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The European Space Agency will beam the famous 'Blue Danube' waltz into space

A performance of the masterpiece will be transmitted into space on Saturday. The waltz has been associated with space travel since its inclusion in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
- Rebecca Hersher
'I am Roman,' Pope Leo says, as he becomes the bishop of Rome

The bishop of Rome is one of many titles held by the pope. Duties related to the title are usually delegated to an auxiliary or assistant bishop, known as a vicar.
- Clare Marie Schneider
By the numbers: A look at international students at Harvard and across the U.S.

The latest criticism from the Trump administration of Harvard University highlighted the number of international students entering the United States each year for higher education.
- Jaclyn Diaz
A hike on Cerro San Cristobal with stunning views of the Chilean Andes

Cerro San Cristobal in the heart of Chile's capital offers stunning views of wildflowers, pine forests and the soaring Andes.
- Brian Mann
Justice Department cuts to public safety grants leave police and nonprofits scrambling

Hundreds of public safety grants cut, worth $500 million, funded initiatives like drug treatment and gun violence prevention programs.
- Martin Kaste
Friday Evening Headlines

Arrests have been made in last week's Pioneer Square triple homicide, experts are expecting a challenging fire season in Washington state, and the Space Needle has a new upgrade, in the form of a giant glass elevator. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
- Vaughan Jones
Week in Review: state budget, city politics, and fentanyl
- Kevin Kniestedt
DOGE created a 'survey of surveys' for a push to cut some government data collection

DOGE's push to cut some federal surveys conducted by the Census Bureau may be duplicating a White House agency's oversight work and weaken U.S. data infrastructure, experts warn.
- Hansi Lo Wang
Fired Copyright Office head sues Trump administration over removal

Shira Perlmutter's termination came shortly after the Copyright Office published a long-anticipated report on artificial intelligence.
- Andrew Limbong
Judge blocks Trump admin's move to bar Harvard from enrolling international students

This comes in response to a lawsuit Harvard filed on Friday morning, challenging the Trump administration's abrupt move to revoke the school's ability to enroll foreign students.
- Janet W. Lee

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