As drinks targeting kids have soared, there's new guidance on what's healthy As highly caffeinated energy drinks have become popular with kids, a coalition of health organizations has new guidelines on what's a healthy beverage. Some of the advice may surprise parents. Maria Godoy
Trans community fears Trump's actions will upend legal precedent on prison protections One of President Trump's first executive orders impacts transgender inmates incarcerated in federal facilities. It's just one in a series of actions signed by Trump that target the trans community. Jaclyn Diaz
Trump's FBI director pick, Kash Patel, faces confirmation hearing Kash Patel, President Trump's pick to run the FBI, answers questions Thursday in a public hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Ryan Lucas
Criminal records of Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump include rape, domestic violence Dozens of Jan. 6 defendants who received pardons from President Trump had past criminal convictions for charges including rape, manslaughter, domestic violence and drug trafficking. Tom Dreisbach
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's intel chief pick, grilled on Snowden, Russia and Syria Among the topics that came up: her stance on an electronic surveillance program, her push to drop charges against Edward Snowden and her 2017 meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Lexie Schapitl
Trump's pulling a U-turn on EVs, but not much has changed — yet President Trump has charted a new course for electric vehicle policy in the U.S. While the direction is clear, the details aren't. Camila Domonoske
More houses are being built in wildfire-prone areas. Los Angeles has a plan to stop Before the wildfire that destroyed thousands of homes, Altadena was already debating a tense question: should new housing be built in places that could burn? Lauren Sommer
Trump order cracks down on antisemitism and could deport foreign student protesters The executive order directs government agencies to use all available tools to prosecute or remove perpetrators of antisemitic harassment and violence, especially on college campuses. Tovia Smith
Trump says U.S. will send 'worst criminal illegal aliens' to Guantánamo Bay The president says up to 30,000 criminal migrants deported from the United States could be housed at the facility in Cuba, but it wasn't immediately clear how the plan would be implemented. Sacha Pfeiffer
Wednesday Evening Headlines Interim SPD Chief Sue Rahr ends her tenure, downtown Seattle rents are rising, and PNW blood supply levels are dangerously low. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. Paige Browning