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Americans have widely different views of racial tension -- and who's to blame.

Federal officials have also expressed concern that hackers – including those said to be working for Russia – may try to interfere with the US presidential election.

State election officials suspect hackers stole the personal information of 86,000 voters, not 200,000 it first suspected. 

The discovery of an Earth-size planet around the nearest star to Earth has generated a lot of buzz, and even speculation that a robotic probe may soon visit the world.

An African elephant census financed by Paul Allen has found that populations fell by 30 percent in seven years. But there were some bright spots where animal numbers were on the rise.

Dr. Sam Wasser and HJ Kim of UW's Center for Conservation Biology receive grand prize for development of a genetic analysis tool that reveals poaching hotspots for pangolins.

The 12-year-old corpse plant, Amorphophallus titanum, is beginning to bloom at Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory.

KOMO Radio's Herb Weisbaum interviews Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology at the UW, about the scandal surrounding politician Anthony Weiner. 

To run for office, you have to meet certain criteria. But there's no requirement that you live in the congressional district you are vying to represent.

Two doctoral students at UW are researching how people tweet at the dead.