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America has a major birthday coming up — here's what to expect for the big 2-5-0

It's the nation's semiquincentennial! July 4, 2026, is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Here's how the United States of America is planning to party.
- Chloe Veltman
Trump administration targets ATF, with plans to cut jobs and ease gun restrictions

DOGE staffers have been working on changes at the ATF that would roll back dozens of gun restrictions. The DOJ wants to downsize the agency — a move some fear will hinder criminal investigations.
- Meg Anderson
Barbecue is everywhere for the Fourth of July. Here's its origin story

Barbecue is as American as apple pie — but the origins of the word "barbecue" is in the Caribbean.
- Jaclyn Diaz
UPenn updates swimming records to settle with feds on transgender athletes case

The U.S. Education Department and Penn announced the voluntary agreement of the high-profile case that focused on Lia Thomas, who last competed for the Ivy League school in 2022.
- The Associated Press
Paramount agrees to pay $16 million to settle Trump's CBS lawsuit

Paramount Global will pay $16 million to settle President Trump's lawsuit over 60 Minutes' interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris — a lawsuit that many legal experts considered spurious.
- David Folkenflik
Trans in 2025: Danni Askini answers our questions on sports bans, medical care and beyond

Danni Askini and fellow trans rights activists are confronting a rapidly shifting landscape. Day by day, trans rights are changing and eroding, in a way that’s hard for even a plugged in advocate to keep track of. We sat down on Monday afternoon to talk about it all.
- Libby Denkmann
States sue Trump administration for sharing health data with DHS

California is leading 20 state attorneys general in a lawsuit seeking to block health officials from further sharing Medicaid data and the Trump administration from using it for immigration enforcement or "population surveillance."
- Jude Joffe-Block
Study: 14 million lives could be lost due to Trump aid cuts

A new study looks at lives saved by USAID in the past and what the future without the agency will look like.
- Jonathan Lambert
Tuesday Evening Headlines

Washington lawmakers and healthcare providers react to President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill move through Congress, Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson has an idea for a new revenue source for the city, and researchers say orcas know that sharing is caring. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.
- Vaughan Jones
What to know about the Bryan Kohberger case as a plea deal emerges over Idaho murders

Kohberger had originally pleaded not guilty, and his attorneys have suggested they wanted try to pursue explore the idea of "alternate perpetrators" during the trial.
- Bill Chappell

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