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A major winter storm disrupts travel as millions head home after Thanksgiving

The storm will spread through the Midwest and Great Lakes regions over the weekend with "widespread heavy snowfall and hazardous travel conditions," the National Weather Service said.
- Chandelis Duster
Arts & Life

Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88

Tom Stoppard is remembered as a playwright whose wit and curiosity reshaped modern theater.
- Tom Vitale
Health

These Zika mothers went to battle — and their cry was heard

After the Zika outbreak ended in Brazil, many families faced a new reality: a child whose life was irrevocably altered after the mother contracted the virus while pregnant. Here's what happened next.
- Ari Daniel
Weekend Listen: A sci-fi approach to Washington’s struggling power grid

Today, we’re bringing you the best from another KUOW Podcast, Booming. Our power grid is maxing out. We're plugging in electric cars, massive data centers, and heat pumps all at once. And the increasing demand is spiking energy bills. But big tech is betting on a solution straight out of science fiction... Could nuclear fusion fix our growing electricity crisis? Joshua McNichols and Monica Nickelsburg from KUOW’s Booming podcast have this story.
- Patricia Murphy
Music

Opinion: My kind of holiday song

NPR's Scott Simon explains why The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is a holiday song for those who have troubles and heartache.
- Scott Simon
National

Retired Maj. Gen. James Hoyer on the shooting of 2 West Virginia National Guard members

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to retired Gen. James Hoyer of the West Virginia National Guard following Wednesday's shooting that left one guardsperson dead and another critically injured.
- Scott Simon
National

How the small hometown of the accused shooter of 2 National Guard members is reacting

Authorities say the suspect who shot two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, drove from his home in Bellingham, Washington, to carry out the attack. Here's how that city is reacting.
- Kyle Norris
World

Afghans seeking asylum voice concerns as all U.S. migration is halted

Afghans seeking asylum say they're stuck in a hellish limbo as all migration suspended to the U.S.
- Scott Simon
World

Airbus orders immediate repairs for 6,000 of its A320 family of jets

Aviation regulators have ordered urgent inspections of the Airbus A320 family of jets. The order follows a JetBlue plane's experience of an uncontrolled "pitch down" event last month.
- Scott Simon
Asia

The latest on the Hong Kong fire aftermath

We look at the latest on the horrific fire that tore through a high-rise in Hong Kong, killing at least 128 people, with many still unaccounted for.
- Scott Simon

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