieldboyce
Efforts to shrink Social Security's phone wait times are putting a strain elsewhere

The Social Security Administration reassigned some field office employees in an effort to bring down lengthy phone wait times. But workers say these reassignments have been disruptive for staff.
- Ashley Lopez
35 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act — celebrating the success and concern

It was 35 years ago this month that the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. Across the U.S., it's being marked with festivals and parades — and concern due to recent Medicaid cuts.
- Emily Chen-Newton
Over 5 million pools sold in the U.S., Canada under recall after reports of 9 deaths

More than 5.2 million aboveground swimming pools sold across the U.S. and Canada over the last two decades are being recalled after nine drowning deaths were reported.
- The Associated Press
Trump administration releases trove of files on Martin Luther King Jr. assassination

The release came in response to an executive order issued by President Trump. King's family warned they would object to any use of the records "to spread falsehoods" about King's life and legacy.
- Elena Moore
Monday Evening Headlines

Alaska Airlines is still reeling from last night's I-T outage, wildfires continue to rage across the state, and Seattle Public Schools faces federal funding cuts. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
- Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers
New report describes Ukraine's "stolen generation"

The war in Ukraine is causing tremendous and likely lasting psychological damage to generations of its young people. One of those traumas is caused by what’s tantamount to kidnapping by the Russian government. According to a new report by the think tank GlobSec, there have been nearly 20,000 cases of what it calls “forcibly transferred or deported children.”
- Sarah Leibovitz
Military bases in New Jersey, Indiana, to be expanded to detain immigrants

NPR has learned that the Pentagon has also approved the expansion of the U.S. Naval Base on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for the same purpose.
- Ximena Bustillo
Trump's spy chief claims the Obama administration 'manufactured' intel on Russia

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has published the latest in a series of reports that scrutinize years-old intel community conclusions about Russian interference in the 2016 election.
- Jenna McLaughlin

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