Starbucks' CEO wants to get customers back to stores. He's also closing them. Wall Street Journal reporter Heather Haddon joins Soundside to talk about the latest round of Starbucks layoffs, and what the future looks like for the local coffee giant. Libby Denkmann
Los Angeles: Spaghetti Cumbia, a band born from cultural fusion Photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia music in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States. Ivan Kashinsky
Why gold is having its best year since 1979 The price of gold hit $4,000 per ounce for the first time ever. It's a bad sign for the U.S. economy Maria Aspan
1 in 5 high schoolers has had a romantic AI relationship, or knows someone who has A national survey of students, teachers and parents shines a light on how the AI revolution is playing out in schools – including when it comes to bullying and a community's trust in schools. Lee V. Gaines
RFK Jr.'s new dietary guidelines could be controversial. Here's what to watch for The health secretary's affinity for saturated fat and his ire over ultraprocessed foods could influence federal food guidelines, expected out this fall. Will Stone
A MacArthur 'genius' gleans surprising lessons from ancient bones, shards and trash Kristina Douglass wanted to find out the truth about how past communities adapted to environmental change. Her revelatory work has earned her a MacArthur award. Ari Daniel
Thinkers, dreamers, doers: Here's who made the 2025 MacArthur Fellow list A cartographer, a composer, a neurobiologist, and a novelist are among the recipients of this year's "Genius Grants." Each Fellow will receive a no-strings attached award of $800,000. Elizabeth Blair
Scientist on front lines of overdose crisis receives MacArthur 'genius' award Nabarun Dasgupta was recognized with a MacArthur "genius" award for work studying the deadly overdose crisis. He's also a front-line organizer, helping people survive. Brian Mann
Former FBI director Comey pleads not guilty to federal charges of lying to Congress The former FBI director, who has long been one of President Trump's most vocal critics, was indicted last month on two counts stemming from his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee in September 2020. Carrie Johnson
