In a first-of-its-kind decision, an AI company wins a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by authors The ruling opens a potential pathway for AI companies to train large language models on copyrighted works without authors' consent — but only if copies of the works were obtained legally. Chloe Veltman
Wednesday Evening Headlines Mayor Harrell proposes big changes to Seattle's tax code, WA gets a tepid economic outlook, and digital kiosks are coming to a Seattle street corner near you. Patricia Murphy
Why this year's Duwamish River Festival is canceled Amid aggressive ICE activity across the country, organizers canceled the August festival. Gabrielle Healy
Senators question Trump plan to kill federal funds for public media and some foreign aid Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee pushed back against the Trump administration's bid to rescind federal funding for public broadcasting and international aid programs. Scott Neuman
Judge orders Trump administration to resume distributing money for EV chargers Congress designated money for building new EV chargers, but the Trump administration put a freeze on those funds. A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction ordering the program to resume. Camila Domonoske
Judge denies immediate detention of Abrego Garcia, further appeals expected Despite the court order, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is likely to be immediately taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which has said he must be deported no matter what happens in his criminal trial. Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Trump's signature policy bill is facing trouble on multiple fronts in the Senate While Senate leaders have made several significant changes to the bill in recent days, the issue of funding for rural hospitals has emerged as a major roadblock. Deirdre Walsh
4 things to know about Zohran Mamdani, presumptive Democratic nominee for NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old state assembly member and democratic socialist, came in first in Tuesday's ranked-choice primary. Here's what to know about his policies, personal life and past. Rachel Treisman
Why China is watching Iran-Israel ceasefire closely China gets much of its crude oil imports from Iran through a "dark fleet" of vessels to evade American sanctions.
Israel was once deterred from striking Iran. Now Netanyahu takes a victory lap Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to attack Iran for decades, but the U.S. and his own security chiefs deterred him. Now he's basking in the moment. Daniel Estrin