Living in the shadows: Why stateless people fear Trump's immigration crackdown An estimated 218,000 people in the U.S. are stateless or are at risk of becoming so. As a result of President Trump's aggressive policies, people without any citizenship are more vulnerable than ever. Jaclyn Diaz
Are 'COVID kindergarteners' ready for school? More than 3.6 million children born in 2020 amid the COVID-19 global pandemic are walking into elementary schools across the country this fall. Vanessa Romo
Have a health care system headache? Share your story The logistics of health care can be frustrating. If you have a bureaucratic horror story or need help with a tough question, reach out to Health Care Helpline from NPR and KFF Health News.
Appeals court allows end of protected status for migrants from 3 countries A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and halted for now a lower court's order that had kept in place temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Central America and Nepal. The Associated Press
Brazilian police say ex-President Bolsonaro had planned to flee to Argentina Bolsonaro is awaiting a Supreme Court ruling about an alleged coup attempt and learned Wednesday he might face another case as police formally accused him and one of his son of obstruction of justice The Associated Press
Wednesday Evening Headlines Protestors take over plaza at Microsoft’s Redmond headquarters, efforts to reintroduce grizzlies in the North Cascades go into hibernation, and Seattle gets a new contemporary arts space. Paige Browning
Microsoft employees protest company’s contract with Israeli intelligence organization A group of current and former Microsoft employees briefly occupied part of the company’s Redmond campus yesterday to protest the relationship between the tech giant and Israel’s military. Hans Anderson
Does your computer science degree still guarantee you a high-paying job? For college students, saying you majored in computer science used to be code for a six-figure salary and job stability. Now some fear those days are behind us. Maleeha Syed
When a dementia patient commits a serious crime, what does justice look like? 87 year old George Innis had shown signs of dementia for years prior to the killing of his wife at their Bellevue assisted living center. His journey through the legal system highlights the questions surrounding prosecution and care of people with degenerative memory loss. Libby Denkmann
Catholic nuns, missing babies, a mass grave — and a reckoning with Ireland's past For decades, Irish nuns ran homes for unwed mothers. Beneath one of them, a ghastly discovery: 796 babies buried in a septic tank. Forensics experts are now unearthing Ireland's past. Lauren Frayer