With $2.7 billion settlement approved, college sports' big money era is officially here The settlement in House v. NCAA brings an end to the NCAA's long-standing tradition of amateurism. Starting this fall, schools will be able to pay players directly up to a salary cap of $20.5 million. Becky Sullivan
Deportees are being held in a converted shipping container in Djibouti, ICE says Deported migrants have been stuck at a military base in Djibouti for over two weeks — and ICE officers are also there, guarding them 24 hours a day. Ximena Bustillo
Friday Evening Headlines The Enchantments closed to the public as manhunt continues, local grocery workers may go on strike, and police arrest a man suspected of stealing instruments from the Seattle band Heart. Paige Browning
Supreme Court grants DOGE access to confidential Social Security records The order, for now, overturns actions that limited DOGE's access to sensitive private information. In a separate case, the court said DOGE did not have to share internal records with a watchdog group. Anuli Ononye
Week in Review: Kshama Sawant, Cathy Moore, and John Arthur Wilson Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, former Urbanist Executive Director and current board member Rian Watt, and KUOW politics reporter and co-host of the Sound Politics podcast Scott Greenstone Kevin Kniestedt
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, wrongly deported to El Salvador, is back in the U.S. to face smuggling charges Abrego Garcia will face criminal charges for allegedly transporting migrants without legal status around the country, according to a Justice Department indictment. Ximena Bustillo
DHS memo details how National Guard troops will be used for immigration enforcement The memo obtained by NPR says troops would be used in activities, including in "night operations and rural interdiction," as well as "guard duty and riot control" inside detention facilities. Ximena Bustillo
A view of the war in Gaza from Israel The antiwar movement in Israel has largely been driven by the desire to return the hostages home, but now there is a growing number focusing on the plight of Palestinians.
RFK Jr. is shrinking the agency that works on mental illness and addiction The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration has seen its staff cut by more than a third, and it's facing deep budget cuts. Progress on overdose deaths could be lost, experts warn. Rhitu Chatterjee
When is forgetting normal — and when is it worrisome? A neuroscientist weighs in Do you have trouble remembering names or where you put your keys? Neurologist Charan Ranganath, author of Why We Remember, talks about the science of memory. Originally broadcast Feb. 24, 2024. Terry Gross