The Latest Wednesday Evening Headlines Mayor Wilson's homelessness proposals move forward, student uses 'AI attorneys' to sue UW over alleged racial discrimination, and WA prevails in lawsuit against Live Nation. Paige Browning Front Page: The Mayors Wilson, Trump endorses in WA congressional race, Belfair tow driver Seattle recently elected a Mayor Wilson who made big promises about fixing homelessness in the city. Sound familiar, Portland? Gabrielle Healy ‘Go Gentle’ blends screwball comedy, romance, and stoic philosophy Maria Semple's new book sees a stoic philospher drawn into a mysterious romance that takes her into the world of possible art thieves, weapons dealers and double agents, one of whom she happens to be falling for Hans Anderson Health Care Spotty insurance coverage for GLP-1 drugs gets worse Insurance coverage of blockbuster obesity drugs has been spotty at best over the years, and it looks like things are getting worse, not better. Plans are dropping coverage or restricting it further. Sydney Lupkin The authority of age vs. the buzziness of youth, in 'The Take' In The Take, an older woman and a younger woman agree to exchange 10 years of their lives through a blood transfusion. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with author Kelly Yang. Kathryn Fink Animals A barn swallow debate Barn swallows have been nesting in an old barn in Rye, N.H., for decades. This year, the returning birds will find themselves locked out, and that has ruffled a lot of feathers around town. Todd Bookman Arts & Life One man's mission to clean up South Florida's mangrove forests Picking up trash in Mangrove forests has become a calling for one Florida man. Catherine Welch Education AI as an attorney? Student uses ChatGPT, Gemini to sue UW over alleged racial discrimination A California man is using AI as a team of lawyers, claiming colleges who rejected his son's application, including the University of Washington, did so based on racial discrimination. Monica Nickelsburg Sports Iran will participate in World Cup 'for sure' despite war, FIFA president Infantino says FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Wednesday that Iran will participate in the World Cup “for sure” despite its war with the United States. Associated Press Abandoned allies: Syria's Kurds face an uncertain future Syrian Kurds ran their own region for 12 years after breaking away from Assad control. Now they are forced to give up autonomy. NPR visited the changing region. Jane Arraf Prev 96 of 1644 Next Sponsored
Wednesday Evening Headlines Mayor Wilson's homelessness proposals move forward, student uses 'AI attorneys' to sue UW over alleged racial discrimination, and WA prevails in lawsuit against Live Nation. Paige Browning
Front Page: The Mayors Wilson, Trump endorses in WA congressional race, Belfair tow driver Seattle recently elected a Mayor Wilson who made big promises about fixing homelessness in the city. Sound familiar, Portland? Gabrielle Healy
‘Go Gentle’ blends screwball comedy, romance, and stoic philosophy Maria Semple's new book sees a stoic philospher drawn into a mysterious romance that takes her into the world of possible art thieves, weapons dealers and double agents, one of whom she happens to be falling for Hans Anderson
Health Care Spotty insurance coverage for GLP-1 drugs gets worse Insurance coverage of blockbuster obesity drugs has been spotty at best over the years, and it looks like things are getting worse, not better. Plans are dropping coverage or restricting it further. Sydney Lupkin
The authority of age vs. the buzziness of youth, in 'The Take' In The Take, an older woman and a younger woman agree to exchange 10 years of their lives through a blood transfusion. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with author Kelly Yang. Kathryn Fink
Animals A barn swallow debate Barn swallows have been nesting in an old barn in Rye, N.H., for decades. This year, the returning birds will find themselves locked out, and that has ruffled a lot of feathers around town. Todd Bookman
Arts & Life One man's mission to clean up South Florida's mangrove forests Picking up trash in Mangrove forests has become a calling for one Florida man. Catherine Welch
Education AI as an attorney? Student uses ChatGPT, Gemini to sue UW over alleged racial discrimination A California man is using AI as a team of lawyers, claiming colleges who rejected his son's application, including the University of Washington, did so based on racial discrimination. Monica Nickelsburg
Sports Iran will participate in World Cup 'for sure' despite war, FIFA president Infantino says FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Wednesday that Iran will participate in the World Cup “for sure” despite its war with the United States. Associated Press
Abandoned allies: Syria's Kurds face an uncertain future Syrian Kurds ran their own region for 12 years after breaking away from Assad control. Now they are forced to give up autonomy. NPR visited the changing region. Jane Arraf