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Scientists want to track the world's biodiversity using DNA in the air

Scientists have found a way to sample DNA out of the air on a large scale — making it possible to one day track the health and well being of all kinds of species around the world.
- Ari Daniel
Educators fear their homeless students could become a target for Trump cuts

A federal program provides extra help to make sure students experiencing homelessness get an education. Amid massive cuts to the federal government, the program's future is uncertain.
- Lee V. Gaines
Raising ethics questions, top Trump meme coin investors to dine with president tonight

President Trump is hosting an exclusive dinner tonight for the largest investors in the $TRUMP meme coin, putting the murky world of cryptocurrencies on a collision course with White House ethics.
- Scott Neuman
A Newark air traffic controller on how it felt when systems went dark

An air traffic controller who works the airspace around Newark, N.J. speaks out about what it was like to lose radar and communication systems during a shift, and how the situation got to be so bad.
- Joel Rose
How Trump made a 30% tariff feel like a relief

It's a pattern in President Trump's chaotic tariff policy: he first suggests a high number, only to later ratchet it down. Business schools call it the 'anchor effect.'
- Danielle Kurtzleben
New Orleans Archdiocese agrees to pay nearly $180M to victims of clergy sexual abuse

Lawyers for survivors said they won't support the agreement, which they say was negotiated behind closed doors.
- The Associated Press
Trump tried to shutter Radio Free Europe. The EU threw it a lifeline

EU officials say the broadcaster for years has played an important role providing news to areas where the press can't operate freely
- David Folkenflik
Here's what's in the GOP megabill that's just passed the House

At the center of the sweeping bill is trillions in tax cuts, which Republicans aim to partially offset through changes to safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP.
- Elena Moore
A new book argues that foster care pushes kids towards prison and homelessness

The United States spends 30 billion dollars on foster care each year. Yet, according to author Claudia Rowe, the results have too often been damaging for the children in that system.
- Libby Denkmann
Wednesday Evening Headlines

ICE agents are arresting people outside of Seattle Immigration Court hearings, Microsoft executives are upset with Washington's new state taxes, and a local participant on singing show "The Voice" made it to the finals this week. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.
- Patricia Murphy

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