Why world leaders are warily watching the German leader's trip to China As German Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads to China to meet with President Xi Jinping on Friday, he is under political pressure at home, and from Washington, to rethink Berlin's relationship with Beijing. Esme Nicholson
KUOW's League of Murder Creatures Move over, "murder hornets." Lots of invasive species go on biological killing sprees. John Ryan
High-end coolers wash up on Alaska beaches after Washington cargo spill Consumer goods from coolers to bike helmets have been washing up on Alaskan beaches, up to 1,200 miles from a cargo spill off the Washington coast. John Ryan
An economic perfect storm is battering emerging markets. Debt crises loom With a strengthening dollar and rising commodity prices, developing nations are having a hard time paying their debts. Jason Beaubien
Behemoth moth lands in Bellevue, alarming agriculture officials A homeowner in Bellevue spotted a giant orange moth, as big as a paper plate but with wing tips resembling a pair of cobras, hanging off the side of his garage. John Ryan
New highways headed to Seattle area despite drive to fight climate change Even as Washington state tries to clamp down on climate-harming pollution, it’s building new highways in its two biggest counties. John Ryan
Seattle-bound cargo ship spills 90 shipping containers Nine of the spilled containers are carrying flammable lithium-ion batteries and are considered dangerous cargo. John Ryan
Battered ship finds a port. 105 of its cargo containers presumed sunk The ship that spilled more than a hundred cargo containers off the Washington coast, then caught fire has made it safely into port. The same cannot be said for much of the Zim Kingston’s cargo. John Ryan
Ship that spilled 100+ containers could have ridden out the storm in sheltered waters The ship that spilled more than 100 shipping containers off the Washington coast was in a holding pattern on the open ocean when it could have ridden out the storm in sheltered waters. John Ryan
Big shippers promise zero carbon by 2040. Too late, say climate activists Major shippers including Amazon and Ikea say they will stop putting their stuff on ships that burn fossil fuels in the next 20 years. John Ryan
