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The latest plot twist in Hollywood’s labor drama
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ukraine blames Russia for destroying a critical dam near Kherson, forcing evacuations. CNN has more. The Hollywood Reporter details how a vote by the ...
The hidden mental-health crisis in America’s jails
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
State psychiatric hospitals are full, which means people who are waiting for mental-health treatment in order to stand trial are behind bars for long ...
How structural racism affects the health of Black Americans
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Associated Press spent the past year exploring how the legacy of racism in America has laid the foundation for the health inequities that Black pe...
Sneak Peek: What you should know before buying an EV
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Electric vehicles may be better for the planet in a lot of ways, but there are huge, often-unseen environmental and human costs associated with harves...
Florida’s new immigration law is creating fear and frustration
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
NPR explains how Florida’s new immigration law is creating fear and frustration for businesses and workers. The Ringer previews the 2023 N...
The Supreme Court case that may upend Native American rights
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Atlantic reports on the Supreme Court case that could upend Native American sovereignty. Luxury goods are having a moment with American cons...
What to know about the proposed debt-ceiling deal
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drones attack residential areas in Moscow for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine, NBC News reports. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan&rs...
Homeless shelters aren’t ready for a wave of aging Americans
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy in the January 6 Capitol attack. USA Today has more. ...
How only 11 people have driven the majority of book bans
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An analysis from the Washington Post of book challenges from across the nation shows that the majority were filed by just 11 people. NPR describes how...
A grieving Uvalde mother fights to change gun laws
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After her daughter was killed in Uvalde, Kimberly Mata-Rubio became an advocate for changing gun laws. Texas Monthly looks at a year in the life of a ...
The short life of Baby Milo
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Milo Evan Dorbert, whose mother’s pregnancy tested the interpretation of Florida’s new abortion law, was born with a fatal abnormality. He...
How AI is making a mess on college campuses
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Atlantic looks at how students and professors are grappling with the emergence of AI on college campuses. More wives are outearning their husbands...
GOP sets sights on ballot measures as abortion fight spreads
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Legislators in some GOP-led states are backing measures to make it harder to amend constitutions, amid a wave of attempts to use ballot initiatives to...
Sneak Peek: How unreported gifts and luxury travel are harming the Supreme Court’s legitimacy
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Recent allegations of ethical violations have reignited a debate about establishing an enforceable code of conduct for Supreme Court justices. Univers...
The mental-health crisis keeping kids out of school
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
USA Today reports on how students with anxiety are increasingly refusing to go to school, leaving parents feeling hopeless and schools unequipped to f...
Ukraine’s challenges as it prepares a major offensive
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Times of London explains how Ukraine’s expected offensive against Russia may unfold. A ProPublica investigation reveals the ugly truth behin...
Does Congress understand AI enough to regulate it?
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Congress wants to regulate AI but has a lot of catching up to do. NPR talks to top lawmakers and experts about the issue. The Wall Street Journal repo...
Inside Texas’s controversial arrests of migrants
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post goes inside one Texas border county where an initiative to crack down on human smuggling is creating controversy. Conspiracy theor...
Probing the killing of a Palestinian American journalist
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Al Jazeera reports on the search for justice for Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed in the West Bank by Israeli forces ...
Sneak Peek: The secrets our government keeps from us — and why
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Documents marked “top secret” have been turning up in a lot of unexpected places recently. But America has another problem with classified...
How the Santos indictment could shake up Congress
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Vox explains how George Santos’s federal indictment could shake up Congress. A biographer tells the Washington Post that Martin Luther King Jr.&...
How E. Jean Carroll won her sexual-abuse case against Trump
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CNN explains what E. Jean Carroll had to prove to win her case against Donald Trump. The Wall Street Journal examines the Biden administration’s...
What to know as jurors consider the Trump civil case
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump’s fate in the battery and defamation civil lawsuit filed by writer E. Jean Carroll will be in the hands of a jury. ABC covers the c...
Texas GOP resists new gun regulations after deadly shootings
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Texas Tribune reports on how local Republicans are focusing on mental health, not guns, after the latest deadly shooting. The Wall Street Journal ...
What to know about the latest Clarence Thomas revelations
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Clarence Thomas had a child in private school. GOP donor Harlan Crow paid the tuition. ProPublica investigates. Meanwhile, Washington Post reporting r...
Sneak Peek: What makes a murderer? These investigators might have the answer.
