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Stand back! This explosive cucumber is bursting with seeds

A small, hairy, toxic version of the cucumbers found in the produce aisle does have an advantage over its more palatable cousins — a feat of ballistic seed dispersal.
- Ari Daniel
Virginia is for … data centers? Residents are increasingly saying no

The world's highest concentration of data centers is in Virginia. Many residents are not happy about that.
- Ryan Murphy
Senate approves cuts to NPR, PBS, and foreign aid programs

The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television.
- Scott Neuman
White House says U.S. fentanyl overdose programs will be funded 'in increments'

CDC staffers worry $140 million in grants could fail to reach state and local overdose programs. The White House officials say the dollars will arrive but won't say when.
- Brian Mann
Thousands of veterans get help from Congress to save their homes from foreclosure

A bipartisan Congress has come to the rescue of vets at risk of losing their homes, after administrations from both parties tore up VA safety nets for homeowners.
- Quil Lawrence
Wednesday Evening Headlines

The new federal budget bill is making it hard for Washington to meet sustainability goals, King County is re-upping its commitment to being a welcoming area for immigrants, and people in the Green Lake neighborhood are fighting to save their favorite music venue. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.
- Vaughan Jones
Lesotho declares state of disaster after massive tariff threats from U.S.

Lesotho, a tiny mountain kingdom in Southern Africa, has just declared a two-year state of disaster after being threatened with the highest U.S. tariffs in the world.
- Kate Bartlett
PBS, KEXP, KUOW: how impending public media cuts could change local stations

Friday is the deadline for President Trump’s rescission package. If it passes, it will rescind $1.1 billion dollars currently budgeted for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting -- including funding for local public media stations.
- Libby Denkmann
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez talks mental acuity in Congress, the BBB, and headlights.

Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is a Democrat from a pretty Republican leaning district. She joins Soundside to talk about voting for what her constituents want, and what the BBB means for her district.
- Libby Denkmann
How a third parent's DNA can prevent an inherited disease

An experimental technique that patches defective DNA with donated genetic material helped families at risk of passing rare illnesses to their children.
- Rob Stein

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