The Latest Front Page: Flooding, food prices, and one really old quarterback Every Monday on Soundside we catch you up on the top stories that are fascinating right now – and what they say about the Pacific Northwest. Libby Denkmann Israel celebrates Hanukkah, and mourns those killed in Australia shooting An attack targeting a Hanukkah beach party halfway around the world casts a heavy shadow as Jews in Israel celebrate the holiday for the first time in years without a full-scale war or pandemic. Jerome Socolovsky Asia Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai's daughter speaks after his guilty verdict Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced by a national security court in Hong Kong. He was found guilty of publishing seditious articles and colluding with foreign forces. Emily Feng From 'The Princess Bride' to 'Misery,' Rob Reiner leaves a legacy of movie magic Hollywood's Rob Reiner made a virtue of virtuosity, directing such diverse hits as When Harry Met Sally, Stand By Me, A Few Good Men, This is Spinal Tap, and Misery. Bob Mondello National Some farmers lobby for more federal support as others lose faith in the government Despite the Trump administration's recent $12 billion bailout, a turbulent year is prompting some farmers to question their reliance on government assistance and programs. Anusha Mathur Student Podcast Challenge: Nonconformity It's every teenager's dilemma: How do you blend in but stay different enough to still stand out? Two Colorado middle schoolers share their secret to what they call "strategic nonconformity." Janet W. Lee Business Ford pulls the plug on the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck Ford says it is "following the customer" in discontinuing its large electric pickup, which was well-received but never profitable. Ford will keep the Lightning name alive as a plug-in hybrid. Camila Domonoske Arts & Life Remembering Rob Reiner, who made movies for people who love them The movies Reiner directed, from A Few Good Men to The Princess Bride, weren't just good — they were people's favorites, the types of films people come back to again and again. Linda Holmes World A day after Australia's deadly shooting, questions grow as investigation continues Gunmen killed at least 15 people in a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday. At least 42 people have been hospitalized. Katie Silver National How a VA social worker's life has changed since leaving the job The upheaval to the federal workforce in 2025 drove tens of thousands of federal employees to leave their jobs. One former employee of the Veterans Health Administration reflects on the year. Andrea Hsu Prev 367 of 1649 Next Sponsored
Front Page: Flooding, food prices, and one really old quarterback Every Monday on Soundside we catch you up on the top stories that are fascinating right now – and what they say about the Pacific Northwest. Libby Denkmann
Israel celebrates Hanukkah, and mourns those killed in Australia shooting An attack targeting a Hanukkah beach party halfway around the world casts a heavy shadow as Jews in Israel celebrate the holiday for the first time in years without a full-scale war or pandemic. Jerome Socolovsky
Asia Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai's daughter speaks after his guilty verdict Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced by a national security court in Hong Kong. He was found guilty of publishing seditious articles and colluding with foreign forces. Emily Feng
From 'The Princess Bride' to 'Misery,' Rob Reiner leaves a legacy of movie magic Hollywood's Rob Reiner made a virtue of virtuosity, directing such diverse hits as When Harry Met Sally, Stand By Me, A Few Good Men, This is Spinal Tap, and Misery. Bob Mondello
National Some farmers lobby for more federal support as others lose faith in the government Despite the Trump administration's recent $12 billion bailout, a turbulent year is prompting some farmers to question their reliance on government assistance and programs. Anusha Mathur
Student Podcast Challenge: Nonconformity It's every teenager's dilemma: How do you blend in but stay different enough to still stand out? Two Colorado middle schoolers share their secret to what they call "strategic nonconformity." Janet W. Lee
Business Ford pulls the plug on the F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck Ford says it is "following the customer" in discontinuing its large electric pickup, which was well-received but never profitable. Ford will keep the Lightning name alive as a plug-in hybrid. Camila Domonoske
Arts & Life Remembering Rob Reiner, who made movies for people who love them The movies Reiner directed, from A Few Good Men to The Princess Bride, weren't just good — they were people's favorites, the types of films people come back to again and again. Linda Holmes
World A day after Australia's deadly shooting, questions grow as investigation continues Gunmen killed at least 15 people in a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday. At least 42 people have been hospitalized. Katie Silver
National How a VA social worker's life has changed since leaving the job The upheaval to the federal workforce in 2025 drove tens of thousands of federal employees to leave their jobs. One former employee of the Veterans Health Administration reflects on the year. Andrea Hsu