The Latest Week in Review: vaccines, firefighters, and job losses Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with host, writer, and producer Angela Poe Russell, KUOW online editor/producer, co-host of Meet Me Here podcast Dyer Oxley, and founder and president of Gamoran Legal Consulting Saul Gamoran. Kevin Kniestedt National Security Rubio warns cartels as U.S. Strike on Venezuelan boat raises regional unease Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. is at war with drug cartels. He's pushing regional allies to join the fight, even as critics warn the Trump administration is on shaky legal ground. Michele Kelemen Friday Evening Headlines Seattle closes three parks due to safety concerns, Mayor Harrell proposes plan to boost food access, and Seattle Storm legend Sue Bird will enter the Hall of Fame on Saturday. Paige Browning Arts & Life Coffee-fueled dance parties give Seattle's Latino community a place to connect Daytime booze-free parties at coffee shops are gaining steam around the country. In predominantly white Seattle, these parties are also a space for Latino immigrants to connect with their roots. Freddy Monares Education Seattle-area community colleges see fewer international students amid travel ban, visa restrictions International students have brought needed revenue to colleges in recent years — especially community colleges where local enrollment has fallen. But getting permission to study in the U.S. has gotten harder under the Trump administration. Seattle-area community colleges have been hit hard by the changes — and the fear they’ve caused. Ann Dornfeld Politics Under Trump, the Federal Trade Commission is abandoning its ban on noncompetes Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson has called his agency's rule banning noncompetes unconstitutional. Still, he says protecting workers against noncompetes remains a priority. Andrea Hsu National Family lanes are popping up at airport security There are new family friendly security lines popping up at airports around the country. It's a way to give people traveling with children extra time to get screened with less stress. Marian Summerall Nix the new tunnel? Sound Transit looks for big moves to save billions Sound Transit’s light rail expansion plans could cost up to 25% more than expected. This week, board members began brainstorming on how to bring down costs. Joshua McNichols Arts & Life LA's booming gothicumbia scene mixes goth counterculture and traditional cumbia music The booming gothicumbia scene mixes goth counterculture with traditional Latin American cumbia music — into a fun, bombastic mix of styles. Los Angeles is an incubator of this type of cultural trend. Vanessa Romo National Homeland Security Investigations raided a Georgia battery plant, detaining 475 people The federal raid at a Hyundai and LG battery plant construction site in Georgia comes as the South Korean automaker has made significant efforts to manufacture cars and components in the U.S. Camila Domonoske Prev 922 of 1647 Next Sponsored
Week in Review: vaccines, firefighters, and job losses Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with host, writer, and producer Angela Poe Russell, KUOW online editor/producer, co-host of Meet Me Here podcast Dyer Oxley, and founder and president of Gamoran Legal Consulting Saul Gamoran. Kevin Kniestedt
National Security Rubio warns cartels as U.S. Strike on Venezuelan boat raises regional unease Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. is at war with drug cartels. He's pushing regional allies to join the fight, even as critics warn the Trump administration is on shaky legal ground. Michele Kelemen
Friday Evening Headlines Seattle closes three parks due to safety concerns, Mayor Harrell proposes plan to boost food access, and Seattle Storm legend Sue Bird will enter the Hall of Fame on Saturday. Paige Browning
Arts & Life Coffee-fueled dance parties give Seattle's Latino community a place to connect Daytime booze-free parties at coffee shops are gaining steam around the country. In predominantly white Seattle, these parties are also a space for Latino immigrants to connect with their roots. Freddy Monares
Education Seattle-area community colleges see fewer international students amid travel ban, visa restrictions International students have brought needed revenue to colleges in recent years — especially community colleges where local enrollment has fallen. But getting permission to study in the U.S. has gotten harder under the Trump administration. Seattle-area community colleges have been hit hard by the changes — and the fear they’ve caused. Ann Dornfeld
Politics Under Trump, the Federal Trade Commission is abandoning its ban on noncompetes Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson has called his agency's rule banning noncompetes unconstitutional. Still, he says protecting workers against noncompetes remains a priority. Andrea Hsu
National Family lanes are popping up at airport security There are new family friendly security lines popping up at airports around the country. It's a way to give people traveling with children extra time to get screened with less stress. Marian Summerall
Nix the new tunnel? Sound Transit looks for big moves to save billions Sound Transit’s light rail expansion plans could cost up to 25% more than expected. This week, board members began brainstorming on how to bring down costs. Joshua McNichols
Arts & Life LA's booming gothicumbia scene mixes goth counterculture and traditional cumbia music The booming gothicumbia scene mixes goth counterculture with traditional Latin American cumbia music — into a fun, bombastic mix of styles. Los Angeles is an incubator of this type of cultural trend. Vanessa Romo
National Homeland Security Investigations raided a Georgia battery plant, detaining 475 people The federal raid at a Hyundai and LG battery plant construction site in Georgia comes as the South Korean automaker has made significant efforts to manufacture cars and components in the U.S. Camila Domonoske