1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (968+ words) "Hey, fatty, why are you so late?" That's how 37-year-old Meenakshi's employer greeted her when she showed up for work half an hour late on a January morning this year, in the southern Indian city of Chennai. Meenakshi had been…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (44+ words) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney garnered international acclaim for his admired Davos speech, but at home rising prices and a slim parliamentary majority are hurdles. KUOW is Seattle's NPR news ... Even as his Davos speech brought worldwide acclaim, Canadian PM…...

2+ day, 42+ min ago  (1147+ words) AMSTERDAM " In his modest IKEA-furnished apartment, Arthur Brand paces to distract himself. "I'm nervous," he says, with the honesty of a man who has learned that bravado is useless in his line of work. He lights a cigarette, leans out…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (366+ words) Washington, D.C. flew into a panic last weekend. Schools closed, parents scrambled, flights were canceled, and mayors declared emergencies. "There's a storm coming!" people in and around the nation's capital exclaimed to one another Sunday night. "Are you ready? Charge your…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (894+ words) Community and technical colleges statewide are trying to maintain their cooperative preschools, where parents work and learn alongside their children, once major rule changes by the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges take effect in July. In the Parent…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (391+ words) Quincy is a small farming town in Central Washington near the Columbia River, home to one of the world's top french fry producers. It's also the model for Microsoft's nationwide data center strategy. On Tuesday, Microsoft announced a series of…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (940+ words) The risks of using generative artificial intelligence to educate children and teens currently overshadow the benefits, according to a new study by the Brookings Institution's Center for Universal Education. The sweeping study includes focus groups and interviews with K-12 students, parents,…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (440+ words) Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson made a slightly confusing announcement on Thursday: She's pausing the expansion of scores of police surveillance cameras around the city, except in the Stadium District, where 26 will go in ahead of the World Cup. Those new…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (100+ words) KUOW is Seattle's NPR news station. We are an independent, nonprofit news organization that produces award-winning journalism, innovative podcasts, engaging community events, and more. Springsteen's label was about to drop him. Then came 'Born to Run' Biographer Peter Ames Carlin…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (51+ words) Gas price spike spurs a political blame game in California'KUOW Gas price spike spurs a political blame game in California Tesla loses Washington loophole as Rivian, Lucid score direct deals Washington Legislature adjourns with updated budget, historic "millionaires tax' Judge…...