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Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism

Most — but not all — political scientists are deeply troubled by the president's attempts to expand executive power, according to a national survey.
- Frank Langfitt
Supreme Court weighs who should decide public school curriculum: Judges or school boards?

At issue is whether school systems are required to allow parents to opt their kids out of classes because of religious objections to classroom materials.
- Nina Totenberg
Walgreens to pay up to $350 million in U.S. opioid settlement

The nationwide drugstore chain must pay the government at least $300 million and will owe another $50 million if the company is sold, merged, or transferred before 2032, according to the settlement.
- The Associated Press
Harvard sues Trump administration to stop a freeze of more than $2 billion in grants

Harvard University announced Monday that it has filed suit to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration's demands to limit activism on campus.
- The Associated Press
Monday Evening Headlines

Proposal to keep trans athletes out of girls' sports fails in WA, state lands commish calls Trump's logging order "bluster," and there's a new passenger ferry to the San Juan Islands. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
- Paige Browning
New Wing Luke exhibit explores the power of objects with Ten Thousand Things

For the past four years, Poet Shin Yu Pai’s podcast Ten Things has explored how objects – from the extraordinary to the mundane, the literal to the figurative – communicate stories of Asian American meaning, identity, and culture.
- Libby Denkmann
As Trump cuts funding, researchers look for opportunities outside the U.S.

As researchers at American universities face an uncertain future, other countries are doing their best to lure scientists away. Is the U-S set to face a brain drain as top talent moves overseas or into other fields?
- Hans Anderson
Trump administration to resume collections on student loan borrowers in default

The Education Department says millions of borrowers in default will have a chance to make a payment or sign up for a repayment plan. But on May 5, those who don't will be referred for collection.
- Jonaki Mehta
Remembering Pope Francis

Pope Francis died this morning at the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta. He was 88. Dr. Catherine Punsalan-Manlimos discusses the Pope's legacy.
- Libby Denkmann
The Life and Legacy of Pope Francis

Pope Francis died of a stroke on Easter Monday, according to the Vatican. He was one of the most popular pontiffs in decades, taking stances on the inclusivity of the church as well as treatment of the poor and migrants. We look back on the life and the papacy of the first non-European pope in more than a millennium.
- Greg Dixon

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