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![Bryan Kohberger appears next to a law enforcement officer in an orange jumpsuit as he enters the courtroom.](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Kohberger-at-Second-Hearing_Courtesy-CourtTV-500x500.jpg)
Search warrant unsealed in case of four slain Idaho students
Bryan Kohberger enters the Latah County Courtroom January 12 for his second hearing in Moscow, Idaho. He is being held at the Latah County Jail without bond. (Credit: Court TV)
![President Biden delivers a speech at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland a day after his secret visit to Ukraine. Biden promised further U.S. support for Ukraine as it continues fighting Russia's invasion](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/biden-500x500.webp)
Biden says U.S. support for Ukraine ‘will not waver’ in Poland speech
A day after his secret visit to Kyiv, President Biden promised that Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia.
![File photo. A loosely coordinated effort is gaining steam to get all West Coast states to synchronize their clocks to year-round daylight saving time. CREDIT: HENRIQUE SIMPLICIO / FLICKR PHOTO HTTPS://FLIC.KR/P/F1JXBL](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Clock-fall-back-file-photo-Henrique-Simplicio-Flickr-Photo-500x500.jpg)
U.S. Senate Votes To Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
U.S. Senate votes to make Daylight Saving Time permanent. CREDIT: HENRIQUE SIMPLICIO / FLICKR/FLIC.KR/P/F1JXBL Listen Tom Banse reports on efforts to make Daylight Saving Time permanent / Runtime: 1 minute
![Hundreds rally at Washington State Capitol](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/capitol-rally-500x500.jpeg)
Rally Against COVID restrictions at WA State Capitol
Hundreds gathered Saturday at the Washington State Capitol to protest COVID mandates. Photo Credit: AP Listen Read Washington’s mask mandate will lift next Saturday. But that didn’t stop hundreds of
![The No Surprises Act is intended to stop surprise medical bills. It could also slow the growth of health insurance premiums.](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ap_21285775692238-6ef1241c74ae6f7b9d1be838396ca44f5e208b14-500x500.jpg)
Coming Soon, A Surprise Billing Law May Have Unintended Effects On Health Care
By Julie Appleby Patients are months away from not having to worry about most surprise medical bills — those extra costs that can amount to hundreds or thousands of dollars
![A puffin on Eastern Egg Rock.](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/project-puffin-00084-2_custom-09f798f710853787904ca18fdb0c013dbfe20673-500x500.jpg)
Climate Change Is Causing Problems For Puffins
Maine’s population of rare Atlantic puffins took a hit this year, as the number of chicks to survive a tough summer plummeted. The state’s coastal bays and the Gulf of Maine is among the fastest-warming large water bodies on the planet, making the puffins’ fate a test-case for how climate change could disrupt marine ecosystems worldwide.
![Dr. Anthony Fauci said this weekend that children can go trick-or-treating safely this year.](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/gettyimages-1277205368-6268a31cc4b0122576e9ba806a081ce6bc0f415b.jpg)
Get The Candy Bowl Ready. Dr. Fauci Says Halloween Is A Go This Year
It’s time to get those costumes and bowls of candy ready — Halloween is just around the corner.
And unlike last year, trick-or-treating can go ahead this season — that’s according to the nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci.
![A nurse prepares a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a San Antonio senior center in March. A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration will meet Thursday to review Moderna's booster shot.](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/texas_vax_moderna_gettyimages-1232008630-ce5dc9faeb591737a2e75a563bb76461f07b57b4-500x500.jpg)
Moderna And J&J Say Their Data Supports COVID Vaccine Boosters
The Food and Drug Administration released briefing documents Tuesday on booster shots for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines ahead of a two-day public meeting of advisers to the agency that starts Thursday.
![How to come out.](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/how-to-come-out-500x450.png)
Navigating The Coming Out Conversation — From Both Sides
By Kathy Tu & Tobin Low Coming out is scary no matter how old you are or how loving your friends and family may be. You’re revealing a deeply
![Displayed is a file photo of a Nobel Prize medal on Dec. 8, 2020. The Nobel Prize in economic sciences was awarded to three U.S-based professors for their pioneering work with "natural experiments."](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ap_21284287333211-5d7f219563580d5d6da4e22211ec32a9aba592c8-500x500.jpg)
Three Economists Win Nobel For Their Research On How Real Life Events Impact Society
Three U.S.-based economists will share this year’s Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their innovative work with “natural experiments” – events or policy changes in real life that allow researchers to analyze their impact on society.
![The Postal Service says the predicted slowdown is caused in part by the agency's decision to rely less on moving mail by air and more by ground transportation.](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/gettyimages-1230183387_wide-ea05edfa20a9dcd1d88613f031b524c222191f5b-500x500.jpg)
The Postal Service Is Slowing The Mail To Save Money. Critics Say It’s A Death Spiral
Maybe you’ve noticed the birthday card that arrived belatedly or the check in the mail that didn’t pay your credit card quite on time. It’s not your imagination. The mail has definitely gotten less speedy.
![480 Otis, who is believed to be around 25 years old, emerged from hibernation looking very thin and facing health problems. But he deftly navigated both inter-bear relationships and a salmon-rich river to put on much-needed weight.](https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/480otis_before-after_vert-38480c0768198bbec081ca6d0c29c169e82c8100-500x500.png)
Fat Bear Week Has A Champion: All Hail 480 Otis
They went pound for pound, gut to gut. Coming into the final round, both animals had fervent support online. But in the end, 480 Otis was crowned the winner of the Fat Bear Week tournament — a competition made all the more unique by the fact that none of its entrants have any idea it exists.