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly 30 years ago, James Bernard Belcher was sentenced to death for raping, strangling, and drowning 29-year-old Jennifer Embry. Recently, he was gi...
How blocked train crossings are putting our kids in danger
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ProPublica investigates how blocked train crossings are forcing kids to crawl under trains to get to school. A scientist widely viewed as the godfathe...
Worried that a recession’s coming? Listen to this.
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Federal Reserve will announce its next move and its view on the economy today. Some forecasters say a recession is more likely following recent da...
Why Hollywood writers are striking — and what happens next
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Biden invited congressional leaders to a debt-ceiling meeting after the Treasury Department warned that the U.S. could default as soon as June 1. Poli...
Why are Americans shooting strangers and neighbors?
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A manhunt is underway in Texas after a gunman killed five people. The Houston Chronicle is on the story. The Washington Post has an analysis of data o...
Sick workers seek justice after cleaning up BP’s oil spill
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The workers who cleaned up the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico say they have serious health problems as a result. And, they say, ...
Sneak Peek: What a top couples therapist wishes more people knew
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Showtime documentary series Couples Therapy allows viewers to watch real-life therapy sessions. Couples hash out their conflicts and challenges wi...
How a writers strike would mess up your favorite shows
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Montana Republicans voted to ban a transgender lawmaker from the state legislature’s floor. The Daily Montanan reports. A judge halted a Missour...
You can test for Alzheimer’s risk. The result may scare you.
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
More Americans are getting genetic testing for their risk of Alzheimer’s. Reuters explains how the results can be stressful. The Washington Post...
Tucker Carlson is out at Fox News. Here’s what we know.
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Vanity Fair looks into Tucker Carlson’s surprising exit from Fox News. The Washington Post examines how abortion is dividing 2024 candidates and...
Why experts expect Ukraine to launch a big offensive
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ukraine is gearing up for a major offensive against Russian forces. The Wall Street Journal has details. Is gray hair reversible? A new study digs int...
New twists in the unusual fight between DeSantis and Disney
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Florida governor Ron DeSantis and his allies are ramping up a fight with Disney, even as more Republicans criticize his tactics. CNBC breaks down the ...
Sneak Peek: Why Sienna Miller and Scott Z. Burns made a climate-catastrophe show
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What would a future look like where climate change has become a truly unavoidable part of all of our daily lives? This is one of the questions the new...
Rent? Buy? New data shows the market’s weird for all of us.
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s medical absence is limiting Democrats’ ability to move Biden’s judicial nominations through. The Washington ...
Election lies cost Fox News $787.5 million. Now what?
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post reports on the impact of Fox News’s $787.5 million settlement of the Dominion defamation case. There’s new criticism o...
The felony charges in the shooting of a Black Missouri teen
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Prosecutors charged a man in the shooting of 16-year-old Black student Ralph Yarl, who had mistakenly gone to the wrong house to pick up his younger s...
Deadly new conflict just broke out in Sudan. Here’s why.
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CNN explains origins of the deadly new conflict in Sudan. Next-generation treatments can be complicated to test and administer. The Wall Street Journa...
How a landmark trial against Fox News could change libel law
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A landmark defamation trial against Fox News begins next week. Legal observers say the outcome could have a big impact on libel laws. Brian Stelter di...
Inside the EPA’s most ambitious car-pollution plan ever
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
New vehicle-pollution rules proposed by the EPA would require two-thirds of cars on the market to be EVs by 2032. Vox looks at what’s in the pla...
What to know about the apparent U.S. intelligence leak
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Images of what appear to be highly classified U.S. intelligence documents recently turned up on a social platform popular with gamers. The Wall Street...
How soldiers accused of violent crimes avoid trial
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Army is increasingly allowing service members who face criminal charges for violent crimes to circumvent trial by being discharged from the milita...
Who is responsible when artificial intelligence lies?
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ChatGPT invented a sexual-harassment scandal and named a real law professor as the accused. Who’s at fault? The Washington Post investigates.&nb...
Justice Thomas under fire for gifts from GOP billionaire
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A ProPublica investigation finds that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted extensive gifts from a billionaire Republican donor, without repo...
Sneak Peek: Why we don’t take postpartum mental health seriously enough — and what that means for new parents
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this year, a woman named Lindsay Clancy was charged with the murder of her three children — who were 5 years, 3 years, and 7 months old....
