Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes the first American pope, choosing the name Leo XIV U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected pope, the first time an American has led the Roman Catholic Church. Provost, 69, chose the name Pope Leo XIV. Sarah Ventre
Americans are already seeing Trump's tariffs kick in. They sent in receipts to prove it There's new tariffs on almost everything that is imported. Some of that increased cost is being eaten by exporters in other countries, but a lot of the higher prices are being picked up by Americans, who are seeing it in their receipts. Emily Feng
An imam, a zen priest, and an atheist talked in a KUOW studio This episode, we have a panel of folks with different religious, spiritual, and non-religious backgrounds to talk about living in Seattle with or without religion. Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers
How one writer quit dieting and discovered her strength through weightlifting Casey Johnston spent years running and restricting calories. When she started weightlifting, she rebuilt muscle mass — and her relationship with her body. Mara Gordon
Once-fringe activists are fighting to be the voice of the anti-abortion movement Most Americans balk at the idea of charging women who get abortions with homicide, but post-Roe, militant anti-abortion activists are finding state lawmakers are increasingly open to it. Odette Yousef
80 years after VE Day a veteran says, 'I hope people will see the futility of it all' Army veteran Harry Miller was stationed in Germany when the Nazis surrendered. Upon hearing the news, he recalls that American troops went to sleep or shook hands. "And some just couldn't believe it." Joe Hernandez
GOP-led states are passing new restrictions for voters to get issues on the ballot Two dozen states allow citizens to propose ballot measures. But Republican lawmakers in many of those states are now adding hurdles to those efforts, saying they want to combat fraud. Ashley Lopez
Cancer-causing chemicals are in many beauty products women use, a study finds Soaps, lotions and shampoos were found to have formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing preservatives. Ronnie Cohen
Glittering blue creatures are washing up on California beaches. Here's why Hundreds of thousands of Velella velella, more commonly known as by-the-wind-sailors, are drifting onto the coastline. Beachcombers say they look like "blue diamonds strewn across the beach." Vanessa Romo
Discovering a mom we never knew, in letters she saved from WWII soldiers My sister and I recently unearthed a forgotten box of correspondence our mom received from servicemen she'd met at Red Cross dances in Rome near the end of the war. She would have been 100 this year. Bob Mondello
