National House appropriations bill would increase border enforcement capacity The budget approved by the Republican-led House includes over $9.5 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Jasmine Garsd
Investigations An Indigenous teen in Washington disappeared. It took police more than a year to start investigating Experts say Kit Nelson-Mora's case reflects larger issues of law enforcement stereotyping missing Indigenous kids as runaways and criminal jurisdiction confusion within Indian Country. Kelsey Turner / InvestigateWest
Health A hospital is suing to move a quadriplegic 18-year-old to a nursing home. She says no The young North Carolina woman has refused to go to a nursing home in another state. While she wants to leave the hospital, she asks to live in her own home, close to family and her school. Joseph Shapiro
Environment Reduce, reuse, redirect outrage: How plastic makers used recycling as a fig leaf Recycling "does not solve the solid waste problem," the head of a plastics trade group said in 1989, around the time the industry was launching its recycling campaign. Michael Copley
Law & Courts New DOJ watchdog report details FBI officials' misconduct with foreign prostitutes It paints a picture of FBI employees who repeatedly engaged in activities that violated Justice Department and FBI policies, and exposed them to possible extortion and blackmail. Ryan Lucas
Politics Lawmakers move to help veterans at risk of losing their homes Senators are introducing a new bill to help thousands of veterans who, through no fault of their own, were left facing foreclosure when a VA COVID-assistance program ended abruptly. Chris Arnold Quil Lawrence
National Alabama executes man by nitrogen gas for the first time in the U.S. Kenneth Smith, 58, died at 8:25 p.m. Thursday, after a slew of last-minute appeals to several courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, failed. Chiara Eisner Barrie Hardymon Noah Caldwell
Investigations This Auburn cop killed 3 and injured others. His department didn't stop him — outsiders did Within a 12-year career, Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson has killed three people. Records obtained by KUOW reveal a litany of allegations that he has habitually engaged in misconduct, both toward civilians and colleagues alike. Ashley Hiruko Liz Brazile
