The Latest Education Another former teacher at Mercer Island High faces accusations of sexual misconduct For the second time in six months, the Mercer Island School District is responding to an allegation that it mishandled a sexual misconduct case involving a teacher. Investigate West reporter Moe K. Clark wrote both stories. She told KUOW’s Rob Wood about her reporting. Rob Wood National U.S. sends aircraft carrier to South America in major escalation of military firepower The deployment and the quickening pace of U.S. strikes, including one Friday, raised new speculation about how far the Trump administration may go in operations it says are targeted at drug trafficking. The Associated Press Environment Furloughed feds pick up Seattle beach trash to keep serving the public Furloughed federal employees were out in the rain picking up cigarette butts, bottle caps, and other trash at Seattle’s Golden Gardens Park on Friday. John Ryan Friday Evening Headlines Furloughed federal workers volunteer in Seattle, former Microsoft executive named in Epstein flight logs, and we visit a backyard fight club that serves up more than punches. Patricia Murphy Immigration DOJ hires immigration judges after months of layoffs Judges will soon take the bench across 16 states, the Justice Department said. These include courts that saw the biggest losses of judges this year. Ximena Bustillo Leon Thomas on his new EP 'Pholks' NPR's Juana Summers speaks with R&B musician Leon Thomas, who describes his new EP Pholks as a collaboration of polymaths inspired by multi-talented artists like Prince and Quincy Jones. Patrick Jarenwattananon Health Abortion by mail is on the rise, even in states like Washington where it remains legal In Washington and 17 other states where abortion is still legal, telehealth orders for abortion medication have doubled since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Eilís O'Neill World A youth orchestra in Ukraine creates an overture with the sounds of war A youth orchestra in the Kyiv region composes a symphonic poem, re-creating the sound of wartime nights in Ukraine. Joanna Kakissis Economy What today's inflation report says about the economy -- and Social Security checks Because of the shutdown, the federal government is belatedly releasing new Consumer Price Index numbers, which the Social Security Administration needs to adjust for next year's benefits. Maria Aspan National Alaskan village destroyed by flooding tries to rebuild as winter looms Over a week after ex-typhoon Halong swept through western Alaska, people in the affected villages are taking stock. In Kipnuk, state officials estimate that over 90% of structures have been destroyed. Eric Stone Prev 720 of 1645 Next Sponsored
Education Another former teacher at Mercer Island High faces accusations of sexual misconduct For the second time in six months, the Mercer Island School District is responding to an allegation that it mishandled a sexual misconduct case involving a teacher. Investigate West reporter Moe K. Clark wrote both stories. She told KUOW’s Rob Wood about her reporting. Rob Wood
National U.S. sends aircraft carrier to South America in major escalation of military firepower The deployment and the quickening pace of U.S. strikes, including one Friday, raised new speculation about how far the Trump administration may go in operations it says are targeted at drug trafficking. The Associated Press
Environment Furloughed feds pick up Seattle beach trash to keep serving the public Furloughed federal employees were out in the rain picking up cigarette butts, bottle caps, and other trash at Seattle’s Golden Gardens Park on Friday. John Ryan
Friday Evening Headlines Furloughed federal workers volunteer in Seattle, former Microsoft executive named in Epstein flight logs, and we visit a backyard fight club that serves up more than punches. Patricia Murphy
Immigration DOJ hires immigration judges after months of layoffs Judges will soon take the bench across 16 states, the Justice Department said. These include courts that saw the biggest losses of judges this year. Ximena Bustillo
Leon Thomas on his new EP 'Pholks' NPR's Juana Summers speaks with R&B musician Leon Thomas, who describes his new EP Pholks as a collaboration of polymaths inspired by multi-talented artists like Prince and Quincy Jones. Patrick Jarenwattananon
Health Abortion by mail is on the rise, even in states like Washington where it remains legal In Washington and 17 other states where abortion is still legal, telehealth orders for abortion medication have doubled since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Eilís O'Neill
World A youth orchestra in Ukraine creates an overture with the sounds of war A youth orchestra in the Kyiv region composes a symphonic poem, re-creating the sound of wartime nights in Ukraine. Joanna Kakissis
Economy What today's inflation report says about the economy -- and Social Security checks Because of the shutdown, the federal government is belatedly releasing new Consumer Price Index numbers, which the Social Security Administration needs to adjust for next year's benefits. Maria Aspan
National Alaskan village destroyed by flooding tries to rebuild as winter looms Over a week after ex-typhoon Halong swept through western Alaska, people in the affected villages are taking stock. In Kipnuk, state officials estimate that over 90% of structures have been destroyed. Eric Stone