Rising oil prices will affect you, even if you don’t drive
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bloomberg reports on how oil prices have risen this week after producers made a surprise cut to output. America has too much parking. Really. The Wall...
Trump’s facing criminal charges. So have many world leaders.
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Politico breaks down the new revelations and key questions from the Trump indictment document. Trump may be the first former U.S. president to face cr...
What to know before Trump appears in court
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Wall Street Journal has coverage tracking the history of the hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels and the lead-up to Trump’s indictment and ...
What the Trump indictment could mean for 2024
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Political strategists talk to Vox about how Trump’s indictment could affect the 2024 presidential campaign. The Washington Post reports that the...
What happens next in the Trump indictment
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Wall Street Journal has key details on the grand-jury indictment of Donald Trump, which marks the first time a former president has faced criminal...
Sneak Peek: Why there’s so much poverty in America — and what you can do about it
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
More than 38 million people live in poverty in the United States, one of the world’s richest countries. In a new book, Poverty, by America, soci...
Why more donated livers are going to waste
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post explains how the AR-15 came to dominate the American gun marketplace and loom so large in the national psyche. The Markup reveals ...
What the AR-15 does to human bodies
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post has a graphic look at how the AR-15 does so much damage to the human body. USA Today reports on the fire that killed dozens of peo...
What’s unique about America’s mass-shooting problem
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Vox explains why mass shootings like the one in Nashville keep happening in America. NPR unpacks Israel’s political and judicial crisis. CNBC&nb...
Israel reaches a critical moment amid mass protests
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A massive tornado on Friday killed at least 25 in Mississippi. NBC News has the latest. First Citizens acquired much of the failed Silicon Valley Bank...
How TikTok’s CEO answered tough questions on data security
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Friday, March 23. On today’s show: The U.S. carried out a series of airstrikes in Syria on Thursday night against Iran-aligned ...
Why SCOTUS is considering a case about dog-toy poop jokes
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Thursday, March 23. On today’s show: A Trump lawyer was ordered to hand over notes in the Mar-a-Lago documents inquiry. The Gu...
They make $25,000 a year in L.A. Now they’re striking.
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Wednesday, March 22. On today’s show: The Federal Reserve will announce its next move on interest rates today. The Wall Street...
The strongest evidence yet that COVID started with an animal
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Tuesday, March 21, 2023. On today’s show: Biden signed a bill ordering the director of national intelligence to declassify ...
What happens next if Trump is indicted
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Time looks at what happens next if Trump is indicted. China’s Xi and Russia’s Putin are set to meet. The Washington Post previews th...
Why we don’t really know how many guns are in America
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Trace, a newsroom dedicated to covering gun violence, tries to pin down the number of guns in the United States. The biggest banks in the U.S. swo...
Sneak Peek: Havana syndrome looks very real on brain scans. Why is it still a mystery to the U.S. government?
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 2016, U.S. government officials began reporting a mysterious set of symptoms. They first appeared in Havana, but then showed up in other countries ...
The abortion-pill case in a Texas court, explained
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A federal judge heard a challenge to the FDA’s approval of an abortion drug. The Texas Tribune was in the courtroom. The Wall Street Journal rep...
How the U.S. military isn’t ready for Russia and China
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Wall Street Journal investigates the readiness of the U.S. military for a potential large-scale conflict with China and/or Russia. More than 300 b...
Bank collapses shine light on loosened regulations
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
NBC News reports on how recent bank collapses are putting a new spotlight on a Trump-era law. Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen spoke to a Man...
What to know about the fall of Silicon Valley Bank
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Regulators are making big new moves following Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse. The Wall Street Journal has details. CNN reports on dangerous floo...
As key jobs numbers come in, working women stand out
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As new employment data comes in, a deeper look shows women are returning to the workforce and piling momentum on the hot economy. The Wall Street Jour...
Biden’s budget kicks off fight in Congress
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Biden is set to unveil his budget. USA Today explains what to know. The kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico highlights the dangers of cartel violen...
It’s a crucial week for the U.S. economy. Here’s why.
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CNBC reports on what the Fed chair says about the economy ahead of a high-stakes jobs report. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz will testify in the Senate ...
Preventing the next toxic train derailment
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Norfolk Southern has new safety proposals. Politico explains why they’re unlikely to satisfy the Biden administration. Meanwhile, Vox looks at w...
Inside the “zombie war” for Ukraine’s Bakhmut
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Wall Street Journal has an in-depth look at how Russian Wagner troops are posing a unique threat to Ukrainian forces. A landmark deal has been rea...
