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  Health

  Off the Charts: Which is louder, the Blue Angels or your headphones?

  This weekend Seattle is celebrating Seafair—and that means the Blue Angels will be flying overhead, sparking the yearly debate about noise pollution. Just how loud are the Blue Angels?

  • Teo Popescu

• Mental Health

  Memorial Day: How vets are healing through stories

  It’s almost Memorial Day, a time set aside to remember people who’ve died in service of the country. It can be a particularly hard time for veterans, many of whom lost friends and loved ones during their time in service. Today, we revisit a story from last memorial day and speak to a mentor and veteran in The Red Badge project, an organization that helps veterans heal from loss through writing.

  • Patricia Murphy
  • Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers
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  Science

  Off the Charts: Boeing was top U.S. manufacturer of missiles and munitions delivered to Israel from 2021-2023

  As Seattle students protest Boeing’s ties to Israel, demanding that their schools sever ties with the company, we wondered, what is the extent of Boeing’s connection to Israel? Significant, it turns out.

  • Teo Popescu
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  Crime

  2 tons of cocaine, 1 whale-stranded sailor: Coast Guard cutter’s haul

  A Coast Guard cutter from Port Angeles plucked six smugglers and one unlucky sailor from the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

  • John Ryan
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  Government

  Why one young Marine refused to fight in Iraq

  It’s been more than 20 years since Darren Fisher said 'no' to fighting in the so-called war on terror.

  • Olivia Asmann
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  Government

  Gay veterans discharged under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' could have benefits restored

  U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) has introduced a federal bill to reverse dishonorable discharges for veterans who were dismissed under the military's former "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" policy.

  • Katie Campbell
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  Crime

  Doctor at Joint Base Lewis-McChord allegedly sexually abused dozens of patients

  An Army doctor is set to be arraigned Friday for allegedly sexually abusing dozens of patients at Madigan Army Medical Center, which is located on Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

  • Katie Campbell
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  Politics

  The self-proclaimed 'Bipolar General' is waging war on the stigma of mental illness

  Maj. Gen. Gregg Martin led troops in Iraq while a second battle front opened inside his own mind. Now retired, he's fighting to break down the military taboo on getting help.

  • Quil Lawrence
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  National

  The U.S. Army is falling short of its recruitment goals. She has a plan for that

  For years, the U.S. Army has not been able to meet its annual recruitment goal. The Secretary of the Army, Christine Wormuth, is rolling out a plan to address that.

  • Manuela López Restrepo
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  Politics

  'The military has no role' in politics, says retiring chair of the Joint Chiefs

  The nation's most senior military officer has retired. He talks to All Things Considered about Donald Trump, democracy, and whether the U.S. military has been politicized.

  • Mary Louise Kelly
  • Erika Ryan
  • Courtney Dorning

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