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Y'all, we need to talk about 'y'all'

The word fills an important gap in our language, but it was once stigmatized. The story of "y'all" also includes powerful cultural forces, from hip-hop to ideas of welcoming inclusivity.
- Bill Chappell
Colombia deploys armed drones in escalating fight against drug gangs

In Colombia, drug gangs are waging a new kind of war — by air. Armed with cheap drones, they're targeting rivals in a dangerous escalation.
- John Otis
Exclusive: Trump team withholds $140 million budgeted for fentanyl fight

Threats to $140 million in funds for public health departments battling fentanyl overdoses comes as some experts see the addiction safety net unraveling.
- Brian Mann
10 years ago, a flood devastated this Texas town. The road to recovery has been long

Wimberley, Texas, was the site of a devastating flash flood on Memorial Day weekend in 2015. Now, 10 years later, the town has rebuilt with such floods in mind — but still feels the emotional effects.
- Kat Lonsdorf
In praise of the humble recorder — a gateway instrument for millions of schoolchildren

The small plastic instrument has long been the go-to instrument in elementary schools. But it is capable of so much more than "Hot Cross Buns."
- Abigail Covington
Pentagon ends deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles

The withdrawal accounts for nearly half of the soldiers sent to Los Angeles in June to suppress protests over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
- The Associated Press
Why Denny Blaine beachgoers may have to suit up

Yesterday, a King County Judge ordered the city of Seattle to come up with a plan to end “nudity as constituted” at the park.
- Libby Denkmann
Tuesday Evening Headlines

Puget Sound Energy asks customers to dial back their electricity use, Bumbershoot ticket prices decrease, and Bothell changes their zoning to encourage more new housing. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
- Paige Browning
Actor Matthew Law on 'Abbot Elementary', 'Star Wars' and growing up in Seattle

We talk with the actor about playing O'Shon in ABC's Abbott Elementary, his own filmmaking, and beyond.
- Gabrielle Healy
Americans' medical debt can stay in credit reports, judge rules. What does that mean?

The judge's decision vacated a rule imposed by the Biden administration earlier this year to keep medical debt from affecting credit scores.
- Alana Wise

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