Murder convictions seal Alex Murdaugh’s downfall
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Murdaugh has been found guilty of murdering his wife and son in 2021. The State has full coverage. Is China providing Russia with military suppor...
America’s growing child-labor problem
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Biden administration is cracking down on child labor following investigative reporting and an increase in violations. Reuters is on the story. The...
What a lawsuit against Fox is exposing about election lies
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fox News is facing a defamation suit related to the airing of false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. Court documents show that t...
Why the Chicago mayor’s race matters nationally
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Politico explains the national implications of today’s election for mayor of Chicago. A new USA Today investigation raises questions about the e...
Biden’s student-loan plan faces Supreme Court showdown
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court will this week hear two cases that could determine the fate of Biden’s plan to forgive chunks of federal student loans. Bloomb...
Looking back on one year of the war in Ukraine
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s one year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Millions of people have been displaced, thousands of civilians have been killed, and Putin won&rsquo...
Understanding the latest research into long COVID
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The most common, persistent, and disabling long-COVID symptoms are neurological. Scientific American explains how that’s shaping the way we thin...
The fight over AP African American studies goes national
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A battle in Florida over an AP course in African American studies is now spilling over into other states. The Washington Post reports. Rail workers te...
Calls for more oversight over U.S. aid to Ukraine
21 Feb 2023
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The U.S. has sent tens of billions in aid to Ukraine. USA Today reports on concerns that some of it may be landing in corrupt pockets. More earthquake...
Biden’s surprise visit underscores U.S. support for Ukraine
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CNN reports on Biden’s surprise visit to Kyiv, and on Pentagon efforts to ramp up ammunition production for Ukraine’s military. The Hechin...
DeSantis’s education moves and the backlash, explained
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
USA Today reports on protesters who are challenging Florida governor Ron DeSantis’s moves to ban an AP course on African American studies and gu...
How one Turkish town survived the earthquakes with no deaths
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hundreds of residents packed a gym in East Palestine, Ohio, to question officials after a train derailment and fire released toxic chemicals. Reuters ...
Inside the environmental disaster threatening a U.S. town
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
NPR reports on how residents of East Palestine, Ohio, are concerned for their health after a train derailment and fire led to a release of toxic chemi...
Syrians feel forgotten. These are their earthquake stories.
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Aid has been slow to reach earthquake survivors in Syria. But one NPR reporter did and is telling their stories. The Washington Post investigates how ...
The U.S. keeps shooting down UFOs. What’s going on?
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A U.S. fighter jet shot down an airborne object over Lake Huron yesterday, in the fourth such recent incident. CNN has details. The death count keeps ...
They survived ongoing civil war. Now they face earthquakes.
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Syrians have been displaced many times in their country’s decade-long civil war. This week’s earthquakes are making the situation worse. T...
Earthquake victims say aid is too slow
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Syrians say earthquake relief isn’t reaching them fast enough. CNN looks at how aid is being distributed. California wants to lower the price of...
Can Biden get his State of the Union proposals passed?
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An Apple News collection has what you need to know about the deadly earthquakes in Turkey and Syria — and the desperate search for survivors. Th...
Inside the urgent search for earthquake survivors
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post reports on the international effort underway to find survivors and prevent a broader humanitarian crisis after powerful earthquake...
Why the China balloon spying story isn’t over
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Wall Street Journal reports on new intelligence revelations about prior Chinese balloon incursions over the U.S. NPR examines how limited obesity ...
Why we’re all implicated in the “shoplifting epidemic”
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Heard that there’s a spike in shoplifting? The actual story is far more complicated, and more interesting. New York Magazine tells it. Democrats...
Inside the GOP’s struggle to move past Trump
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lots of Republicans want Donald Trump to disappear from politics. Their main strategy is hope. The Atlantic explains. CNN has a rare look inside a bru...
How to stop violent crime before police arrive
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Community-based crime-reduction programs are attempting to stop violence before it happens. The New Yorker and ProPublica report on the challenges the...
Why Florida’s governor wants an AP course banned
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Washington Post explains the growing backlash against Florida governor Ron DeSantis’s decision to block an AP course on African American stu...
New calls for change after Tyre Nichols’s killing
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Memphis Police Department disbanded its controversial SCORPION unit after Tyre Nichols’s death. USA Today explains why. The Washington Post ...