Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - 3/13-16 Soundside Producer Jason Megatron Burrows might not be going to SIFF & Stitch, but he does have all the details about what YOU could be doing this weekend. Jason Burrows
Bill Gates rethinks climate strategies in the new Trump era Breakthrough Energy, a collection of organizations founded by Bill Gates in 2015, announced a slew of staffing cuts this week. Jason Burrows
As global tariff tensions rise, here's the latest on U.S. trade with top partners President Trump has upended global markets by imposing tariffs on imports from several of America's top trading partners. Here's what to know. Rebecca Rosman
A man says his stepmom locked him in a room for decades. He escaped by setting a fire Police in Waterbury, Conn., allege the man's stepmother locked him in his room with limited food and water for over 20 years, until he started a fire using hand sanitizer, printer paper and a lighter. Rachel Treisman
Senate Democrats face major dilemma: help GOP pass funding bill or trigger shutdown The government runs out of funding Friday at midnight, leaving Democrats to decide whether to help Republicans pass a bill to avoid a shutdown or block the bill and be blamed for triggering one. Deirdre Walsh
Thousands of fired federal workers must be offered reinstatement, a judge rules Thousands of probationary federal employees fired by the Trump administration must be offered job reinstatement, a judge in San Francisco has ruled, because they were terminated unlawfully. Chris Arnold
Trump's hiring freeze has halted local head counts and could threaten the U.S. census Some towns paid the U.S. Census Bureau to produce new local population counts to try to get more funding. But Trump's hiring freeze derailed their special census plans — and could hurt the 2030 count. Hansi Lo Wang
Editor's Note: EPA says it will roll back climate rules. That could prove complicated Announcing big changes to environmental rules doesn't undo facts on the ground overnight. Instead, EPA's announcement is the first step in what is likely to be a lengthy process to remake the rules and policies it targeted. Neela Banerjee
Elon Musk is winning Republican fans. Can Tesla win them over, too? Tesla is gaining traction among conservative buyers while it loses support among liberals. But are there enough Republican EV shoppers to make up the difference? Camila Domonoske
Trump threatens a 200% tariff on European alcohol European wines, champagne and other beverages could face heavy tariffs if Trump follows through with this threat. Jaclyn Diaz