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National U.S. ski resorts are bracing for a steep drop in international travel due to politics Canadians usually head south for the skiing, shopping and nightlife in American ski towns. But due to cross-border politics, tourism to the U.S. is down, and some resorts are worried. Kirk Siegler
Monday Evening Headlines The Olympic pipeline is running again, SeaTac is getting a new city hall, and Seattle businesses had a good holiday weekend. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers
Immigration ICE stops Native American actress Elaine Miles in Redmond Amid the increase of reports of ICE arrests in the cities surrounding Seattle over the past weeks, a member of a federally recognized tribe says she was also stopped and interrogated by apparent immigration officials. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Arts & Life Don't get angry, but the 2025 Oxford Word of the Year is 'rage bait' The 2025 selection follows its predecessors, "brain rot" from 2024, "rizz" from 2023 and "goblin mode" from 2022. Ivy Buck
National Thousands of U.S. trucking schools could lose accreditation under DOT crackdown The U.S. Transportation Department is threatening to shut down thousands of truck driving schools, part of the Trump administration's widening crackdown on industry. Joel Rose
World Afghans seeking asylum say the dream of reaching the U.S. seems ever further away Afghans who were in the process of seeking asylum in the United States have had their hopes repeatedly dashed under this Trump administration. In the U.S., they live in fear of ICE detention. Diaa Hadid
Technology This organization is trying to use AI to reshape American politics Using artificial intelligence to identify congressional districts where independent candidates could win, an organization called the Independent Center is aiming to disrupt the two-party system. Barbara Sprunt
Politics What a political birthrate divide could mean for the future Several studies suggest that people in red states have more babies than those in blue states. A new report from a conservative-leaning group says that could have implications for politics and culture. Sarah McCammon
Arts & Life This man serenades tourists in a Boston park with a taste of their homeland We meet a man who serenades tourists in a national park in Massachusetts with songs of their homeland in their native language. And he's got a song for almost any nation. Craig LeMoult
Jamaica rebuilds for resistance after Hurricane Melissa Hurricane Melissa leveled homes across Jamaica — now the country must figure out how to rebuild smarter before the next monster storm hits. Eyder Peralta