The Latest Health Concerned about federal vaccine policies, states are crafting their own As federal health agencies change their approach to vaccine policy leaving access for COVID shots uncertain, some states are taking things into their own hands. Pien Huang Politics Where things stand with Trump's National Guard threats in Chicago and other cities Local officials and community members prepare for the possible arrival of National Guard troops under President Trump. Juliana Kim Business The U.S. government is taking a stake in Intel. It's rare — and it has some risks In the past, the federal government has taken stakes in American companies during wars or economic crises. But now the government's motivation has more to do with the race for AI chips and technology. John Ruwitch Politics Judge blocks Trump administration's ending of protections for Venezuelans and Haitians A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary legal protections for more than 1 million people from Haiti and Venezuela who live in the United States. The Associated Press Law & Courts Advocates pack Seattle courtroom to support immigrant threatened with deportation to Laos Close to 200 people packed a federal courtroom and an overflow room in Seattle Friday morning to show support for a West Seattle man who was detained by ICE in July after decades of checking in with federal officials without any incident. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez 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 Prev 1062 of 1643 Next Sponsored
Health Concerned about federal vaccine policies, states are crafting their own As federal health agencies change their approach to vaccine policy leaving access for COVID shots uncertain, some states are taking things into their own hands. Pien Huang
Politics Where things stand with Trump's National Guard threats in Chicago and other cities Local officials and community members prepare for the possible arrival of National Guard troops under President Trump. Juliana Kim
Business The U.S. government is taking a stake in Intel. It's rare — and it has some risks In the past, the federal government has taken stakes in American companies during wars or economic crises. But now the government's motivation has more to do with the race for AI chips and technology. John Ruwitch
Politics Judge blocks Trump administration's ending of protections for Venezuelans and Haitians A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary legal protections for more than 1 million people from Haiti and Venezuela who live in the United States. The Associated Press
Law & Courts Advocates pack Seattle courtroom to support immigrant threatened with deportation to Laos Close to 200 people packed a federal courtroom and an overflow room in Seattle Friday morning to show support for a West Seattle man who was detained by ICE in July after decades of checking in with federal officials without any incident. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
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